Here are 9 famous actresses from Japan were born in 1940:
Ruriko Asaoka (July 2, 1940 Changchun-) also known as Asaoka Ruriko or Nobuko Muto is a Japanese actor.
Minori Matsushima (December 1, 1940 Funabashi-) a.k.a. Matsushima Minori or 松島みのり is a Japanese voice actor and actor.
Mikiko Tsubouchi (April 12, 1940 Tokyo-) also known as Mikiko Tsubuchi is a Japanese actor.
Akemi Kita (March 3, 1940 Tokyo-) is a Japanese actor.
Rumiko Sasa (July 10, 1940 Maebashi-) also known as Sasa Rumiko, ささ るみこ or 笹 るみ子 is a Japanese actor. She has one child, Yakan Nabe.
Reiko Katsura (February 8, 1940 Fukuoka-) is a Japanese voice actor and actor.
Hiromi Hanazono (September 1, 1940 Tokyo-) is a Japanese actor.
Masuyo Iwamoto (March 5, 1940 Arida-) is a Japanese actor.
Mayumi Ozora (March 10, 1940 Akasaka-) a.k.a. Sachiko Nakata is a Japanese actor.