*anese actress and singer

Kaoru Hashimoto (橋本 薫, Hashimoto Kaoru, born November 27, 1964 in Shinjuku, Tokyo), better known by her stage name Kaoru Sugita (杉田 かおる, Sugita Kaoru), is a *anese actress and singer.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Filmography
  • 2.1 Films
  • 2.2 Television
• 3 Bibliography
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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. Her portrayal of a pregnant middle-school student in an episode of the TBS series Kinpachi-sensei brought widespread media exposure.

In the series Ikenaka Genta 80 Kilo, she not only played the female lead, but sang the song Tori no Uta, which was released and sold 280,000 copies, reaching number 10 on the weekly Oricon charts.

She has also appeared in the films such as Oh! Oku and Dead or Alive.

Filmography

Films

• Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
• The Gate of Youth (1981)
• Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
• Dead or Alive (1999)
• Lakeside Murder Case (2004)
• Oh! Oku (2006)

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

External links

• Kaoru Sugita at IMDb
• Kaoru Sugita at the *anese Movie Database (in *anese)
• Connell, Ryann (June 25, 2005). "Top dog Sugita digs her way to freedom". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
• "Deserted daughter causes howls when she bolts from 'whipped dog' kennel". Mainichi Shimbun. January 28, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2007.