Haruko Sugimura
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Person

Haruko Sugimura

Known for
Acting
Born
January 6, 1909
Died
April 4, 1997
Place of birth
Hiroshima, Japan
Also known as
هاروکو سوگیمورا

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Biography

Haruko Sugimura (杉村 春子, January 6, 1909 – April 4, 1997) was a Japanese stage and film actress, best known for her appearances in the movies of Yasujiro Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. In the West, her most famous role was that of Shige, the elderly couple's hairdresser daughter in Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953).

After the war, she was highly praised by such masters as Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Shiro Toyoda, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Tadashi Imai for her natural and realistic acting. In particular, she was a regular in Yasujiro Ozu's films, appearing in nine of his films.

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Acting (1)

Filmography

  • A Last NoteFilm · 1995 · as Yoko Morimoto
  • The Written FaceFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • The Strange Tale of OyukiFilm · 1992 · as Kafu's Mother
  • Sakura-tai ChiruFilm · 1988 · Acting
  • An Early AutumnTV · 1987 · Acting · 1 episode
  • I Lived, But...Film · 1983 · as Self
  • The FossilFilm · 1975 · as Itsuki's stepmother
  • Akumyo: Notorious DragonFilm · 1974 · Acting
  • The Petrified ForestFilm · 1973 · Acting
  • 雪の華TV · 1973 · Acting · 2 episodes
  • FossilTV · 1972 · as Mother-in-Law · 8 episodes
  • Onna no hanamichiFilm · 1971 · Acting
  • Second generationTV · 1970 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Only ChildFilm · 1969 · Acting
  • Slave FactoryFilm · 1968 · Acting
  • The Wife of Seishu HanaokaFilm · 1967 · as Narrator (voice)
  • The DaphneFilm · 1966 · as Aki Ueno (the four sisters' mother)
  • KwaidanFilm · 1965 · as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
  • Red BeardFilm · 1965 · as Kin, the madam
  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugiFilm · 1965 · as Ine's Mother
  • Samurai AssassinFilm · 1965 · as Tsuru
  • The Radish and the CarrotFilm · 1965 · Acting
  • With Beauty and SorrowFilm · 1965 · as Otoko's Mother
  • Night ScandalFilm · 1964 · as Hatsu Mimura
  • The Scent of IncenseFilm · 1964 · as Taromaru
  • JidanyaFilm · 1963 · Acting
  • MotherFilm · 1963 · as Yoshie
  • The NavyFilm · 1963 · Acting
  • Youth After SchoolFilm · 1963 · as Ayako
  • An Autumn AfternoonFilm · 1962 · as Tomoko Sakuma
  • Jun'ai monogatari kusa no miFilm · 1962 · Acting
  • Musume to watashiFilm · 1962 · Acting
  • The Broken CommandmentFilm · 1962 · as School master's wife
  • The Wiser AgeFilm · 1962 · as Aki
  • Their LegacyFilm · 1962 · Acting
  • Till Tomorrow IsFilm · 1962 · Acting
  • BuddhaFilm · 1961 · as Vaidehi
  • The ConspiratorFilm · 1961 · Acting
  • The End of SummerFilm · 1961 · as Katou Shige
  • The Gambler's CodeFilm · 1961 · as Oroku
  • The RokumeikanFilm · 1961 · Acting
  • BananaFilm · 1960 · Acting
  • Daughters, Wives and a MotherFilm · 1960 · as Kayo Tani
  • Deep River MelodyFilm · 1960 · Acting
  • Goodbye to GloryFilm · 1960 · as Fukunaga's mother Yuki
  • Runway to HellFilm · 1960 · as Okuma
  • The Woman Who Touched LegsFilm · 1960 · as Pickpocket Haruko
  • Beauty the EnemyFilm · 1959 · as Fusa Yoshino
  • Floating WeedsFilm · 1959 · as Oyoshi
  • Good MorningFilm · 1959 · as Kikue Haraguchi
  • Pilgrimage at NightFilm · 1959 · as Osai
  • The RokumeikanFilm · 1959 · Acting
  • The Three TreasuresFilm · 1959 · as Narrator
  • Flower's YearningFilm · 1958 · as Ikegami Rie
  • Sorrow Is Only for WomenFilm · 1958 · Acting
  • Summer CloudsFilm · 1958 · as Mother
  • The Spell of the Hidden GoldFilm · 1958 · as Sonoe
  • Hadaka no MachiFilm · 1957 · Acting
  • The Crowded TrainFilm · 1957 · as Otome, the mother
  • Tokyo TwilightFilm · 1957 · as Shigeko Takeuchi
  • Early SpringFilm · 1956 · as Tamako Tamura
  • FlowingFilm · 1956 · as Someka
  • Samurai of the Great EarthFilm · 1956 · Acting
  • Yonjū-hassai no teikōFilm · 1956 · Acting
  • Kokoro ni hana no saku hi madeFilm · 1955 · Acting
  • Life of GeishaFilm · 1955 · Acting
  • Policeman's DiaryFilm · 1955 · as Moyo Sugita
  • Princess Yang Kwei-feiFilm · 1955 · as Princess Yen-chun
  • She Was Like a Wild ChrysanthemumFilm · 1955 · as Masao's mother
  • The Romance of YushimaFilm · 1955 · Acting
  • The Tears of Geisha KonatsuFilm · 1955 · Acting
  • Geisha KonatsuFilm · 1954 · as Raku Kamioka
  • Late ChrysanthemumsFilm · 1954 · as Kin
  • The Glorious DaysFilm · 1954 · Acting
  • The Story of ShunkinFilm · 1954 · Acting
  • An Inlet of Muddy WaterFilm · 1953 · Acting
  • Koshō musukoFilm · 1953 · Acting
  • Muntinlupa: Song of NostalgiaFilm · 1953 · Acting
  • ReminiscenceFilm · 1953 · as Chikako
  • Sunflower GirlFilm · 1953 · Acting
  • Tokyo StoryFilm · 1953 · as Shige Kaneko
  • A Meeting of YouthsFilm · 1952 · as Tamiyo
  • Forbidden PathFilm · 1952 · Acting
  • Kin no tamago: Golden GirlFilm · 1952 · Acting
  • The Wind Blows TwiceFilm · 1952 · as Oritsu
  • Toki no teizo: SōshūbanFilm · 1952 · Acting
  • Beauty of LifeFilm · 1951 · Acting
  • Early SummerFilm · 1951 · as Tami Yabe
  • Fireworks Over the SeaFilm · 1951 · as Kono Kujirai
  • Freedom SchoolFilm · 1951 · Acting
  • RepastFilm · 1951 · as Matsu Murata
  • 愛情の旋風Film · 1951 · Acting
  • Four Seasons of WomenFilm · 1950 · as Osone
  • Listen to the Voices of the SeaFilm · 1950 · Acting
  • The Rainbow-Colored FlowerFilm · 1950 · as Koyabu
  • Till We Meet AgainFilm · 1950 · as Suga Ono
  • Late SpringFilm · 1949 · as Masa Taguchi
  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1Film · 1949 · as Oshin
  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2Film · 1949 · as Oshin
  • Black Cloud RoadFilm · 1948 · Acting
  • Children Hand in HandFilm · 1948 · Acting
  • G-Men of JapanFilm · 1948 · Acting
  • Great XFilm · 1948 · as Taka
  • TemptationFilm · 1948 · as Tokie
  • Spring AwakensFilm · 1947 · Acting
  • Three-Fingered DetectiveFilm · 1947 · Acting
  • A Descendant of Urashima TaroFilm · 1946 · Acting
  • Kigeki wa owarinuFilm · 1946 · Acting
  • Morning for the Osone FamilyFilm · 1946 · as Fusako Osone
  • No Regrets for Our YouthFilm · 1946 · as Madame Noge
  • Kanchō umi no baraFilm · 1945 · Acting
  • Umi no toraFilm · 1945 · Acting
  • Umi o yobu koeFilm · 1945 · Acting
  • ArmyFilm · 1944 · as Setsu
  • Mother of a Baby EagleFilm · 1944 · Acting
  • The Day England FallsFilm · 1942 · Acting
  • YamasandōFilm · 1942 · Acting
  • A Diary of Our LoveFilm · 1941 · Acting
  • The Tale of JiroFilm · 1941 · Acting
  • White HeronFilm · 1941 · Acting
  • Spring on Leper's IslandFilm · 1940 · Acting
  • Wedding DayFilm · 1940 · Acting
  • Ōhinata-muraFilm · 1940 · Acting
  • NightingaleFilm · 1938 · as Midwife Yae
  • The Lights of AsakusaFilm · 1937 · as Marieda Matsushima
  • NamikoFilm · 1932 · Acting

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