Yaeko Mizutani: Yaeko Mizutani. Actress: Afraid to Die. Yaeko Mizutani was born on 16 April 1939 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Afraid to Die (1960), Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Bijin-gumo (1960) and The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962). She was previously married to Hideo Shiraki.