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Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Acting

Born: January 7, 1909Hiroshima, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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
Dorei kōjō

Dorei kōjō

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
As Long as There's Tomorrow

As Long as There's Tomorrow

1962
The Wiser Age

The Wiser Age

Aki

1962
Their Legacy

Their Legacy

1962

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
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

1959
Good Morning

Good Morning

Kikue Haraguchi

1959

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
Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956
Early Spring

Early Spring

Tamako Tamura

1956
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

She Was 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
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

Moyo Sugita

1955

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

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

1946

Umi o yobu koe

1945

Kanchō umi no bara

1945

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

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