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Shizue Tatsuta

Shizue Tatsuta

Shizue Tatsuta (Japanese: 龍田 静枝) (3 November 1903 - 21 January 1962) was the stage name of Shizue Shiono, a Japanese actress who starred in silent movies. Born in Yamagata Prefecture, she briefly attended Japan Women's University but did not graduate. Moving to Kyoto and joining the Shochiku Studio in 1924, she subsequently starred in over seventy silent films, primarily in the role of modern girl. Her last film, Educating Father (おやぢ教育) was released in 1935. After retiring from acting, she opened a bar in Tokyo, the city in which she ultimately died aged 58.