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.

Known For

Sanshiro Sugata

as Sayo Murai

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

as Sayo

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

as Otoku

The Lady of Musashino

as Tomiko Ono

Hungry Soul

as Mayumi Ogouchi

Hungry Soul, Part II

as Mayumi Ogouchi

A Slope in the Sun

as Midori Tashiro

Burden of Love

as Ranko Araki

Mother Never Dies

Temptation

as Kotoko Sonoya