Yumi Shirakawa (白川 由美, Shirakawa Yumi; 21 October 1936 – 14 June 2016) was a Japanese film and television actress. She was called the Japanese Grace Kelly when she debuted. She was scouted and joined Toho film company. In the same year, she made her film debut with Narazumono. Her notable films are Rodan (1956), The H-Man (1958), and Yasujirō Ozu’s film The End of Summer (1961).
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Personal life
She was married to actor Hideaki Nitani until his death in 2012. Her daughter was born in 1964.
She died of heart failure on 14 June 2016, at the age of 79.
