logo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-02-16

Day of Death

1981-06-13 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Tsûsai Sugawara

Biography

Japanese social activist, business leader, writer, art patron, and occasional actor. In the West he is best known for his cameo appearances in several of the last films directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Known For

Acting

Good Morning

1959

Good Morning

as

Customer

The King

1962

The King

as

Floating Weeds

1959

Floating Weeds

as

Sushi Restaurant Customer

Our Town

1956

Our Town

as

Tsuruta Tomizō, Diving Company Boss

Equinox Flower

1958

Equinox Flower

as

Mr. Sugai

The Kii River

1966

The Kii River

as

Tazaki

Late Autumn

1960

Late Autumn

as

Sushiya Kyaku

A Trap

1965

A Trap

as

Tokyo Twilight

1957

Tokyo Twilight

as

Mahjong Parlor Owner

A Geisha's Diary

1961

A Geisha's Diary

as

Shimazaki

Early Spring

1956

Early Spring

as

Mr. Sugai

Production

Crew

Directing