Setsuko Hara, One of the World's Great Actresses, Is Dead at 95
Setsuko HaraAlthough Setsuko Hara passed away on September 5th, her death was not announced until today. Retired from acting and public life since 1962, Hara maintained "a Garbo-like silence" (as Variety put it) for over five decades. She lived in Kamakura, Japan, where many of her most famous films--those directed by Yasujiro Ozu--were set.
In 2008, I wrote this about Hara and her work.
https://underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com/setsuko-hara-ozus-muse-forever-young/