Sugiyama Tokuko was a Japanese actress born in Tokyo. She graduated from Jissen Girls' School and initially worked as a nursery school teacher and in the advertising department at Chiba Shimbun. In 1946, she joined Toho's New Face program and trained at the Academy of Stage Arts. She became a member of the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1948 and made her stage debut that year in "Toku e no Hoko". Sugiyama made her film debut in 1949 with "Shiratori wa Kanashikarazuyawa". In 1992, she moved to a nursing home in Saitama Prefecture but continued to record until her retirement in 2005. Sugiyama Tokuko passed away from liver cancer on August 28, 2014, at the age of 88. (Source: MyDramaList) Watch drama online for free.