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

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
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
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi

1962 as 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
Their Legacy

Their Legacy

1962 as Age: 52
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The Rokumeikan

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
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
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The Rokumeikan

1959 as Age: 50
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959 as Kikue Haraguchi Age: 50
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The Spell of the Hidden Gold

1958 as Sonoe Age: 49
Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

1958 as Ikegami Rie Age: 49
Samurai of the Great Earth

Samurai of the Great Earth

1956 as Age: 47
The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955 as Age: 46
Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955 as Moyo Sugita Age: 46
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Life of Geisha

1955 as Age: 46
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Umi o yobu koe

1945 as Age: 36
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Kanchō umi no bara

1945 as Age: 36
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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