[3] Her mother, Tomie, was a paulownia doll artist from Hikami-cho, Hyogo Prefecture (currently Tamba City).

Her younger sister Tanami Niwako (1927-) became a copperplate engraver after entering Bunka Gakuin.

[8] In 1945, she gained attention for her role as Anya in the new theater joint performance "The Cherry Orchard", and since then she has been known as an actress with both her beauty and acting skills, such as Roxanne in "Cyrano" and Fanny in "Marius".

[9] In 1964, she formed "Gekidan NLT" with Yukio Mishima, who had left Bungakuza due to the incident.

In 1967, she won the Encouragement Prize at the Arts Festival for "Love and Death of an Actress".