Actor
Yukiko Todoroki
Born September 11, 1917 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died May 11, 196797 films
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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97 films as actor- 1966Debt of HonorOkimi
- 1965The Man's Crest: I Shall Kill
- 1965The Rule for a Vagabond
- 1965Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
- 1965Ane to imôtoMasa Miyata
- 1964The Flower and the Sword
- 1964The Scarred Crest
- 1964Dislikes
- 1964Kon'nichiwa 20 saiMihoko Ishizawa
- 1963Fight of the Gamblers
- 1963The Dragon Crest
- 1963The Symbol of a ManKiyo Murata
- 1963Sakiko-san chotto南条規子
- 1962Our Failures
- 1962The Lucky General
- 1961That Guy and I
- 1960Girl in the GlassSatoko Okinaka
- 1960Shiroi KibaKyôko Tashiro
- 1960錆びた鎖
- 1960Ajisai no uta
- 1959Various Flowers
- 1959Talented WomanNobuyo
- 1959Temptation on Glamour IslandTatsu Kitagawa
- 1959The Stream of Youth
- 1959The Makioka Sisters
- 1958Musume no boken
- 1958Red PierMama
- 1958Yoku
- 1958A Slope in the SunMidori Tashiro
- 1957TemptationKotoko Sonoya
- 1957Joshiryōsai
- 1957Dancing SistersFuyuko Taki
- 1956Hungry Soul, Part IIMayumi Ogouchi
- 1956Hungry SoulMayumi Ogouchi
- 1956Suzaki Paradise: Red Light DistrictOtoku
- 1956This Is Home
- 1956Called to the Stand
- 1955Tsukiyo no kasa
- 1955The Maid's Kid
- 1955Ghost Story of YouthChoko, mother of Shinichi
- 1955Women of Ginza
- 1955Burden of LoveRanko Araki
- 1955Striving to Live
- 1955美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋
- 1954Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
- 1954Five Sisters
- 1954Madam of the first class and husband of the third class
- 1954Sunny houseMitsu Nakahara
- 1954Bannai Tarao Series Demon King of Kyokumadan
- 1953First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate HusbandMrs. Natsuko
- 1953Genta Shigure
- 1953Lady Chatterley of JapanTomoko Takashima
- 1953Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
- 1952Zoku bakurō ichidai
- 1952Kyōshū
- 1952Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
- 1952Castle of Carnage
- 1952The Stand in Hakone
- 1952Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi
- 1952Aru yoru no dekigoto
- 1951The Lady of MusashinoTomiko Ono
- 1951Wagtail Tune
- 1950ShojohouTaniguchi Kozue
- 1950Designated Criminal
- 1950Snow-FlakeSachiko
- 1950Mado Kara TobidaseFujiko - Shûsuke's wife
- 1949Uta no Myojo
- 1949Ishimatsu of the ForestOfuji
- 1949Kyō ware renaisu
- 1949Wagakoyue ni
- 1948Ghosts Die at DawnMichiko
- 1948Gate of Flesh
- 1948Golden Devil Part 2
- 1948Golden Devil
- 1947Kokoro tsuki nogotoku
- 1947Female Police Officer
- 1946Seven Faces
- 1946Nonkina tosan
- 1946Yoki na onna
- 1945Uta e! Taiyō
- 1945Sanshiro Sugata, Part TwoSayo
- 1945Gekimetsu no uta堀越弓子
- 1945Kanchō umi no bara
- 1945Victory SongRitsuko
- 1945Until Victory Day
- 1945The Admirable Isshin Tasuke!
- 1944Nichijô no tatakai
- 1943Sanshiro SugataSayo Murai
- 1943Miss HanakoHanako
- 1942Mother Never Dies
- 1942Horror of the Fifth Columnist
- 1941The Tale of Jiro
- 1941世紀は笑ふ
- 1940Zoku Shimizu Minato
- 1939Shunjû ittôryû
- 1939Explosion!
- 1937Unending Advance