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).
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")
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Filmography (Movies)
Village of Dreams
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:13/07/1996
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Character:Takuma Restaurant Manager
Release Date:02/06/1990
Flower Season
Character:
Release Date:27/02/1990
War and Flowers
Character:
Release Date:11/05/1989
Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
Character:Takashi Ōgaki
Release Date:28/01/1989
A Taxing Woman
Character:Grocery Store Owner's Wife
Release Date:07/02/1987
Metamorphosis
Character:
Release Date:10/10/1986
Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari
Character:Shizue
Release Date:09/08/1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Character:
Release Date:02/08/1986
The Empty Table
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1985
Tora-san, the Go-Between
Character:Koharu
Release Date:03/08/1985
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Character:Kagari's mother
Release Date:07/08/1982
Tora-san's Promise
Character:
Release Date:28/12/1981
Asshii-tachi no machi
Character:
Release Date:28/03/1981
Foster Daddy, Tora!
Character:
Release Date:27/12/1980
Twelve Months
Character:Stepmother (voice)
Release Date:15/03/1980
A Distant Cry from Spring
Character:Housewife Next Door
Release Date:15/03/1980
White-haired Demon
Character:
Release Date:10/09/1978
Stage-Struck Tora-san
Character:
Release Date:05/08/1978
Tora-san Plays Cupid
Character:
Release Date:24/12/1977
The Wild Swans
Character:Witch (voice)
Release Date:19/03/1977
The Village
Character:
Release Date:25/10/1975
Great Jailbreak
Character:
Release Date:05/04/1975
Tokyo do mannaka
Character:Zenzo's Wife
Release Date:01/06/1974
Kobayashi Takiji
Character:
Release Date:20/02/1974
Tora-san's Runaway
Character:
Release Date:26/08/1970
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
Character:
Release Date:03/10/1968
Horus: Prince of the Sun
Character:Chahal (voice)
Release Date:24/07/1968
Police Precinct: Landfill No. 19
Character:
Release Date:29/07/1962
Foundry Town
Character:Tomi (Jun's mother)
Release Date:08/04/1962
Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
Character:
Release Date:15/09/1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:15/01/1959
The Forest Is Alive
Character:
Release Date:08/10/1956
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