Sanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi | |
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 Sanae Takasugi in 1937 | |
| Born | Hiroko Shimizu 8 October 1918 Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 26 November 1995 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1934–1979 |
| Spouse(s) | Ichikawa Danshirō III (1938–1958) |
Sanae Takasugi (高杉 早苗, Takasugi Sanae, 8 October 1918 – 26 November 1995) was a Japanese film and television actress. She starred in over 80 films, directed by notable filmmakers like Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Keisuke Kinoshita.
Career[]
Born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Takasugi graduated at Rissho High School and first performed in a dance hall, before joining the Shochiku film studios in 1934.[1] She made her screen debut in Yasujirō Shimazu's Our Neighbor, Miss Yae, and had her first starring role in Kōjirō Sasaki's Yama no yūyake.[1] She married kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshirō III in 1938,[1] and retired from acting until her return in 1948 in Kenji Mizoguchi's Women of the Night.[2] After her husband's death in 1958, she retired once more[1] before returning to the screen again in the late 1960s, appearing in small roles in films by Kaneto Shindō and Keisuke Kinoshita,[3] and on television. She received a Golden Glory Award at the Japanese Movie Critics Awards in 1994[4] and died the following year at the age of 77.
She mothered three children: the kabuki actors Ichikawa Ennosuke III and Ichikawa Danshirō IV, and actress Yasuko Ichikawa. She is the grandmother of actors Ichikawa Ennosuke IV and Teruyuki Kagawa.
Selected filmography[]
Film[]
- Our Neighbor, Miss Yae (Yasujirō Shimazu, 1934)
- Yama no yūyake (Kōjirō Sasaki, 1934)
- Kazoku kaigi (Yasujirō Shimazu, 1936)
- Women of the Night (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1948)
- The Munekata Sisters (Yasujirō Ozu, 1950)
- Wife (Mikio Naruse, 1953)
- A Japanese Tragedy (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1953)
- Wolf (Kaneto Shindō, 1955)
- Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (Kaneto Shindō, 1970)
- Oh, My Son! (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1979)
Television[]
- Nyonin Musashi (1971)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "高杉 早苗 (Sanae Takasugi)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "高杉早苗 (Sanae Takasugi)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "高杉早苗 (Sanae Takasugi)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "過去の受賞作品". Japan Movie Critics Award (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
External links[]
- People from Tokyo
- 1918 births
- 1995 deaths
- Actresses from Tokyo