Personal Info
Birth date
1909-01-07 (116 Years)
Day of death
1997-04-04
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Hiroshima, Japan
Also known as
Харуко Сугимура
هاروکو سوگیمورا
Haruko Sugimura
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.
Filmography
Second generation
NYR
Overview:
The film explores the joys and sorrows of intergenerational life and the love between a mother and daughter at a lumber wholesale store in Kiba, Tokyo.Tokyo Story
8.171
Overview:
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.Kwaidan
7.7
Overview:
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.Tokyo Twilight
7.727
Overview:
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.Late Spring
8.006
Overview:
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.Red Beard
8.1
Overview:
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.No Regrets for Our Youth
6.9
Overview:
Over more than a decade, the daughter of a Kyoto Imperial University professor comes of age as she witnesses her father fired for opposing the rise of fascism in Japan and becomes involved with two of his students.Princess Yang Kwei-fei
6.7
Overview:
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.Good Morning
7.7
Overview:
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning color and set in a suburb of Tokyo where housewives gossip about the neighbors’ new washing machine and unemployed husbands look for work as door-to-door salesmen, this charming comedy refashions Ozu’s own silent classic I Was Born, But . . . to gently satirize consumerism in postwar Japan.Early Spring
7.523
Overview:
A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.The End of Summer
7.5
Overview:
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.An Autumn Afternoon
7.8
Overview:
Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.Floating Weeds
7.476
Overview:
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.Army
6.857
Overview:
Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.Samurai Assassin
7.364
Overview:
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.Morning for the Osone Family
6.9
Overview:
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.Daughters, Wives and a Mother
7.1
Overview:
Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.The Three Treasures
5.4
Overview:
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.Repast
7.523
Overview:
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.Buddha
NYR
Overview:
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.An Early Autumn
NYR
Overview:
A former couple, separated for over 20 years, were reunited after being told their son had only 3 months to live. What should they do as parents? As they worried, they soon began to feel the weight of their family ties...Flowing
7.125
Overview:
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.Late Chrysanthemums
7.3
Overview:
With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.The Strange Tale of Oyuki
8
Overview:
A story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of seducer who falls madly in love for a young geisha named Oyuki. Meticulous and smartly dressed, Nagai patiently wrote in his diary his thoughts during many years. A melancholy reflection on the passage of time and a brilliant interpretive exercise.A Last Note
7
Overview:
A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring various stories and news of death and the pastAn Inlet of Muddy Water
6.1
Overview:
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself in.Acting
1995The Written Face as Self
1995A Last Note as Yoko Morimoto
1992The Strange Tale of Oyuki as Kafu's Mother
1988Sakura-tai Chiru as Unknown
1987An Early Autumn (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983I Lived, But... as Self
1975The Fossil as Itsuki's stepmother
1974Akumyo: Notorious Dragon as Unknown
1973雪の華 (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973The Petrified Forest as Unknown
1971Onna no hanamichi as Unknown
1970Second generation (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Only Child as Unknown
1968Dorei kōjō as Unknown
1967The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka as Unknown
1966The Daphne as Aki Ueno (the four sisters' mother)
1965Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi as Ine's Mother
1965Red Beard as Kin, the madam
1965With Beauty and Sorrow as Otoko's Mother
1965Kwaidan as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1965Samurai Assassin as Tsuru
1964Night Scandal as Hatsu Mimura
1964The Scent of Incense as Taromaru
1963Mother as Yoshie
1963Jidanya as Unknown
1963The Navy as Unknown
1963Youth After School as Ayako
1962An Autumn Afternoon as Tomoko Sakuma
1962Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi as Unknown
1962The Broken Commandment as School master's wife
1962Musume to watashi as Unknown
1962Till Tomorow Comes as Unknown
1962The Wiser Age as Aki
1962Their Legacy as Unknown
1961The Rokumeikan as Unknown
1961The Conspirator as Unknown
1961Buddha as Vaidehi
1961The End of Summer as Katou Shige
1961The Gambler's Code as Oroku
1960Deep River Melody as Unknown
1960The Woman Who Touched Legs as Pickpocket Haruko
1960Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Kayo Tani
1960Runway to Hell as Okuma
1960Goodbye to Glory as Fukunaga's mother Yuki
1959Floating Weeds as Oyoshi
1959The Three Treasures as Narrator
1959Beauty the Enemy as Fusa Yoshino
1959The Rokumeikan as Unknown
1959Good Morning as Kikue Haraguchi
1958The Spell of the Hidden Gold as Sonoe
1958Summer Clouds as Mother
1957Hadaka no Machi as Unknown
1957Tokyo Twilight as Shigeko Takeuchi
1957The Crowded Train as Otome, the mother
1956Flowing as Someka
1956Early Spring as Tamako Tamura
1956Samurai of the Great Earth as Unknown
1955She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum as Masao's mother
1955The Romance of Yushima as Unknown
1955Princess Yang Kwei-fei as Princess Yen-chun
1955Policeman's Diary as Moyo Sugita
1955Life of Geisha as Unknown
1954The Story of Shunkin as Unknown
1954Late Chrysanthemums as Kin
1954The Glorious Days as Unknown
1953An Inlet of Muddy Water as Unknown
1953Tokyo Story as Shige Kaneko
1953Sunflower Girl as Unknown
1953Reminiscence as Chikako
1952Forbidden Path as Unknown
1952Kin no tamago: Golden Girl as Unknown
1952The Wind Blows Twice as Unknown
1951Beauty of Life as Unknown
1951Repast as Matsu Murata
1951Fireworks Over the Sea as Kono Kujirai
1951Early Summer as Tami Yabe
1951Freedom School as Unknown
1951愛情の旋風 as Unknown
1950The Rainbow-Colored Flower as Koyabu
1950Listen to the Voices of the Sea as Unknown
1950Till We Meet Again as Suga Ono
1950Four Seasons of Women as Osone
1949Late Spring as Masa Taguchi
1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 as Oshin
1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 as Oshin
1948G-Men of Japan as Unknown
1948Great X as Taka
1948Temptation as Tokie
1948Children Hand in Hand as Unknown
1947Three-Fingered Detective as Unknown
1947Spring Awakens as Unknown
1946No Regrets for Our Youth as Madame Noge
1946A Descendant of Urashima Taro as Unknown
1946Morning for the Osone Family as Fusako Osone
1945Umi o yobu koe as Unknown
1945Kanchō umi no bara as Unknown
1945Umi no tora as Unknown
1944Army as Setsu
1942The Day England Falls as Unknown
1941Tale of Jiro as Unknown
1941A Diary of Our Love as Unknown
1941White Heron as Unknown
1940Ōhinata-mura as Unknown
1940Spring on Leper's Island as Unknown
1940Wedding Day as Unknown
1938Nightingale as Midwife Yae
1937The Lights of Asakusa as Marieda Matsushima
1932Namiko as Unknown