Biography
In Japan, actress Haruko Sugimura was a highly esteemed theatrical performer whose stage career spanned 70 years. She was also a noted film actress who is internationally best-known for appearing in
Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Monogatari (
Tokyo Story) (1953). Sugimura played her last starring role at age 88 in Gogo No Yigonjo (
A Last Note) (1995). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide