Junko Kano/Kanou.

[Dru Sefton]

Name: Ms. Dru Sefton
Institutional affiliation or job: Journalist
City and country: Washington, DC
Research projects or publications: Newhouse News Service
Interests with regard to Japanese film and moving image media: A personal, not professional, quest: Locating contact information for actress.
 
Hello all: First of all, my thanks to Jasper Sharp of midnighteye.com for his assistance in locating this list.
 
I have a sentimental story to offer you. My father, while stationed in Japan in the late 1950s, was romantically involved with a Japanese actress, Junko Kano (or Kanou). They fell in love and he proposed marriage. Her father, however, refused to give his blessing to the union because of the cultural differences. 
 
I first heard their story in the 1970s when I was in high school. Of course I was fascinated -- I could have been born half-Japanese! Wow! My dad, now 71, still gets a faraway look in his eyes when mentioning her.
 
Dad took many photos of her while he was in Japan. She was quite beautiful.
 
I got to thinking about her the other day when friends departed for a holiday in Japan. I Googled her and my dad was fascinated to see the list of films she went on to make.
 
My question to anyone on this list: How would I go about finding more about Junko Kano? I'd love to know if she's still alive, if she married, had children. Contact information would be a dream come true.
 
Thanks in advance for any interesting "inside" information on Junko Kano I might share with my dad. He's recovering from a quadruple bypass right now so I thought would give him something else to think about.
 
Kind Regards, Dru
 
 
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