Portrait of Tsûsai Sugawara

Tsûsai Sugawara

Acting

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

Born: February 16, 1894

Place of Birth: Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Filmography

1973
1966
The Kii River

as Tazaki

1965
1961
A Geisha's Diary

as Shimazaki

1960
Late Autumn

as Sushiya Kyaku

1959
Floating Weeds

as Sushi Restaurant Customer

1959
Good Morning

as Customer

1958
Equinox Flower

as Mr. Sugai

1958
Flower's Yearning

as Tsuzuki Keigo

1957
Tokyo Twilight

as Mahjong Parlor Owner

1956
Our Town

as Tsuruta Tomizō, Diving Company Boss

1956
Early Spring

as Mr. Sugai