Noriko Matsumoto (actress)

Noriko Matsumoto
松本 典子
Born(1935-08-09)9 August 1935
Tokyo, Japan
Died26 March 2014(2014-03-26) (aged 78)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • stage director
Years active1954–2001
Spouse
(died 2014)

Kazuko Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 和子, Hepburn: Shimizu Kazuko; 9 August 1935 – 26 March 2014), known professionally as Noriko Matsumoto (松本 典子, Matsumoto Noriko), was a Japanese actress and stage director. She and her husband, playwright Kunio Shimizu, were co-founders of the stage company Mokutōsha.