Haruko Sugimura
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1909
- Died
- April 4, 1997
- Birthplace
- Hiroshima, Japan
Haruko Sugimura (杉村 春子, 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.
Filmography
The Written Face 1995
as Self
A Last Note 1995
as Yoko Morimoto
The Strange Tale of Oyuki 1992
as Kafu's Mother
Sakura-tai Chiru 1988
Actor
I Lived, But... 1983
as Self
The Fossil 1975
as Itsuki's stepmother
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon 1974
Actor
The Petrified Forest 1973
Actor
Onna no hanamichi 1971
Actor
Only Child 1969
Actor
Slave Factory 1968
Actor
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka 1967
as Narrator (voice)
The Daphne 1966
as Aki Ueno (the four sisters' mother)
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi 1965
as Ine's Mother
Red Beard 1965
as Kin, the madam
With Beauty and Sorrow 1965
as Otoko's Mother
Kwaidan 1965
as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
The Radish and the Carrot 1965
Actor
Samurai Assassin 1965
as Tsuru
Night Scandal 1964
as Hatsu Mimura
The Scent of Incense 1964
as Taromaru
Mother 1963
as Yoshie
Jidanya 1963
Actor
The Navy 1963
Actor
Youth After School 1963
as Ayako
An Autumn Afternoon 1962
as Tomoko Sakuma
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi 1962
Actor
The Broken Commandment 1962
as School master's wife
Musume to watashi 1962
Actor
Till Tomorrow Is 1962
Actor
The Wiser Age 1962
as Aki
Their Legacy 1962
Actor
- The Rokumeikan
The Rokumeikan 1961
Actor
The Conspirator 1961
Actor
Buddha 1961
as Vaidehi
The End of Summer 1961
as Katou Shige
The Gambler's Code 1961
as Oroku
Deep River Melody 1960
Actor
The Woman Who Touched Legs 1960
as Pickpocket Haruko
Daughters, Wives and a Mother 1960
as Kayo Tani
Runway to Hell 1960
as Okuma
Banana 1960
Actor
Goodbye to Glory 1960
as Fukunaga's mother Yuki
Floating Weeds 1959
as Oyoshi
The Three Treasures 1959
as Narrator
Pilgrimage at Night 1959
as Osai
Beauty the Enemy 1959
as Fusa Yoshino
- The Rokumeikan
The Rokumeikan 1959
Actor
Good Morning 1959
as Kikue Haraguchi
- The Spell of the Hidden Gold
The Spell of the Hidden Gold 1958
as Sonoe
Summer Clouds 1958
as Mother
Flower's Yearning 1958
as Ikegami Rie
Sorrow Is Only for Women 1958
Actor
Hadaka no Machi 1957
Actor
Tokyo Twilight 1957
as Shigeko Takeuchi
The Crowded Train 1957
as Otome, the mother
Flowing 1956
as Someka
Yonjū-hassai no teikō 1956
Actor
Samurai of the Great Earth 1956
Actor
Early Spring 1956
as Tamako Tamura
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum 1955
as Masao's mother
The Romance of Yushima 1955
Actor
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu 1955
Actor
Princess Yang Kwei-fei 1955
as Princess Yen-chun
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made 1955
Actor
Policeman's Diary 1955
as Moyo Sugita
- Life of Geisha
Life of Geisha 1955
Actor
The Story of Shunkin 1954
Actor
Late Chrysanthemums 1954
as Kin
The Glorious Days 1954
Actor
Geisha Konatsu 1954
as Raku Kamioka
An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953
Actor
Tokyo Story 1953
as Shige Kaneko
Muntinlupa: Song of Nostalgia 1953
Actor
Koshō musuko 1953
Actor
Sunflower Girl 1953
Actor
Reminiscence 1953
as Chikako
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban 1952
Actor
Forbidden Path 1952
Actor
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl 1952
Actor
The Wind Blows Twice 1952
as Oritsu
A Meeting of Youths 1952
as Tamiyo
Beauty of Life 1951
Actor
Repast 1951
as Matsu Murata
Fireworks Over the Sea 1951
as Kono Kujirai
Early Summer 1951
as Tami Yabe
Freedom School 1951
Actor
- 愛情の旋風
愛情の旋風 1951
Actor
The Rainbow-Colored Flower 1950
as Koyabu
Listen to the Voices of the Sea 1950
Actor
Till We Meet Again 1950
as Suga Ono
Four Seasons of Women 1950
as Osone
Late Spring 1949
as Masa Taguchi
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 1949
as Oshin
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 1949
as Oshin
Black Cloud Road 1948
Actor
G-Men of Japan 1948
Actor
Great X 1948
as Taka
Children Hand in Hand 1948
Actor
Temptation 1948
as Tokie
Three-Fingered Detective 1947
Actor
Spring Awakens 1947
Actor
No Regrets for Our Youth 1946
as Madame Noge
A Descendant of Urashima Taro 1946
Actor
Morning for the Osone Family 1946
as Fusako Osone
- Kigeki wa owarinu
Kigeki wa owarinu 1946
Actor
- Umi o yobu koe
Umi o yobu koe 1945
Actor
- Kanchō umi no bara
Kanchō umi no bara 1945
Actor
- Umi no tora
Umi no tora 1945
Actor
Army 1944
as Setsu
Mother of a Baby Eagle 1944
Actor
The Day England Falls 1942
Actor
- Yamasandō
Yamasandō 1942
Actor
The Tale of Jiro 1941
Actor
A Diary of Our Love 1941
Actor
White Heron 1941
Actor
- Ōhinata-mura
Ōhinata-mura 1940
Actor
Spring on Leper's Island 1940
Actor
Wedding Day 1940
Actor
Nightingale 1938
as Midwife Yae
The Lights of Asakusa 1937
as Marieda Matsushima
Namiko 1932
Actor
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