Kin Sugai
Known for
Kin Sugai is a durable Japanese actress with a body of work built one job at a time. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'High and Low'. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. 74 years of work add up to around 77 titles. her Housewife in 'Ikiru' is the best-remembered role on the list.
Kin Sugai
70 Movies
7 Series
Kin Sugai is a durable Japanese actress with a body of work built one job at a time. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'High and Low'. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. 74 years of work add up to around 77 titles. her Housewife in 'Ikiru' is the best-remembered role on the list.
Movies
Plays Housewife
Ikiru
1952
Plays Female Drug Addict
High and Low
1963
Plays Mrs. Ozawa
Godzilla
1954
Plays Choji's Mother
Red Beard
1965
Plays Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Kwaidan
1965
Plays Tomoko Wada
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Plays Dôro no Hinanmin
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
Plays Mrs. Mochizuki
Ballad of a Workman
1962
Plays Defendant's Mother
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
Plays Katsuko
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
Plays Okuni
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Plays Chiyo Takahata
Gone in the Rain
1963
Plays Granny Okin (Okin-bāsan)
Debt of Honor
1966
Plays Congresswoman Natsuko Kamioka
Burden of Love
1955
Plays Woman came back from Penang
Sandakan No. 8
1974
Plays Yamashita
The Castle of Sand
1974
Plays Foster Mother
Tales of a Golden Geisha
1990
Plays Teacher Oda
The Pornographers
1966
Plays Toyo
Tracked
1985
Plays Kikue Amamiya
The Funeral
1984
Plays Mother
This Transient Life
1970
Plays Okin
The Blossom and the Sword
1973
Plays Mrs. Shimooka
Stakeout
1958
Plays Haruko's Mother
Pigs and Battleships
1961
Plays Keiko Kanemoto
Haru's Journey
2010
Plays Sen
Sure Death 4
1987
Plays Wellwisher on train
The Long Darkness
1972
Plays Okuma
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
Plays Tetsu
Spring Dreams
1960
Plays Kan Horinouchi
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
Plays Kyoko's mother
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
1973
Plays Chiyo
The International Gang of Kobe
1975
Plays Old Lady
Piecing Me Back Together
2010
Plays Kimiyo Wakamoto
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
Plays Osen Yamamura
Stolen Desire
1958
Plays Tatsuo's Mother
Fire Festival
1985
Plays Yone
Yellow Tears
2007
Plays Tadashi's Mother
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
Plays Tsukada's wife
Deep River
1995
Plays Misa Mori
I, the Executioner
1968
Plays Mitsurei Kudo
Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected
1991
Plays Sergeant's Wife
The Human Bullet
1968
Plays Yuta's grandmother
One Summer's Day
1999
Plays Sen
Sure Death
1984
Plays Miyo
Foundry Town
1962
Plays Ohno's Mother
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
1972
Plays Misae Sugiyama
The Lost Alibi
1960
Plays The Aunt
The Approach of Autumn
1960
Plays Old woman picking up stones
The Legend of Sayo
1982
Plays Sen
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
1985
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Full Filmography
Piecing Me Back Together
Old Lady
2010
Film
Haru's Journey
Keiko Kanemoto
2010
Film
My Grandma
Misao Murata
2008
Film
Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
Yukari Godai
2008
Film
Hitomi
Yokoyama Ume · 156 episodes
2008–
TV
Yellow Tears
Yone
2007
Film
Watashi no Aozora
Tome Hida · 156 episodes
2000–
TV
One Summer's Day
Yuta's grandmother
1999
Film
Sure Death 6
Sen
1996
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kin Sugai still alive?
Kin Sugai passed away on August 10, 2018 at age 92.
What are the most famous roles of Kin Sugai?
Kin Sugai is best known for roles in Ikiru, High and Low, Godzilla.
How many movies has Kin Sugai been in?
Over a 66-year career (since 1952), Kin Sugai has appeared in 70 movies and 7 TV shows.
What was Kin Sugai's first movie?
The career of Kin Sugai began with Ikiru (1952).
What is Kin Sugai's most recent movie or series?
Kin Sugai's most recent release is Piecing Me Back Together, which premiered on June 19, 2010.
What TV shows has Kin Sugai appeared in?
On television, Kin Sugai has appeared in Trick, Ryōmaden, Handoku!!!, Ie Naki Ko.
Kin Sugai
1926-02-28 · Tokyo, Japan
Kin Sugai (菅井きん Sugai Kin) (28 February 1926 – 10 August 2018) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Hochi Film Award for The Funeral. Sugai is famous for her role in the jidaigeki drama Hissatsu series.