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{{Short Description|Japanese actress (1917–1967)}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
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| native_name = 轟 夕起子
| birth_name = 轟 夕起子
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|09|11}}
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| birth_place = [[Azabu|Shinbori-chou, Azabu-ku]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|09|11}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1967|05|11|1917|09|11}}
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| birth_place = [[Azabu|Shinbori-chou, Azabu-ku]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
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| death_place = [[Komae, Tokyo|Komae]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1967|05|11|1917|09|11}}
| occupation = Actress
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| death_place = [[Komae, Tokyo|Komae]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| occupation = Actress
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| yearsactive = 1937–1967
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'''Yukiko Todoroki''' ({{lang|ja|轟 夕起子}} ''Todoroki Yukiko''; September 11, 1917 – May 11, 1967) was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[actress]]. Her real name was Tsuruko Nishiyama. She also 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 [[Japanese idol|idol group]] [[Super Monkey's]], is her granddaughter. She was 160&nbsp;cm tall.
'''Yukiko Todoroki''' ({{lang|ja|轟 夕起子}} ''Todoroki Yukiko''; September 11, 1917 – May 11, 1967) was a [[Japanese people|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 [[Japanese idol|idol group]] [[Super Monkey's]], is her granddaughter.


== History and Personal Life ==
== History and personal life ==
In 1931, she left Kyoto Prefectural Suzaku Senior High School to join the [[Takarazuka Revue]]. [[Shidare Itoi]] and [[Tomiko Hattori]] also joined the company at the same time. These Japanese beauties became very popular. In 1937, she left Takarazuka and had her debut as Otsu in the [[Nikkatsu]] production ''Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll''. It is said this was revenge by the four existing film companies ([[Shochiku]], Nikkatsu, Shinko Cinema, and Daito Film) against [[Toho]]'s [[Kazuo Hasegawa]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} While shooting ''Edo no Arawashi'' (1937), she met Nikkatsu director Masahiro Makino. She married him in 1940. The same year, her eldest son, Masayuki Makino, was born.
In 1931, she left Kyoto Prefectural Suzaku Senior High School to join the [[Takarazuka Revue]]. [[Shidare Itoi]] and [[Tomiko Hattori]] also joined the company at the same time. These Japanese beauties became very popular. In 1937, she left Takarazuka and had her debut as Otsu in the [[Nikkatsu]] production ''Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll''. It is said this was revenge by the four existing film companies ([[Shochiku]], Nikkatsu, Shinko Cinema, and Daito Film) against [[Toho]]'s [[Kazuo Hasegawa]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} While shooting ''Edo no Arawashi'' (1937), she met Nikkatsu director Masahiro Makino. She married him in 1940. The same year, her eldest son, Masayuki Makino, was born.


In 1942, due to government intervention, Nikkatsu's production division was forced to merge with other companies to form [[Daiei Studios]]. However, Todoroki did not join Daiei; she moved to Toho, to which her husband Makino was then attached.
In 1942, due to government intervention, Nikkatsu's production division was forced to merge with other companies to form [[Daiei Studios]]. However, Todoroki did not join Daiei; she moved to Toho, to which her husband Makino was then attached.


In 1943, she gained popularity for portraying the heroine Sayo Murai in [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s debut film, [[Sanshiro Sugata]]. That same year she had a hit with the theme song to ''Hanako-san'', ''Otsukai wa jitensha ni notte''.
In 1943, she gained popularity for portraying the heroine Sayo Murai in [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s debut film, ''[[Sanshiro Sugata]]''. That same year she had a hit with the theme song to ''Hanako-san'', ''Otsukai wa jitensha ni notte''.


After the war, she divorced Makino (1950), married Koji Shima (1953), then divorced him (1965). In the post-war period, she gained weight and was gradually forced into supporting roles. For example, she played [[Hideki Takahashi]]'s mother in the television series ''Otoko no monshō'' from 1963 to 1966.
After the war, she divorced Makino (1950), married Koji Shima (1953), then divorced him (1965). In the post-war period, she gained weight and was gradually forced into supporting roles. For example, she played [[Hideki Takahashi]]'s mother in the television series ''Otoko no monshō'' from 1963 to 1966.


On May 11, 1967, at 5:15 p.m., she died in Komae, Tokyo of [[Jaundice#Post-hepatic|post-hepatic jaundice]]. She was 49 years old.
On May 11, 1967, at 17:15, she died in Komae, Tokyo of [[Jaundice#Post-hepatic|post-hepatic jaundice]]. She was 49 years old.


== Selected Filmography ==
== Selected filmography ==
[[Image:Sayo and sugata.png|thumb|In ''Sanshiro Sugata'' with [[Fujita Susumu]] ]]



*1937 ''[[Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll]]'' - directed by 尾崎純
*1937 ''[[Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll]]'' - directed by Jun Ozaki (尾崎純)
*1939 ''[[Kagirinaki zenshin]]'' - directed by [[Tomu Uchida]]
*1939 ''[[Kagirinaki zenshin]]'' - directed by [[Tomu Uchida]]
*1939 ''[[Bakuon]]'' - directed by [[Tomotaka Tasaka]]
*1939 ''[[Bakuon]]'' - directed by [[Tomotaka Tasaka]]
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*1943 ''[[Hanako-san (film)|Hanako-san]]'' - directed by Masahiro Makino
*1943 ''[[Hanako-san (film)|Hanako-san]]'' - directed by Masahiro Makino
*1943 ''[[Sanshiro Sugata]]'' - directed by Akira Kurosawa
*1943 ''[[Sanshiro Sugata]]'' - directed by Akira Kurosawa
*1943 ''[[Sanshiro Sugata Part II]]'' - directed by Akira Kurosawa
*1945 ''[[Sanshiro Sugata Part II]]'' - directed by Akira Kurosawa
*1946 ''[[Nanatsu no kao]]'' - directed by [[Sadatsugu Matsuda]], part of the [[Bannai Tarao]] series
*1946 ''[[Nanatsu no kao]]'' - directed by [[Sadatsugu Matsuda]], part of the [[Bannai Tarao]] series
*1948 ''[[Kinji Kiyasha zengohen]]'' - directed by Masahiro Makino
*1948 ''[[Kinji Kiyasha zengohen]]'' - directed by Masahiro Makino
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*1954 ''[[Kyokubatan no maou]]'' - directed by [[Yasushi Sasaki]], part of the Bannai Tarao series
*1954 ''[[Kyokubatan no maou]]'' - directed by [[Yasushi Sasaki]], part of the Bannai Tarao series
*1955 ''[[Seishun kaidan]]'' - directed by [[Kon Ichikawa]]
*1955 ''[[Seishun kaidan]]'' - directed by [[Kon Ichikawa]]
*1956 ''[[Suzaki paradise: Akashingō]]'' - directed by [[Yūzō Kawashima]]
*1955 ''[[The Maid's Kid]]'' - directed by [[Tomotaka Tasaka]]
*1956 ''[[Hungry Soul]]'' - directed by [[Kon Ichikawa]]
*1956 ''[[Hungry Soul, Part II]]'' - directed by [[Kon Ichikawa]]
*1956 ''[[Suzaki Paradise: Akashingō]]'' - directed by [[Yūzō Kawashima]]
*1956 ''[[A Slope in the Sun]]'' - directed by [[Tomotaka Tasaka]]
*1956 ''[[A Slope in the Sun]]'' - directed by [[Tomotaka Tasaka]]
*1958 ''[[Akai hatoba]]'' - directed by [[Toshio Masuda]]
*1958 ''[[Akai hatoba]]'' - directed by [[Toshio Masuda (director)|Toshio Masuda]]
*1959 ''[[Sasameyuki#Film, TV or theatrical adaptations|Sasameyuki]]'' - directed by Koji Shima
*1959 ''[[Sasameyuki#Film, TV or theatrical adaptations|Sasameyuki]]'' - directed by Koji Shima
*1959 ''[[Temptation on Glamour Island]]'' - directed by Yuuzou Kawashima
*1959 ''[[Temptation on Glamour Island]]'' - directed by Yuuzou Kawashima
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0865372/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8dHQ9MXxteD0yMHx5PTB8aHRtbD0xfGNoPTF8Y289MXxwbj0wfGZ0PTF8a3c9MXxxcz15dWtpa28gdG9kb3Jva2l8c2l0ZT1ha2F8cT15dWtpa28gdG9kb3Jva2l8bm09MQ__;fc=1;ft=20 IMDB entry for Yukiko Todoroki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0865372/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8dHQ9MXxteD0yMHx5PTB8aHRtbD0xfGNoPTF8Y289MXxwbj0wfGZ0PTF8a3c9MXxxcz15dWtpa28gdG9kb3Jva2l8c2l0ZT1ha2F8cT15dWtpa28gdG9kb3Jva2l8bm09MQ__;fc=1;ft=20 IMDB entry for Yukiko Todoroki]
*[http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=by_name&id=108841 MovieWalker entry for Yukiko Todoroki] (Japanese)
*[http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=by_name&id=108841 MovieWalker entry for Yukiko Todoroki] (Japanese)
*[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0119200.htm Japanese Movie Database entry for Yukiko Todoroki] (Japanese)
*[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0119200.htm Japanese Movie Database entry for Yukiko Todoroki] (Japanese)
*[http://www.uwajima-cci.or.jp/watch/index.html Yukira Uwajima's Famous People, Genius Actress Todoroki Yukiko] (Japanese)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100124020242/http://www.uwajima-cci.or.jp/watch/index.html Yukira Uwajima's Famous People, Genius Actress Todoroki Yukiko] (Japanese)


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| DATE OF DEATH = May 11, 1967
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Yukiko Todoroki
轟 夕起子
Yukiko sits on a fence with one arm around a horse
Todoroki in 1937
Born(1917-09-11)September 11, 1917
Shinbori-chou, Azabu-ku, Tokyo, Japan
DiedMay 11, 1967(1967-05-11) (aged 49)
Komae, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active1937–1967
Spouses
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    (m. 1940; div. 1950)​
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    (m. 1953; div. 1965)​
Children1
RelativesAnna Makino (granddaughter)

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.

History and personal life[edit]

In 1931, she left Kyoto Prefectural Suzaku Senior High School to join the Takarazuka Revue. Shidare Itoi and Tomiko Hattori also joined the company at the same time. These Japanese beauties became very popular. In 1937, she left Takarazuka and had her debut as Otsu in the Nikkatsu production Musashi Miyamoto: Earth Scroll. It is said this was revenge by the four existing film companies (Shochiku, Nikkatsu, Shinko Cinema, and Daito Film) against Toho's Kazuo Hasegawa.[citation needed] While shooting Edo no Arawashi (1937), she met Nikkatsu director Masahiro Makino. She married him in 1940. The same year, her eldest son, Masayuki Makino, was born.

In 1942, due to government intervention, Nikkatsu's production division was forced to merge with other companies to form Daiei Studios. However, Todoroki did not join Daiei; she moved to Toho, to which her husband Makino was then attached.

In 1943, she gained popularity for portraying the heroine Sayo Murai in Akira Kurosawa's debut film, Sanshiro Sugata. That same year she had a hit with the theme song to Hanako-san, Otsukai wa jitensha ni notte.

After the war, she divorced Makino (1950), married Koji Shima (1953), then divorced him (1965). In the post-war period, she gained weight and was gradually forced into supporting roles. For example, she played Hideki Takahashi's mother in the television series Otoko no monshō from 1963 to 1966.

On May 11, 1967, at 17:15, she died in Komae, Tokyo of post-hepatic jaundice. She was 49 years old.

Selected filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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