is a
Japanese actress best known for her roles in the ''
sukeban'' (delinquent girl) subgenre of
Toei's action/erotic form of "
pink film
in its broadest sense includes almost any Japanese theatrical film that includes nudity (hence 'pink') or deals with sexual content. This encompasses everything from dramas to action thrillers and exploitation film features. The Western equiv ...
" known as ''Pinky Violence'
'.
Life and career
Sugimoto began her career as a
model and television personality. She made her film debut in ''Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha'' (
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
), which starred
Reiko Ike. Sugimoto's and Ike's careers would become closely linked in several of
Toei's ''Pinky Violent'' films, in which they were usually cast as rivals.
In 1973, Sugimoto won one of the Newcomer of the Year Awards at the
Élan d'or Awards given by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA).
Sugimoto's best-known solo role was in ''
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs'', the "over-the-top" crime film from (
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
).
When Toei expanded into the European market in the 1970s, Sugimoto's 1973 film ''Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School'' was released by Telemondial in France as ''Girl Boss – Les etudiantes en caval''.
In
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
she abandoned her film career for marriage, and later became a nursery school teacher.
Selected filmography
* (3 July 1971)
* (27 October 1971)
* (19 November 1971)
* (3 February 1972)
* (26 April 1972)
* (3 July 1972)
* (12 August 1972)
* (29 September 1972)
* (2 December 1972)
* (13 January 1973)
* (10 February 1973)
* (31 March 1973)
* (24 May 1973)
* (27 October 1973)
* (21 May 1974)
* (8 November 1975)
* (TV series) (1975)
* (28 February 1976)
Notes
Sources
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1953 births
Japanese actresses
Japanese television personalities
Pink film actors
Living people
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