Yukiko Todoroki
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Yukiko Todoroki was a Japanese
actress. Her real name was Tsuruko Nishiyama. She also participated in the Takarazuka Revue
. At Takarazuka, she was known not by her real name, but by the stage name Toruko (Turquoise or Turk). Her birthplace was Shinbori, Azabu-ku in Tokyo. Her two ex-husbands were film directors Masahiro Makino
and Koji Shima
. Her son is Masayuki Makino, the principal of Okinawa Actors School. Anna Makino
, a former member of idol group
Super Monkey's
, is her granddaughter. She was 160 cm tall.
. Shidare Itoi and Tomiko Hattori also joined the company at the same time. These Japanese beauties became very popular. In 1937, she left Takarazuka and had her debut as Otsu in the Nikkatsu
production Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll. It is said this was revenge by the four existing film companies (Shochiku
, Nikkatsu, Shinko Cinema, and Daito Film) against Toho
's Kazuo Hasegawa
. While shooting Edo no Arawashi (1937), she met Nikkatsu director Masahiro Makino. She married him in 1940. The same year, her eldest son, Masayuki Makino, was born.
In 1942, due to government intervention, Nikkatsu's production division was forced to merge with other companies to form Daiei Studios. However, Todoroki did not join Daiei; she moved to Toho, to which her husband Makino was then attached.
In 1943, she gained popularity for portraying the heroine Sayo Murai in Akira Kurosawa
's debut film, Sanshiro Sugata
. That same year she had a hit with the theme song to Hanako-san, Otsukai wa jitensha ni notte.
After the war, she divorced Makino (1950), married Koji Shima (1953), then divorced him (1965). In the post-war period, she gained weight and was gradually forced into supporting roles. For example, she played Hideki Takahashi
's mother in the television series Otoko no monshō from 1963 to 1966.
On May 11, 1967, at 5:15 p.m., she died in Komae, Tokyo of post-hepatic jaundice. She was 49 years old.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actress. Her real name was Tsuruko Nishiyama. She also participated in the Takarazuka Revue
Takarazuka Revue
The Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales. The troupe takes its name...
. At Takarazuka, she was known not by her real name, but by the stage name Toruko (Turquoise or Turk). Her birthplace was Shinbori, Azabu-ku in Tokyo. Her two ex-husbands were film directors Masahiro Makino
Masahiro Makino
was a Japanese film director of more than 260 films, primarily in the chanbara and yakuza genres. His real name was Masatada , but he took the stage name Masahiro, the kanji for which he changed multiple times .-Career:...
and Koji Shima
Koji Shima
was a Japanese film director, actor and screenwriter.-Career:Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He was in the first class of the Nihon Eiga Haiyū Gakkō and joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he...
. Her son is Masayuki Makino, the principal of Okinawa Actors School. Anna Makino
Anna Makino
Anna Makino is a J-pop singer, and an original member of the group Super Monkey's. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She made her debut as a solo J-pop singer on 22 January 1987, aged 15...
, a former member of idol group
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
Super Monkey's
Super Monkey's
was an Okinawan pop-singing and dancing group that spawned the careers of Namie Amuro and some members of the girl group, MAX. The group went through several member and name changes before coming into prominence in 1995 with the release of their fifth single, Try Me ~Watashi o Shinjite~.- Pre-debut...
, is her granddaughter. She was 160 cm tall.
History and Personal Life
In 1931, she left Kyoto Prefectural Suzaku Senior High School to join the Takarazuka RevueTakarazuka Revue
The Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese all-female musical theater troupe based in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Women play all roles in lavish, Broadway-style productions of Western-style musicals, and sometimes stories adapted from shōjo manga and Japanese folktales. The troupe takes its name...
. Shidare Itoi and Tomiko Hattori also joined the company at the same time. These Japanese beauties became very popular. In 1937, she left Takarazuka and had her debut as Otsu in the Nikkatsu
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company well known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio. The name Nikkatsu is an abbreviation of Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Cinematograph Company".-History:...
production Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll. It is said this was revenge by the four existing film companies (Shochiku
Shochiku
is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada...
, Nikkatsu, Shinko Cinema, and Daito Film) against Toho
Toho
is a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
's Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 290 films between 1927 and 1963.-Filmography:Filmography of Kazuo Hasegawa include :* also known as Crossroads, Crossways, Shadows of the Yoshiwara or Slums of Tokyo...
. While shooting Edo no Arawashi (1937), she met Nikkatsu director Masahiro Makino. She married him in 1940. The same year, her eldest son, Masayuki Makino, was born.
In 1942, due to government intervention, Nikkatsu's production division was forced to merge with other companies to form Daiei Studios. However, Todoroki did not join Daiei; she moved to Toho, to which her husband Makino was then attached.
In 1943, she gained popularity for portraying the heroine Sayo Murai in Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...
's debut film, Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
was the directorial debut of the Academy Award-winning Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. First released in Japan on 25 March 1943 by Toho film studios, the film was eventually released in the United States on 28 April 1974. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Tsuneo...
. That same year she had a hit with the theme song to Hanako-san, Otsukai wa jitensha ni notte.
After the war, she divorced Makino (1950), married Koji Shima (1953), then divorced him (1965). In the post-war period, she gained weight and was gradually forced into supporting roles. For example, she played Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi
is a Japanese actor. Born in Kisarazu, Chiba near Tokyo, he attended Ichikawa Gakuen and later Nihon University.- Filmography :He made his debut with Nikkatsu and acted in youth-oriented films. After becoming a star in television jidaigeki, he turned out hit after hit...
's mother in the television series Otoko no monshō from 1963 to 1966.
On May 11, 1967, at 5:15 p.m., she died in Komae, Tokyo of post-hepatic jaundice. She was 49 years old.
Selected Filmography
- 1937 Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll - directed by 尾崎純
- 1939 Kagirinaki zenshin - directed by Tomu UchidaTomu Uchidawas a Japanese film director. Tomu Uchida, whose name translates to “spit out dreams” is considered one of the less well known masters of Japanese cinema in the West, whose films are rarely screened and not widely available on DVD...
- 1939 Bakuon - directed by Tomotaka TasakaTomotaka Tasakawas a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he began working at Nikkatsu's Kyoto studio in 1924 and eventually came to prominence for a series of realist, humanist films made at Nikkatsu's Tamagawa studio in the late 1930s such as Robō no ishi and Mud and Soldiers, both of...
- 1940 Zoku Shimizu minato - directed by Masahiro Makino
- 1941 Jiro monogatari - directed by Koji Shima
- 1943 Hanako-sanHanako-sanHanako-san or Toire no Hanako-san is a Japanese urban legend about a young girl who haunts school bathrooms. She will appear if you shout her name.-Legend:...
- directed by Masahiro Makino - 1943 Sanshiro SugataSanshiro Sugatawas the directorial debut of the Academy Award-winning Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. First released in Japan on 25 March 1943 by Toho film studios, the film was eventually released in the United States on 28 April 1974. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Tsuneo...
- directed by Akira Kurosawa - 1943 Sanshiro Sugata Part IISanshiro Sugata Part IIis a 1945 film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita.It was filmed in early 1945 in Japan towards the end of World War II....
- directed by Akira Kurosawa - 1946 Nanatsu no kao - directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, part of the Bannai TaraoBannai Taraois the name of a set of Japanese mysteries , featuring a detective of the same name who could take on seven different faces, in similar fashion to the protagonists of later shows 7-Color Mask, Rainbowman, and Cutie Honey. Bannai Tarao is credited on several songs on Japanese rock pioneers Happy...
series - 1948 Kinji Kiyasha zengohen - directed by Masahiro Makino
- 1948 Body at the Gate - directed by Masahiro Makino
- 1950 Mada kara tobidase - directed by Koji Shima
- 1950 Sasameyuki - directed by Yutaka AbeYutaka Abewas a Japanese film director and actor. He went to America to study theater and began acting in Hollywood, appearing in such films as The Cheat with Sessue Hayakawa. He was often billed as "Jack Abbe" or "Jack Yutake Abbe." He returned to Japan in 1925, finding work at the Nikkatsu studio, and soon...
- 1951 The Lady of MusashinoThe Lady of Musashinois a 1951 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi....
- directed by Kenji MizoguchiKenji MizoguchiKenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène... - 1954 Kyokubatan no maou - directed by Yasushi SasakiYasushi Sasakiaka Kō Sasaki was a Japanese film director. He directed films from the 1920s to the 1960s.- Director :He directed 182 films:*...
, part of the Bannai Tarao series - 1955 Seishun kaidan - directed by Kon IchikawaKon Ichikawawas a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department...
- 1956 Suzaki paradise: AkashingōSuzaki paradise: Akashingōaka Suzaki Paradise Red Light is a 1956 black and white Japanese film drama directed by Yuzo Kawashima.- Cast :* Michiyo Aratama as Tsutae* Yukiko Todoroki as Otoku* Seizaburō Kawazu as Mr. Ochiai* Tatsuya Mihashi as Yoshiji, Tsutae's husband...
- directed by Yūzō KawashimaYuzo Kawashimawas a notable Japanese filmmaker, most famous for making tragi-comic films and satires.-Career:Kawashima was born in Mutsu, Aomori in the Shimokita Peninsula. From his youth, he suffered from a paralysis that affected his right leg and arm. He was educated at Meiji University, where he was a member... - 1956 Hi no ataru sakamichiHi no Ataru Sakamichiis the twelfth single by Do As Infinity, released in 2002. It was used as the drama Hatsutaiken's theme song.-Track listing:# # "What You Gonna Do?"# # "What You Gonna Do?" -Chart positions:-External links:* at Avex Network...
- directed by Tomotaka TasakaTomotaka Tasakawas a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he began working at Nikkatsu's Kyoto studio in 1924 and eventually came to prominence for a series of realist, humanist films made at Nikkatsu's Tamagawa studio in the late 1930s such as Robō no ishi and Mud and Soldiers, both of... - 1958 Akai hatoba - directed by Toshio MasudaToshio Masudais a Japanese film director. He developed a reputation as a consistent box office hit-maker. Over the course of five decades, 16 of his films made the yearly top ten lists at the Japanese box office—a second place record in the industry. Between 1958 and 1968 he directed 52 films for the Nikkatsu...
- 1959 Sasameyuki - directed by Koji Shima
- 1959 Temptation on Glamour Island - directed by Yuuzou Kawashima
- 1961 Aitsu to watashi - directed by Kō NakahiraKo Nakahira- Filmography as assistant director :* Ojōsan shachō, lit. "Madame Company President" - Filmography as director :* Kurutta kajitsu * Gyūnyū-ya furanki * Bitoku no yoromeki * Kurenai no tsubasa)...