Yōko Sugi
Japanese actress of the 1950s celebrated for her collaborations with master directors Mikio Naruse and Kinuyo Tanaka across a distinguished film career.
What do we know about Yōko Sugi?
Here are the key biographical details about Yōko Sugi:
- Name: Yōko Sugi
- Also Known As: Ёоко Суги, Йоко Суги
- Date of Birth: October 28, 1928
- Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
- Date of Death: May 15, 2019
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
Who is Yōko Sugi?
Yōko Sugi (8 October 1928 – 15 May 2019) was a Japanese actress mainly active in the 1950s, who appeared in films of Mikio Naruse, Kinuyo Tanaka and Tadashi Imai.
Sugi was born on 28 October 1928 in what is now Bunkyō Ward, Tokyo, Japan. In 1947, she auditioned at Toho studio's “New Face” competition and received a contract. She debuted in Tadashi Imai's 1949 Aoi Sanmyaku, and performed in several other coming of age films. She repeatedly appeared in films of Mikio Naruse, including Repast, Husband and Wife, and Sound of the Mountain, and in Kinuyo Tanaka's Forever a Woman and The Moon Has Risen.
In 1962, Sugi married an American, retired from the entertainment industry, and moved to the United States, where she worked as a public relations manager at the New Otani Hotel in Los Angeles. Occasionally returning to Japan, she appeared in films like Shirō Toyoda's The Twilight Years. 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 of cancer on May 15, 2019.
What is Yōko Sugi known for?
With 50 credits to her name, Yōko Sugi's most recognized performances include:
- Drunken Angel (1948, Movie)
- Sound of the Mountain (1954, Movie)
- Repast (1951, Movie)
- Picture Bride (1995, Movie)
- Forever a Woman (1955, Movie)
- The Moon Has Risen (1955, Movie)
- A Wife's Heart (1956, Movie)
- Husband and Wife (1953, Movie)
- Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka (1950, Movie)
- The Blue Mountains: Part II (1949, Movie)
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