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Hanayo Sumi

Hanayo Sumi was born February 6, 1932 and died August 3, 2026 (aged 94). From Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Height 162 cm. Actor / tarento.

Actor from Japan

Hyōgo Prefecture
actor
tarento

Hanayo Sumi, born on February 6, 1932 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, was an actor and tarento. Hanayo Sumi died on August 3, 2026 at the age of 94. The listed height was 162 cm. The recorded active period was 1948 - 2026.

My Take

Hanayo Sumi was born in 1932 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1948, and became the top male-role star of its Star Troupe, winning an Arts Festival award for the 1960 revue Karei naru Senbyoshi. She left the company in 1963 to marry the actor Tadao Takashima, appeared with him for years on the television show Gochisosama, and was the mother of the actors Masahiro and Masanobu Takashima. In 2014 she was among the first hundred people named to the Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame, and she died in August 2026. English-language readers may not recognize the name, and that is precisely the gap worth noting: Japanese entertainment history has an entire tier of long-serving stars who were household names at home and near-invisible abroad.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Hanayo Sumi
Name (Japanese): 寿美花代
Reading: すみはなよ
Born: February 6, 1932 – August 3, 2026
Origin: Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Height: 162 cm
Occupation: actor / tarento
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Blood type: AB
Agency: Toho Entertainment
Active years: 1948 - 2026

2. Works & records

Works summary

Appearances: 36 (1951–2002)
By year (titles with a known year): 1951: 1, 1952: 2, 1953: 2, 1954: 1, 1955: 2, 1956: 1, 1957: 1, 1958: 2, 1959: 1, 1960: 1, 1961: 2, 1962: 1, 1973: 1, 1980: 1, 1991: 1, 2002: 1, year unknown: 15
Debut work: 蜜蜂の冒険

Filmography / notable works

Category	Title	Year
TV drama	火曜サスペンス劇場・貴賓室の怪人	2002
TV drama	新春・混浴・めでたい旅館物語	1991
CM	味の素味の素のおみそ汁	1980
Information / variety program	ラブラブショー	1973
	メイド・イン・ニッポン	1962
	朧夜源氏	1961
Film	新源氏物語	1961
	春の踊り（日本の恋の物語）	1960
	日本美女絵巻	1959
	花詩集	1958
TV drama	歌の花園 - 大阪テレビ放送	1958
	乞食と殿様	1957
	若草物語	1956
	ミランの恋人たち	1955
Film	1955年	1955
Film	1954年	1954
	ニューヨーク幻想曲	1953
Film	千姫	1953
	源氏物語	1952
Film	元禄水滸伝	1952
	蜜蜂の冒険	1951
	春のをどり
Film	右門捕物帖妖鬼屋敷
Film	水着の花嫁
Film	天下泰平
Film	続・天下泰平
Film	ジャズ娘乾杯!
Film	蝶々夫人
Film	女の学校
Film	歌え!青春はりきり娘
Information / variety program	ごちそうさま
Information / variety program	山田邦子のしあわせにしてよ
Information / variety program	平成教育委員会
Information / variety program	ドキドキ世界大冒険
Information / variety program	ちちんぷいぷい
Information / variety program	徹子の部屋

3. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%BF%E7%BE%8E%E8%8A%B1%E4%BB%A3
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3976903

4. About this entry

Frequently asked questions

When was Hanayo Sumi born?

Hanayo Sumi was born on February 6, 1932.

When did Hanayo Sumi die?

Hanayo Sumi died on August 3, 2026, aged 94.

Where was Hanayo Sumi from?

Hanayo Sumi was from Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

What did Hanayo Sumi do?

Hanayo Sumi worked as actor, tarento.

How tall was Hanayo Sumi?

Hanayo Sumi was 162 cm tall.

What was Hanayo Sumi's blood type?

Hanayo Sumi's blood type was AB.

What agency was Hanayo Sumi with?

Hanayo Sumi was with Toho Entertainment.

When was Hanayo Sumi active?

Hanayo Sumi was active from 1948 to 2026.

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