Haruko Sugimura

Acting

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).

Known for:

Tokyo Story The Written Face Red Beard G-Men of Japan Kwaidan Late Spring Princess Yang Kwei-fei Good Morning An Autumn Afternoon Repast Mother The End of Summer