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Masako Izumi

voc, *1947 JP
Pop and Rock
A.k.a. 和泉 雅子 / Masako Izumi

Japanese actress, adventurer, Shingon sect monk born in Tokyo on July 31, 1947. She is descendant of Sengoku commander 竹中半兵衛 (Hanbei Takenaka / Shigeharu Takenaka). In 1961 she joined Nikkatsu movie. She appeared in many youth movies, She and 吉永小百合 (Sayuri Yoshinaga) and 松原智恵子 (Chieko Matsubara) were called "日活三人娘" (Nikkatsu three girls) and boasted tremendous popularity. Especially the acting power of the movie '非行少女' (Hiko Shojo = Bad Girl / directed by 浦山桐郎 Kirio Urayama), screened in 1963, was acknowledged and she received the Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year and the Gold Prize at the Moscow Film Festival in the Soviet Union period. French actor Jean Gavin who served as the judge at the Moscow Film Festival also said "This girl is amazing." Since 1985 she had been interested in the Antarctic and the Arctic. On March 10, 1989 she reached the North Pole. The arrival of the North Pole as a woman was the second person in the world. The first one was Ann Bancroft in the dog sledding in 1986. However, Masako Iizumi was the first to reach by walking.

Genres

• Pop
• Rock

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