Kaoru Sugita

Kaoru Hashimoto (橋本 薫, Hashimoto Kaoru, born November 27, 1964 in Shinjuku, Tokyo), better known by her stage name Kaoru Sugita (杉田 かおる, Sugita Kaoru), is a Japanese actress and singer.

Biography[]

She attended Myōjō Academy in Mitaka, later transferring to and graduating from NHK Gakuen (NHK Academy). At age 7, she made her debut in the NTV television series Papa to Yobanai de. Her portrayal of a pregnant middle-school student in an episode of the TBS series Kinpachi-sensei brought widespread media exposure.^{[citation needed]}

In the series Ikenaka Genta 80 Kilo, she not only played the female lead, but sang the song Tori no Uta, which was released and sold 280,000 copies, reaching number 10 on the weekly Oricon charts.^{[citation needed]}

She has also appeared in the films such as Oh! Oku^[1] and Dead or Alive.^[2]

Filmography[]

Films[]

• Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
• The Gate of Youth (1981)
• Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
• Dead or Alive (1999)
• Lakeside Murder Case (2004)
• Oh! Oku (2006)

Television[]

• Kinpachi-sensei (1979)
• Ikenaka Genta 80 Kilo (1980)
• Sanbiki ga Kiru! (1987)
• Nurse Aoi (2006)
• Kurosagi (2006)
• Fushin no Toki: Woman Wars (2006)

Bibliography[]

• Joyū Gokko (1998)

References[]

External links[]

• Kaoru Sugita at IMDb
• Kaoru Sugita at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
• Connell, Ryann (June 25, 2005). "Top dog Sugita digs her way to freedom". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved April 29, 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Deserted daughter causes howls when she bolts from 'whipped dog' kennel". Mainichi Shimbun. January 28, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}