1943Nominee
Best Performance
Sanshiro Sugata
Yukiko Todoroki
Actor
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
September 11, 1917
Biography
Yukiko Todoroki (轟 夕起子 Todoroki Yukiko; September 11, 1917 – May 11, 1967) was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Tsuruko Nishiyama. She 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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1959Nominee
Best Performance
Temptation on Glamour Island
1955Nominee
Best Performance
Burden of Love
Career Highlights
1949Highlight
Best Performance
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1945Highlight
Best Performance
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
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Sanshiro Sugata
Burden of Love