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Haruko Sugimura

Japanese actress (1909–1997)

Haruko Sugimura was a Japanese stage and film actress, best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Her credits include No Regrets for Our Youth, Late Spring, Early Summer, Tokyo Story, An Autumn Afternoon and Kwaidan.

Haruko Sugimura appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1946 to 1964. Most of that work is in drama, fantasy and horror. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Yasujirō Ozu (4), Chishū Ryū (4), Kuniko Miyake (4), Setsuko Hara (4), Takashi Shimura (2).

Known for

  • Tokyo Story (1953). One of her best-known film credits of the 1950s.
  • Late Spring (1949). A late 1940s credit from the start of her best-known period.
  • Early Summer (1951). An early 1950s credit from her most celebrated years.
  • Kwaidan (1964). A mid-1960s film credit, after her years with Ozu and Naruse.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Haruko Sugimura been in?
Haruko Sugimura appears in Kwaidan (1964), An Autumn Afternoon (1962), Tokyo Story (1953), Early Summer (1951), Late Spring (1949) and No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) on The Remote.
When was Haruko Sugimura born?
Haruko Sugimura was born on 6 January 1906.

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