Sugi Yoko

Name: Sugi Yoko
Native name: 杉葉子
Also Known as: Sugi Yōko
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: October 28, 1928
Died: May 15, 2019

Sugi joined Toho after winning its second New Face competition. She made her mark performing in coming-of-age movies, such as Blue Mountain Range (Aoi Sanmyaku).

In 1962, Sugi married an American, retired from the entertainment industry, and moved to the United States. She worked as a public relations manager in a hotel in Los Angeles. She served as a Japanese Cultural Envoy to the United States for the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2005.

Sugi moved back to Japan in 2017. She died on May 15, 2019, of colon cancer in Tokyo.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1971	Ki ni Naru Yomesan Japanese Drama, 1971, 38 eps Tsubouchi Hiroko (Support Role)	38	Tsubouchi Hiroko Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1995	Picture Bride Japanese Movie, 1995, Aunt Sode (Support Role)	Aunt Sode Support Role	7.2
1973	Kokotsu no Hito Japanese Movie, 1973, Mrs. Kihara (Support Role)	Mrs. Kihara Support Role	0.0
1958	A Holiday in Tokyo Japanese Movie, 1958, [Guide] (Support Role)	[Guide] Support Role	1.0
1958	Juyaku no Isu Japanese Movie, 1958, Funada Hideko (Support Role)	Funada Hideko Support Role	0.0
1958	President 2 Japanese Movie, 1958, Oba Matsuko (Support Role)	Oba Matsuko Support Role	0.0
1958	President Japanese Movie, 1958, Oba Matsuko (Support Role)	Oba Matsuko Support Role	0.0
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart Japanese Movie, 1957, Muromachi Sayako (Support Role)	Muromachi Sayako Support Role	0.0
1956	A Wife's Heart Japanese Movie, 1956, Takemura Yumiko (Support Role)	Takemura Yumiko Support Role	6.9
1955	The Eternal Breasts Japanese Movie, 1955, Kinuko [Hori's wife] (Support Role)	Kinuko [Hori's wife] Support Role	7.7
1955	To Love and Forgive Japanese Movie, 1955, Akiko [Sister] (Main Role)	Akiko [Sister] Main Role	0.0
1955	The First Kiss Japanese Movie, 1955, {Kissing} Rinko [Sister-in-law] (Support Role)	{Kissing} Rinko [Sister-in-law] Support Role	0.0
1955	A Flower Blooms Japanese Movie, 1955, Ito Junko (Support Role)	Ito Junko Support Role	0.0
1955	The Moon Has Risen Japanese Movie, 1955, Asai Ayako (Main Role)	Asai Ayako Main Role	7.0
1954	Temptation To Pleasure Japanese Movie, 1954, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1954	Five Sisters Japanese Movie, 1954, Hinata Kuniko [Second-youngest daughter] (Main Role)	Hinata Kuniko [Second-youngest daughter] Main Role	0.0
1954	Sound of the Mountain Japanese Movie, 1954, Tanizaki Hideko [Shingo's secretary] (Support Role)	Tanizaki Hideko [Shingo's secretary] Support Role	7.7
1953	Invitation Light Japanese Movie, 1953, Saeki Mitsuko (Main Role)	Saeki Mitsuko Main Role	0.0
1953	Girls in the Orchard Japanese Movie, 1953, Ishii Yoshiko (Support Role)	Ishii Yoshiko Support Role	0.0
1953	Aijo ni Tsuite Japanese Movie, 1953, Tomoko [Michiko's sister] (Support Role)	Tomoko [Michiko's sister] Support Role	0.0
1953	Mr. Pu Japanese Movie, 1953, Eiko (Support Role)	Eiko Support Role	0.0
1953	Husband and Wife Japanese Movie, 1953, Nakahara Kikuko (Main Role)	Nakahara Kikuko Main Role	6.0
1952	Oka wa Hanazakari Japanese Movie, 1952, Kazuki Miwako (Support Role)	Kazuki Miwako Support Role	0.0
1952	Tokyo Sweetheart Japanese Movie, 1952, Harumi (Support Role)	Harumi Support Role	6.4
1952	Yagura Daiko Japanese Movie, 1952, Michiko (Support Role)	Michiko Support Role	0.0
1952	Yamabiko Gakko Japanese Movie, 1952, Isobe (Support Role)	Isobe Support Role	0.0
1952	Lucky-san Japanese Movie, 1952, Yukiko (Support Role)	Yukiko Support Role	0.0
1951	Kekkon Koshinkyoku Japanese Movie, 1951, Kanako (Support Role)	Kanako Support Role	0.0
1951	Repast Japanese Movie, 1951, Murata Mitsuko (Support Role)	Murata Mitsuko Support Role	7.1
1951	Sengoha Obake Taikai Japanese Movie, 1951, Kanako (Support Role)	Kanako Support Role	2.0
1951	Wakai Musumetachi Japanese Movie, 1951, Ishizawa Kanako (Main Role)	Ishizawa Kanako Main Role	0.0
1950	Pursuit at Dawn Japanese Movie, 1950, Tomoko (Support Role)	Tomoko Support Role	0.0
1950	Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka Japanese Movie, 1950, Yamada Mariko (Support Role)	Yamada Mariko Support Role	7.3
1949	Onna no Kao Japanese Movie, 1949, Murayama Kimiko (Support Role)	Murayama Kimiko Support Role	0.0
1949	Zoku Aoi Sanmyaku Japanese Movie, 1949, Terazawa Shinko (Support Role)	Terazawa Shinko Support Role	6.0
1949	Blue Mountain Range Japanese Movie, 1949, Terazawa Shinko (Support Role)	Terazawa Shinko Support Role	7.4

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