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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

5.9

Grandmother

Village of Dreams

1996

6.0

Making It Through

1990

6.1

Takuma Restaurant Manager

Tales of a Golden Geisha

1990

0.0

Flower Season

1990

0.0

War and Flowers

1989

0.0

Takashi Ōgaki

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso

1989

6.7

Grocery Store Owner's Wife

A Taxing Woman

1987

4.5

Metamorphosis

1986

0.0

Shizue

Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari

1986

5.3

The Empty Table

1985

Credits

Village of Dreams

as Grandmother

1996

5.9

Making It Through

1990

6.0

Tales of a Golden Geisha

as Takuma Restaurant Manager

1990

6.1

Flower Season

1990

0.0

War and Flowers

1989

0.0

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso

as Takashi Ōgaki

1989

0.0

A Taxing Woman

as Grocery Store Owner's Wife

1987

6.7

Metamorphosis

1986

4.5

Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari

as Shizue

1986

0.0

The Empty Table

1985

5.3

Tora-san, the Go-Between

as Koharu

1985

6.5

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

as Kagari's mother

1982

8.0

Tora-san's Promise

1981

8.0

Asshii-tachi no machi

1981

0.0

Foster Daddy, Tora!

1980

7.5

Twelve Months

as Stepmother (voice)

1980

6.8

A Distant Cry from Spring

as Housewife Next Door

1980

7.3

White-haired Demon

1978

0.0

Stage-Struck Tora-san

1978

8.0

Tora-san Plays Cupid

1977

7.7

The Wild Swans

as Witch (voice)

1977

6.5

The Village

1975

7.0

Great Jailbreak

1975

7.0

Tokyo do mannaka

as Zenzo's Wife

1974

0.0

Kobayashi Takiji

1974

0.0

Tora-san's Runaway

1970

7.8

It's Tough Being a Man

1968

0.0

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

1968

0.0

Horus: Prince of the Sun

as Chahal (voice)

1968

6.3

Police Precinct: Landfill No. 19

1962

0.0

Foundry Town

as Tomi (Jun's mother)

1962

7.6

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene

1959

0.0

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

as (uncredited)

1959

8.1

The Forest Is Alive

1956

0.0