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Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura
Date of birth
January 7, 1909
Date of death
April 4, 1997
Place of birth
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 Filmography

Haruko Sugimura's Most Common Co-Stars

Machiko Kyô Machiko Kyô 2 films Sô Yamamura Sô Yamamura 2 films Chikage Awashima Chikage Awashima 1 film Chôko Iida Chôko Iida 1 film Daisuke Katô Daisuke Katô 1 film Isao Kimura Isao Kimura 1 film Keiju Kobayashi Keiju Kobayashi 1 film Kumi Mizuno Kumi Mizuno 1 film

Haruko Sugimura's Top Directors & Collaborations

Yasujirō Ozu Yasujirō Ozu 2 films Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse 1 film Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi 1 film