
Tokuko Sugiyama
Known for ActingBorn 1926-08-16Died 2014-08-28Tokyo, Japan
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")Read more
Movies & web series
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Flower Season
1990 · Movie
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Auto Town
1981 · Movie
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Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso
1989 · Movie
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Tora-san's Promise
1981 · Movie
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Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978 · Movie
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Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982 · Movie
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Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980 · Movie
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Tora-san Plays Cupid
1977 · Movie
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Kobayashi Takiji
1974 · Movie
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Movie
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Tora-san's Runaway
1970 · Movie
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Foundry Town
1962 · Movie
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A Distant Cry from Spring
1980 · Movie
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Making It Through
1990 · Series
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War and Flowers
1989 · Movie
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The Village
1975 · Movie
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Great Jailbreak
1975 · Movie
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Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985 · Movie
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Twelve Months
1980 · Movie
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A Taxing Woman
1987 · Movie
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Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959 · Movie
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Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986 · Movie
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The Empty Table
1985 · Movie
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The Wild Swans
1977 · Movie
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Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990 · Movie
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Horus: Prince of the Sun
1968 · Movie
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Village of Dreams
1996 · Movie
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Metamorphosis
1986 · Movie

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The Wives of Rokumeikan
1988 · Movie

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Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari
1986 · Movie

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White-haired Demon
1978 · Movie

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Center of Tokyo
1974 · Movie

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It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
1968 · Movie

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It's Tough Being a Man
1968 · Series

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Police Precinct: Landfill No. 19
1962 · Movie

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How Do You Live?
1960 · Movie

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The Forest Is Alive
1956 · Movie