Michiyo Aratama was born on January 15, 1930 in Nara, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959), The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) and The Sword of Doom (1966). She died on March 17, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan Former "musume-yaku" star of the Takarazuka Revue (1946-1955). Sister of Noriko Katsura, whose late husband was Jushiro Komiyama, an LDP politician. Aunt of politician Yasuko Komiyama.