Kaoru Sugita

Kaoru Sugita
Born	Kaoru Hashimoto (1964-11-27) November 27, 1964 (age 59) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Known for	Kinpachi-sensei

Kaoru Hashimoto (橋本 薫, Hashimoto Kaoru, born November 27, 1964 in

), better known by her stage name Kaoru Sugita (杉田 かおる, Sugita Kaoru), is a Japanese actress and singer.

Biography

She attended Myōjō Academy in

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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.^{[citation needed]}

She has also appeared in the films such as Oh! Oku^[1] and Dead or Alive.^[2]

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 Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
• Connell, Ryann (June 25, 2005). "Top dog Sugita digs her way to freedom". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved April 29, 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Deserted daughter causes howls when she bolts from 'whipped dog' kennel". Mainichi Shimbun. January 28, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}