Tsûsai Sugawara

Known for

Acting

Born

February 16, 1894

Birthplace

Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Died

June 13, 1981 (aged 87)

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

Best known work

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

Good Morning

1959

Floating Weeds

1959

Late Autumn

1960

Equinox Flower

1958

Tokyo Twilight

1957

Early Spring

1956

A Trap

1965

A Geisha's Diary

1961

Our Town

1956

Filmography

1973
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
as Tsusai Sugawara, Original Concept
1972
The Horrible Obsessions
as Sugawara
1972
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1966
The Kii River
as Tazaki
1965
A Trap
1964
How to Make Money
1962
The King
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
as Dousousei Sugai
1962
This Year's Love
1961
A Geisha's Diary
as Shimazaki
1960
Late Autumn
as Sushiya Kyaku
1960
Glory to the President of the Henpecked Political Party
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
1952
The Wind Blows Twice