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Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Acting·1909–1997·102 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).

Filmography

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