Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Born January 07, 1909 (Age: 117) Hiroshima, Japan

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.
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.
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Filmography

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

1992 as Kafu's Mother Age: 83
Sakura-tai Chiru

Sakura-tai Chiru

1988 as Age: 79
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

1974 as Age: 65
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1973 as Age: 64
Onna no hanamichi

Onna no hanamichi

1971 as Age: 62
Only Child

Only Child

1969 as Age: 60
Dorei kōjō

Dorei kōjō

1968 as Age: 59
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

1965 as Ine's Mother Age: 56
Red Beard

Red Beard

1965 as Kin, the madam Age: 56
With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965 as Otoko's Mother Age: 56
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965 as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea") Age: 55
Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

1965 as Tsuru Age: 55
Night Scandal

Night Scandal

1964 as Hatsu Mimura Age: 55
The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense

1964 as Taromaru Age: 55
Mother

Mother

1963 as Yoshie Age: 54
Jidanya

Jidanya

1963 as Age: 54
The Navy

The Navy

1963 as Age: 54
Youth After School

Youth After School

1963 as Ayako Age: 54
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962 as Tomoko Sakuma Age: 53
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

1962 as Age: 53
The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

1962 as School master's wife Age: 53
Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi

1962 as Age: 53
As Long as There's Tomorrow

As Long as There's Tomorrow

1962 as Age: 53
The Wiser Age

The Wiser Age

1962 as Aki Age: 53
Their Legacy

Their Legacy

1962 as Age: 52
No Image

The Rokumeikan

1961 as Age: 52
The Conspirator

The Conspirator

1961 as Age: 52
Buddha

Buddha

1961 as Vaidehi Age: 52
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

1961 as Katou Shige Age: 52
The Gambler's Code

The Gambler's Code

1961 as Oroku Age: 52
Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody

1960 as Age: 51
The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960 as Pickpocket Haruko Age: 51
Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960 as Kayo Tani Age: 51
Runway to Hell

Runway to Hell

1960 as Okuma Age: 51
Goodbye to Glory

Goodbye to Glory

1960 as Fukunaga's mother Yuki Age: 51
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

1959 as Oyoshi Age: 50
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

1959 as Narrator Age: 50
Beauty the Enemy

Beauty the Enemy

1959 as Fusa Yoshino Age: 50
No Image

The Rokumeikan

1959 as Age: 50
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959 as Kikue Haraguchi Age: 50
No Image

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

1958 as Sonoe Age: 49
Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

1958 as Mother Age: 49
Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

1958 as Ikegami Rie Age: 49
Flowing

Flowing

1956 as Someka Age: 47
Early Spring

Early Spring

1956 as Tamako Tamura Age: 47
Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956 as Age: 47
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1955 as Masao's mother Age: 46
The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955 as Age: 46
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955 as Princess Yen-chun Age: 46
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955 as Moyo Sugita Age: 46
No Image

Life of Geisha

1955 as Age: 46
The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

1954 as Age: 45
Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

1954 as Kin Age: 45
The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

1954 as Age: 45
An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953 as Age: 44
Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

1953 as Shige Kaneko Age: 44
Sunflower Girl

Sunflower Girl

1953 as Age: 44
Reminiscence

Reminiscence

1953 as Chikako Age: 44
The Rainbow-Colored Flower

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

1950 as Koyabu Age: 41
Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

1950 as Age: 41
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1950 as Suga Ono Age: 41
Four Seasons of Women

Four Seasons of Women

1950 as Osone Age: 41
No Image

Umi o yobu koe

1945 as Age: 36
No Image

Kanchō umi no bara

1945 as Age: 36
No Image

Umi no tora

1945 as Age: 36
The Day England Falls

The Day England Falls

1942 as Age: 33
The Tale of Jiro

The Tale of Jiro

1941 as Age: 32
A Diary of Our Love

A Diary of Our Love

1941 as Age: 32
White Heron

White Heron

1941 as Age: 32
Namiko

Namiko

1932 as Age: 23