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Yukiko Todoroki
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.
Top Filmography
6.5
Sanshiro Sugata
1943 // MOVIE
5.9
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945 // MOVIE
7.0
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
1956 // MOVIE
5.9
The Lady of Musashino
1951 // MOVIE
6.0
Hungry Soul
1956 // MOVIE
6.4
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956 // MOVIE
5.5
A Slope in the Sun
1958 // MOVIE
6.8
Burden of Love
1955 // MOVIE
6.0
Mother Never Dies
1942 // MOVIE
8.0
Temptation
1957 // MOVIE
5.2
Victory Song
1945 // MOVIE
6.3
Red Pier
1958 // MOVIE
7.7
Five Sisters
1954 // MOVIE
8.0
The Maid's Kid
1955 // MOVIE
8.0
The Makioka Sisters
1959 // MOVIE