Quick Facts
Born:
1909-01-07
Birthplace:
Hiroshima, Japan
Credits:
111 Total Roles
Haruko Sugimura
Acting
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Biography
Haruko Sugimura (杉村 春子 Sugimura Haruko, 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.
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.
Known For
Tokyo Story
Shige Kaneko
Late Spring
Masa Taguchi
Kwaidan
Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Red Beard
Kin, the madam
An Autumn Afternoon
Tomoko Sakuma
Good Morning
Kikue Haraguchi
Early Summer
Tami Yabe
Floating Weeds
Oyoshi
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Written Face MOVIE | Self |
| 1995 | A Last Note MOVIE | Yoko Morimoto |
| 1992 | The Strange Tale of Oyuki MOVIE | Kafu's Mother |
| 1988 | Sakura-tai Chiru MOVIE | Self |
| 1987 | An Early Autumn TV | Self |
| 1983 | I Lived, But... MOVIE | Self |
| 1975 | The Fossil MOVIE | Itsuki's stepmother |
| 1974 | Akumyo: Notorious Dragon MOVIE | Self |
| 1973 | 雪の華 TV | Self |
| 1973 | The Petrified Forest MOVIE | Self |