Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Acting
Born 1928-10-28 - Died 2019-05-15Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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.

Movies (58)

Drunken Angel
7.6

Drunken Angel

1948Movie7.6
Forever a Woman
7.6

Forever a Woman

1955Movie7.6
Gendai shojo

Gendai shojo

1953Movie
The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl

The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl

1956Movie
The Blue Mountains: Part II
7.1

The Blue Mountains: Part II

1949Movie7.1
Women in Prison
4.0

Women in Prison

1956Movie4.0
The Pleasures of Vice

The Pleasures of Vice

1954Movie
Tokyo Sweetheart
8.0

Tokyo Sweetheart

1952Movie8.0
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

1957Movie
The Moon Has Risen
6.9

The Moon Has Risen

1955Movie6.9
Everyone's Sweetheart

Everyone's Sweetheart

1956Movie
Sound of the Mountain
7.4

Sound of the Mountain

1954Movie7.4
The Yamabiko School

The Yamabiko School

1952Movie
Repast
7.6

Repast

1951Movie7.6
In Case of One Woman

In Case of One Woman

1956Movie
Wakai musumetachi

Wakai musumetachi

1951Movie
Picture Bride
6.5

Picture Bride

1995Movie6.5
The Third President
10.0

The Third President

1958Movie10.0
A Guide to Marriage

A Guide to Marriage

1952Movie
About Love
10.0

About Love

1953Movie10.0
Executive Chair

Executive Chair

1958Movie
The Path Under the Platanes
7.0

The Path Under the Platanes

1959Movie7.0
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
10.0

Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre

1951Movie10.0
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
9.0

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952Movie9.0
Wakôdo no uta

Wakôdo no uta

1951Movie
Husband and Wife
6.9

Husband and Wife

1953Movie6.9
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1950Movie
The Blue Mountains: Part I
6.4

The Blue Mountains: Part I

1949Movie6.4
Oka wa hanazakari
9.0

Oka wa hanazakari

1952Movie9.0
Tokyo dayo Okkasan

Tokyo dayo Okkasan

1957Movie
A Wife's Heart
6.9

A Wife's Heart

1956Movie6.9
Mr. Lucky
10.0

Mr. Lucky

1952Movie10.0
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
6.9

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

1950Movie6.9
Moth Lamp

Moth Lamp

1953Movie
Four Asakusa Sisters

Four Asakusa Sisters

1952Movie
Sekidô matsuri

Sekidô matsuri

1951Movie
Girls in the Orchard
8.0

Girls in the Orchard

1953Movie8.0
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth
7.0

Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth

1953Movie7.0
The First Kiss
6.4

The First Kiss

1955Movie6.4
祇園物語　春怨

祇園物語　春怨

1951Movie
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

1980Movie
Jiyūgaoka fujin
10.0

Jiyūgaoka fujin

1960Movie10.0
Five Sisters
8.0

Five Sisters

1954Movie8.0
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
9.0

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

1957Movie9.0
Assistant President
10.0

Assistant President

1958Movie10.0
Young Eyes

Young Eyes

1954Movie
Wedding March
10.0

Wedding March

1951Movie10.0
A Meeting of Youths

A Meeting of Youths

1952Movie
Wedding Season

Wedding Season

1954Movie
Mr. Pu
6.5

Mr. Pu

1953Movie6.5
Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi

Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi

1961Movie
To Love and Forgive

To Love and Forgive

1955Movie
The Devil comes and plays the Flute
7.0

The Devil comes and plays the Flute

1954Movie7.0
Morishige, where are you going?

Morishige, where are you going?

1956Movie
Pursuit At Dawn
8.0

Pursuit At Dawn

1950Movie8.0
The Twilight Years
7.5

The Twilight Years

1973Movie7.5
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1949Movie
Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife

Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife

1957Movie

TV Shows (1)

Kininaru Yomesan

Kininaru Yomesan

1971Series