Ranko Sawa
Birthday
1903/07/25
Day of death
2003/01/11 (99 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Also know as
沢蘭子
Biography
Sawa was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in 1903. In 1919 she joined the young girl's theater group of Takarazuka under the stage name of Izumi Ranko. After passing through Shochiku Kamata, Sawa joined Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1923. In 1924 she moved to Teikoku Cinema's Ashiya Studios, where she became a leading actress. She met with great success for her performance in Hoshi wa Midaretobu, before going on to feature in Renbo Jigoku (Love's Hell). In Kago no Tori (The Caged Bird), directed by Mat...Read more
Acting
(1950) Red Peony of Night
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(1929) The Morning Sun Shines
as Asako Akizuki
(1933) Japanese Girls at the Harbor
as Yôko Sheridan
(1933) Every-Night Dreams
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(1927) Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
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(1932) First Steps Ashore
as Mistress politics
(1937) A Woman's Sorrows
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(1932) Victory or Defeat
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(1932) My Brother's a Fool
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(1932) Storm Zone
as Takiko Sumikawa
(1933) The Cheerleading Captain's Love
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