Tokuko Sugiyama
Tokuko Sugiyama (杉山 とく子), also known by her birth name and former stage name Tokuko Sugiyama (杉山 徳子), was a Japanese actress born on August 16, 1926, in Tokyo. She is renowned for her notable roles in the film "The Town with a View of the Capsule" (キューポラのある街) and the TV dramas "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" (男はつらいよ) and "Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari Series" (渡る世間は鬼ばかりシリーズ). After completing her education at Jissen Women's Academy Second High School, Sugiyama initially worked as a nursery school teacher and in Chiba Newspaper's advertising department. Her journey into the entertainment industry began when she applied to Toho's New Face audition and later joined the Bungakuza theater company in 1946. Following two years of training, she became a part of the Haiyūza theater company in 1948 and marked her stage debut with "Tooku e no Hitsuji Goya" (遠くへの羊飼い) the same year. Sugiyama's film debut occurred in 1949 with "Shiratori wa Kanashikarazu ya" (白鳥は悲しからずや). She played significant supporting roles throughout her career. Notably, in the TV drama "Otoko wa Tsurai yo," she portrayed Tora-san's sister, Tsune, and featured in various roles in the film series. From 1990 onward, she portrayed Hanako Noda, the mother-in-law of the main character, in the TV drama "Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari." Even at the age of 66 in 1992, she continued her acting career from a nursing home in Saitama Prefecture. Sugiyama retired from the entertainment industry in 2005, with her final appearance in the 7th series of "Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari." She passed away on August 28, 2014, at the age of 88 due to liver cancer. Throughout her career, Sugiyama often collaborated with Kunio Yamazaki, Aiko Nagayama, and Akiko Matsuda. She was a recurring cast member in films directed by Yoji Yamada. (Translated from Wikipedia Japan "杉山とく子")
Known For
Credits
- 1996 · Village of Dreams as Grandmother
- 1990 · Making It Through as
- 1990 · Tales of a Golden Geisha as
- 1990 · Flower Season as
- 1989 · War and Flowers as
- 1989 · Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso as Takashi Ōgaki
- 1987 · A Taxing Woman as Grocery Store Owner's Wife
- 1986 · Metamorphosis as
- 1986 · Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari as Shizue
- 1985 · The Empty Table as
- 1985 · Tora-san, the Go-Between as Koharu
- 1982 · Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san as Kagari's mother
- 1981 · Tora-san's Promise as
- 1980 · Foster Daddy, Tora! as
- 1980 · A Distant Cry from Spring as Housewife Next Door
- 1980 · Twelve Months as Stepmother
- 1978 · White-haired Demon as
- 1978 · Stage-Struck Tora-san as
- 1977 · Tora-san Plays Cupid as
- 1977 · The Wild Swans as Witch (voice)
- 1976 · The Village as
- 1975 · Great Jailbreak as
- 1974 · Kobayashi Takiji as
- 1970 · Tora-san's Runaway as
- 1968 · It's Tough Being a Man as
- 1968 · It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition) as
- 1968 · Horus: Prince of the Sun as Chahal (voice)
- 1962 · Foundry Town as Tomi (Jun's mother)
- 1959 · Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi as
- 1959 · The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as (uncredited)
- 1956 · The Forest Is Alive as