[1][2][3] Michiko Kuwano was born on (1915-01-04)January 4, 1915 in the former municipality of Shiba-ku, which is now located in the Minato ward in Tokyo.

[5] She joined Shōchiku in 1934[5] and made her first film with Hiroshi Shimizu, a director with whom she collaborated numerous times.

On (1946-03-29)March 29, 1946, she fainted during the filming of Victory of Women by Kenji Mizoguchi.

[5] She died on (1946-04-01)April 1, 1946 from complications of a hemorrhage due to an ectopic pregnancy at the age of 31.

[7] After graduating from Mita High School in 1932, she first worked as a "sweets girl" for Morinaga & Company before entering the Shochiku film studios in 1934, where she gave her debut in Hiroshi Shimizu's Eclipse.