Kaoru Sugita
{{Short description|Japanese actress and singer}}
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| birth_name = Kaoru Hashimoto
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|11|27}}
| birth_place = Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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| known_for = Kinpachi-sensei
| occupation = Actress, singer
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{{nihongo|Kaoru Hashimoto|橋本 薫|Hashimoto Kaoru|born November 27, 1964 in Shinjuku, Tokyo}}, better known by her stage name {{nihongo|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. She portrayal a pregnant middle-school student in an episode of the TBS series Kinpachi-sensei.
In the series Ikenaka Genta 80 Kilo, she not only played the female lead, but sang the song Tori no Uta.
She has also appeared in the films such as Oh! Oku{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934558?refcatid=31|title=Variety Reviews – Oh-oku: The Women of the Inner Palace|work=Variety|author=Russell Edwards|date=September 2, 2007}} and Dead or Alive.{{cite web|url=http://www.meniscuszine.com/articles/201206152662/takashi-miikes-dead-or-alive/|title=Review: Takashi Miike's "Dead or Alive"|publisher=Meniscus|author=Christopher Bourne|date=June 15, 2012}}
Filmography
=Films=
- Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
- The Gate of Youth (1981)
- The Gate of Youth: Part 2 (1982)
- Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
- Dead or Alive (1999)
- Lakeside Murder Case (2004)
- Oh! Oku (2006)
- Welcome to the Village (2025){{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/102254/|title= 嗤う蟲|access-date= 14 August 2024|work= eiga.com}}
=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
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0837519}}
- {{jmdb name|0210370}}
- {{cite news|last=Connell|first=Ryann|title=Top dog Sugita digs her way to freedom|url=http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/face/archive/news/2005/20050625p2g00m0dm004000c.html|work=Mainichi Shimbun|date=June 25, 2005|accessdate=April 29, 2007}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{cite news|title=Deserted daughter causes howls when she bolts from 'whipped dog' kennel|url=http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/face/archive/news/2005/20050128p2g00m0dm999000c.html|work=Mainichi Shimbun|date=January 28, 2005|accessdate=April 29, 2007}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Japanese women singers
Category:Japanese film actresses
Category:Japanese television actresses
Category:Japanese voice actresses
Category:Musicians from Shinjuku
Category:20th-century Japanese actresses