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Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Acting

Born January 7, 1909 — Died April 4, 1997 Hiroshima, Japan

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.

TV Shows(4)

Movies(109)

The Written Face

The Written Face

Self

1995

A Last Note

A Last Note

Yoko Morimoto

1995

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

Kafu's Mother

1992

Sakura-tai Chiru

Sakura-tai Chiru

1988

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

Self

1983

The Fossil

The Fossil

Itsuki's stepmother

1975

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

1974

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1973

Onna no hanamichi

Onna no hanamichi

1971

Only Child

Only Child

1969

Slave Factory

Slave Factory

1968

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

1967

The Daphne

The Daphne

Aki Ueno (the four sisters' mother)

1966

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi

Ine's Mother

1965

Red Beard

Red Beard

Kin, the madam

1965

With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow

Otoko's Mother

1965

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

1965

Samurai Assassin

Samurai Assassin

Tsuru

1965

Night Scandal

Night Scandal

Hatsu Mimura

1964

The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense

Taromaru

1964

Mother

Mother

Yoshie

1963

Jidanya

Jidanya

1963

The Navy

The Navy

1963

Youth After School

Youth After School

Ayako

1963

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

Tomoko Sakuma

1962

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

1962

The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment

School master's wife

1962

Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi

1962

Till Tomorrow Is

Till Tomorrow Is

1962

The Wiser Age

The Wiser Age

Aki

1962

Their Legacy

Their Legacy

1962

The Rokumeikan

The Rokumeikan

1961

The Conspirator

The Conspirator

1961

Buddha

Buddha

Vaidehi

1961

The End of Summer

The End of Summer

Katou Shige

1961

The Gambler's Code

The Gambler's Code

Oroku

1961

Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody

1960

The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

Pickpocket Haruko

1960

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Kayo Tani

1960

Runway to Hell

Runway to Hell

Okuma

1960

Banana

Banana

1960

Goodbye to Glory

Goodbye to Glory

Fukunaga's mother Yuki

1960

Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

Oyoshi

1959

The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

Narrator

1959

Beauty the Enemy

Beauty the Enemy

Fusa Yoshino

1959

The Rokumeikan

The Rokumeikan

1959

Good Morning

Good Morning

Kikue Haraguchi

1959

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Sonoe

1958

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds

Mother

1958

Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

Ikegami Rie

1958

Hadaka no Machi

Hadaka no Machi

1957

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

Shigeko Takeuchi

1957

The Crowded Train

The Crowded Train

Otome, the mother

1957

Flowing

Flowing

Someka

1956

Early Spring

Early Spring

Tamako Tamura

1956

Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956

You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

Masao's mother

1955

The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yen-chun

1955

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

1955

Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

Moyo Sugita

1955

Life of Geisha

Life of Geisha

1955

The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

1954

Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

Kin

1954

The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

1954

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Shige Kaneko

1953

Sunflower Girl

Sunflower Girl

1953

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

Chikako

1953

Forbidden Path

Forbidden Path

1952

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952

The Wind Blows Twice

The Wind Blows Twice

1952

Beauty of Life

Beauty of Life

1951

Repast

Repast

Matsu Murata

1951

Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

Kono Kujirai

1951

Early Summer

Early Summer

Tami Yabe

1951

Freedom School

Freedom School

1951

愛情の旋風

愛情の旋風

1951

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

The Rainbow-Colored Flower

Koyabu

1950

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

Listen to the Voices of the Sea

1950

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

Suga Ono

1950

Four Seasons of Women

Four Seasons of Women

Osone

1950

Late Spring

Late Spring

Masa Taguchi

1949

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Oshin

1949

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Oshin

1949

G-Men of Japan

G-Men of Japan

1948

Great X

Great X

Taka

1948

Temptation

Temptation

Tokie

1948

Children Hand in Hand

Children Hand in Hand

1948

Three-Fingered Detective

Three-Fingered Detective

1947

Spring Awakens

Spring Awakens

1947

No Regrets for Our Youth

No Regrets for Our Youth

Madame Noge

1946

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

1946

Morning for the Osone Family

Morning for the Osone Family

Fusako Osone

1946

Kigeki wa owarinu

Kigeki wa owarinu

1946

Umi o yobu koe

Umi o yobu koe

1945

Kanchō umi no bara

Kanchō umi no bara

1945

Umi no tora

Umi no tora

1945

Army

Army

Setsu

1944

The Day England Falls

The Day England Falls

1942

The Tale of Jiro

The Tale of Jiro

1941

A Diary of Our Love

A Diary of Our Love

1941

White Heron

White Heron

1941

Ōhinata-mura

Ōhinata-mura

1940

Spring on Leper's Island

Spring on Leper's Island

1940

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

1940

Nightingale

Nightingale

Midwife Yae

1938

The Lights of Asakusa

The Lights of Asakusa

Marieda Matsushima

1937

Namiko

Namiko

1932