Sumiko Sakamoto
Birthday
1936/11/25
Day of death
2021/01/23 (84 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Osaka, Japan
Also know as
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sumiko Sakamoto was born on November 26, 1936 in Osaka, Japan. Sakamoto is a singer and award-winning actress whose heartfelt performances made her a favorite of the late film director Shohei Imamura. Imamura cast her in three of his films, among them "The Ballad of Narayama," winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, in which her brilliant portrayal of an elderly mother not only earned her a kiss from Orson Welles, but also the Japanese Be...Read more
Acting
(2005) The Buried Forest
as Granny
(1983) The Ballad of Narayama
as Orin
(1966) The Pornographers
as Haru Masuda
(1978) Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
as Woman in Reception
(1964) Homeless Dog
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(1965) Rampaging Dog
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(1967) Quick-Draw Dog
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(1966) Return of Gun Dog
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(1966) Stray Dog
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(1995) The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Minato Mary
(1964) Escape from Japan
as Mitsuko
(2001) Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Masako Yamada
(1966) Fearless Comrades
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(1986) Be Free!
as Mutsuko's mother
(1964) The Call of Flesh
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(1967) The Silent Gun
as Tamako Tamamura
(1961) Travel with Ghost
as Osumi
(1996) Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
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(1963) Legends of Honor
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(1967) The Shogun and His Mistresses
as Tami
(1964) Clamouring Canines
as Machiko
(1965) Trigger Happy Romeo
as Tsuruko
(1966) Silence Has No Wings
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(1967) Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
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(1997) My Father's Dragon
as Lioness (voice)
(1963) Tenamonya Sandogasa
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(1981) Precious Moments
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(1978) Watashi wa umi
as 石沢松子
(1993) Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
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(1978) Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
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