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Haruko Sugimura
Born 1909-01-06Hiroshima, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Written FaceSelfA Last NoteYoko MorimotoThe Strange Tale of OyukiKafu's MotherSakura-tai ChiruRoleI Lived, But...SelfThe FossilItsuki's stepmotherAkumyo: Notorious DragonRoleThe Petrified ForestRoleOnna no hanamichiRoleOnly ChildRoleSlave FactoryRoleThe Wife of Seishu HanaokaRoleThe DaphneAki Ueno (the four sisters' mother)Rokujō yukiyama tsumugiIne's MotherRed BeardKin, the madamWith Beauty and SorrowOtoko's MotherKwaidanMadame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Samurai AssassinTsuruNight ScandalHatsu MimuraThe Scent of IncenseTaromaruMotherYoshieJidanyaRoleThe NavyRoleYouth After SchoolAyako