Haruko Sugimura
Biography
Haruko Sugimura was a Japanese stage and film actress born on January 6, 1909, in Hiroshima, Japan, and died on April 4, 1997, at the age of 88. She was known for her acting and had 124 known credits. She is best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. In the West, her most famous role was Shige, the hairdresser daughter of the elderly couple in Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 film Tokyo Story. Following the war, she was highly praised by masters including Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Shiro Toyoda, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Tadashi Imai for her natural and realistic acting. She was a regular in Yasujiro Ozu's films, appearing in nine of them.
Career overview
Haruko Sugimura was a Japanese stage and film actress born in Hiroshima, Japan on January 6, 1909, and she passed away on April 4, 1997 at the age of 88. Her career is documented with 124 known credits on the Movie Database, where she is known for her acting. She gained prominence 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 hairdresser daughter of the elderly couple in Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 film Tokyo Story.
Following the end of the war, she received high praise for her natural and realistic acting from prominent masters of Japanese cinema, including Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Shiro Toyoda, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Tadashi Imai. Among these collaborations, she was particularly noted as a regular in the films of Yasujiro Ozu, appearing in a total of nine of his motion pictures.
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Full Filmography
121 titles- 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)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Haruko Sugimura best known for?
Haruko Sugimura is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kwaidan (1965), Red Beard (1965), Samurai Assassin (1965), Mother (1963).
When and where was Haruko Sugimura born?
Haruko Sugimura was born on January 6, 1909 in Hiroshima, Japan. They passed away on April 4, 1997.
How many credits does Haruko Sugimura have?
Haruko Sugimura has accumulated over 121 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1932 to 1995.
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Haruko Sugimura was a Japanese stage and film actress born on January 6, 1909, in Hiroshima, Japan, and died on April 4, 1997, at the age of 88. She was known for her acting and had 124 known credits. She is best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 19...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Red Beard (1965) as Kin, the madam — aged about 56
- Tokyo Story (1953) as Shige Kaneko — aged about 44
- Late Spring (1949) as Masa Taguchi — aged about 40
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962) as Tomoko Sakuma — aged about 53
- Early Summer (1951) as Tami Yabe — aged about 42
- Kwaidan (1965) as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea") — aged about 56
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