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Haruko Sugimura

Acting Born Jan 6, 1909 Died Apr 4, 1997 Hiroshima, Japan 121 credits

Biography

Haruko Sugimura was a Japanese stage and film actress. Born on January 6, 1909, she was active in the film industry from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Sugimura appeared in films by notable Japanese directors, including Yasujiro Ozu and Mikio Naruse. She was praised by Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Shiro Toyoda, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Tadashi Imai for her natural and realistic acting. Sugimura appeared in nine of Yasujiro Ozu's films, and her most notable role was in Ozu's Tokyo Story. Haruko Sugimura passed away on April 4, 1997.

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Known for

Film

Kwaidan

as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Film

Red Beard

as Kin, the madam
Film

Samurai Assassin

as Tsuru
Film

Mother

as Yoshie
Film

An Autumn Afternoon

as Tomoko Sakuma
Film

The End of Summer

as Katou Shige
Film

Runway to Hell

as Okuma
Film

Good Morning

as Kikue Haraguchi
Film

Floating Weeds

as Oyoshi
Film

The Three Treasures

as Narrator
Film

Tokyo Twilight

as Shigeko Takeuchi
Film

The Crowded Train

as Otome, the mother

Frequent co-stars

Chishū Ryū 12 shared titles
Setsuko Hara 6 shared titles
So Yamamura 6 shared titles
Kuniko Miyake 6 shared titles
Eijirō Tōno 6 shared titles
Toyo Takahashi 6 shared titles
Nobuo Nakamura 5 shared titles
Teruko Nagaoka 5 shared titles
Haruo Tanaka 5 shared titles
Kumeko Urabe 5 shared titles

Career timeline

The Written FaceA Last Note
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Sakura-tai Chiru
An Early Autumn
I Lived, But...
The Fossil
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
The Petrified Forest雪の華
Fossil
Onna no hanamichi
Second generation
Only Child
Slave Factory
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Daphne
KwaidanRed BeardSamurai AssassinWith Beauty and SorrowRokujō yukiyama tsumugi
Night ScandalThe Scent of Incense
MotherYouth After SchoolThe NavyJidanya
Their LegacyAn Autumn AfternoonThe Broken CommandmentThe Wiser AgeTill Tomorrow Is
The End of SummerThe ConspiratorBuddhaThe Gambler's CodeThe Rokumeikan
The Woman Who Touched LegsRunway to HellBananaDaughters, Wives and a MotherGoodbye to Glory
Good MorningFloating WeedsThe Three TreasuresBeauty the EnemyThe Rokumeikan
The Spell of the Hidden GoldSummer CloudsFlower's Yearning
Hadaka no MachiTokyo TwilightThe Crowded Train
Early SpringFlowingSamurai of the Great Earth
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi madePrincess Yang Kwei-feiShe Was Like a Wild ChrysanthemumThe Romance of YushimaPoliceman's Diary
Geisha KonatsuLate ChrysanthemumsThe Story of ShunkinThe Glorious Days
Tokyo StoryKoshō musukoReminiscenceAn Inlet of Muddy WaterSunflower Girl
Toki no teizo: SōshūbanA Meeting of YouthsThe Wind Blows TwiceKin no tamago: Golden GirlForbidden Path
Early SummerRepastFireworks Over the SeaBeauty of LifeFreedom School

Full filmography

  • The Written Face (1995) as Self
  • A Last Note (1995) as Yoko Morimoto
  • The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992) as Kafu's Mother
  • Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)
  • An Early Autumn (1987)
  • I Lived, But... (1983) as Self
  • The Fossil (1975) as Itsuki's stepmother
  • Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974)
  • The Petrified Forest (1973)
  • 雪の華 (1973)
  • Fossil (1972) as Mother-in-Law
  • Onna no hanamichi (1971)
  • Second generation (1970)
  • Only Child (1969)
  • Slave Factory (1968)
  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
  • The Daphne (1966) as Aki Ueno (the four sisters' mother)
  • Kwaidan (1965) as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
  • Red Beard (1965) as Kin, the madam
  • Samurai Assassin (1965) as Tsuru
  • With Beauty and Sorrow (1965) as Otoko's Mother
  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi (1965) as Ine's Mother
  • Night Scandal (1964) as Hatsu Mimura
  • The Scent of Incense (1964) as Taromaru
  • Mother (1963) as Yoshie
  • Youth After School (1963) as Ayako
  • The Navy (1963)
  • Jidanya (1963)
  • Their Legacy (1962)
  • An Autumn Afternoon (1962) as Tomoko Sakuma
  • The Broken Commandment (1962) as School master's wife
  • The Wiser Age (1962) as Aki
  • Till Tomorrow Is (1962)
  • Musume to watashi (1962)
  • Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi (1962)
  • The End of Summer (1961) as Katou Shige
  • The Conspirator (1961)
  • Buddha (1961) as Vaidehi
  • The Gambler's Code (1961) as Oroku
  • The Rokumeikan (1961)
  • The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960) as Pickpocket Haruko
  • Runway to Hell (1960) as Okuma
  • Banana (1960)
  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) as Kayo Tani
  • Goodbye to Glory (1960) as Fukunaga's mother Yuki
  • Deep River Melody (1960)
  • Good Morning (1959) as Kikue Haraguchi
  • Floating Weeds (1959) as Oyoshi
  • The Three Treasures (1959) as Narrator
  • Beauty the Enemy (1959) as Fusa Yoshino
  • The Rokumeikan (1959)
  • The Spell of the Hidden Gold (1958) as Sonoe
  • Summer Clouds (1958) as Mother
  • Flower's Yearning (1958) as Ikegami Rie
  • Hadaka no Machi (1957)
  • Tokyo Twilight (1957) as Shigeko Takeuchi
  • The Crowded Train (1957) as Otome, the mother
  • Early Spring (1956) as Tamako Tamura
  • Flowing (1956) as Someka
  • Samurai of the Great Earth (1956)
  • Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made (1955)
  • Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) as Princess Yen-chun
  • She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955) as Masao's mother
  • The Romance of Yushima (1955)
  • Policeman's Diary (1955) as Moyo Sugita
  • Life of Geisha (1955)
  • Geisha Konatsu (1954) as Raku Kamioka
  • Late Chrysanthemums (1954) as Kin
  • The Story of Shunkin (1954)
  • The Glorious Days (1954)
  • Tokyo Story (1953) as Shige Kaneko
  • Koshō musuko (1953)
  • Reminiscence (1953) as Chikako
  • An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
  • Sunflower Girl (1953)
  • Muntinlupa: Song of Nostalgia (1953)
  • Toki no teizo: Sōshūban (1952)
  • A Meeting of Youths (1952) as Tamiyo
  • The Wind Blows Twice (1952)
  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
  • Forbidden Path (1952)
  • Early Summer (1951) as Tami Yabe
  • Repast (1951) as Matsu Murata
  • Fireworks Over the Sea (1951) as Kono Kujirai
  • Beauty of Life (1951)
  • Freedom School (1951)
  • 愛情の旋風 (1951)
  • Till We Meet Again (1950) as Suga Ono
  • The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950) as Koyabu
  • Four Seasons of Women (1950) as Osone
  • Listen to the Voices of the Sea (1950)
  • Late Spring (1949) as Masa Taguchi
  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949) as Oshin
  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949) as Oshin
  • Children Hand in Hand (1948)
  • G-Men of Japan (1948)
  • Temptation (1948) as Tokie
  • Black Cloud Road (1948)
  • Great X (1948) as Taka
  • Spring Awakens (1947)
  • Three-Fingered Detective (1947)
  • Kigeki wa owarinu (1946)
  • No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) as Madame Noge
  • Morning for the Osone Family (1946) as Fusako Osone
  • A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)
  • Umi no tora (1945)
  • Umi o yobu koe (1945)
  • Kanchō umi no bara (1945)
  • Mother of a Baby Eagle (1944)
  • Army (1944) as Setsu
  • The Day England Falls (1942)
  • Yamasandō (1942)
  • White Heron (1941)
  • A Diary of Our Love (1941)
  • The Tale of Jiro (1941)
  • Spring on Leper's Island (1940)
  • Wedding Day (1940)
  • Ōhinata-mura (1940)
  • Nightingale (1938) as Midwife Yae
  • The Lights of Asakusa (1937) as Marieda Matsushima
  • Namiko (1932)