She quit acting in 1963 (the year Ozu died), and subsequently led a secluded life in Kamakura, where many of her films with Ozu were made, refusing all interviews and photographs.
Abandonou a interpretación en 1963 (ano da morte de Ozu), e pasou unha vida recluída en Kamakura, onde se rodaron moitos dos filmes en que a dirixiu Ozu, rexeitando todas as entrevistas e fotografías.