Sumiko Sakamoto
Acting • Born 1936-11-25 – Died 2021-01-23
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 Best Actress Award from Nihon Academy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sumiko Sakamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
30 credits
The Buried Forest
Movie • 2005
Granny
The Ballad of Narayama
Movie • 1983
Orin
The Pornographers
Movie • 1966
Haru Masuda
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Movie • 1978
Woman in Reception
Homeless Dog
Movie • 1964
Rampaging Dog
Movie • 1965
Quick-Draw Dog
Movie • 1967
Return of Gun Dog
Movie • 1966
Stray Dog
Movie • 1966
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Movie • 1995
Minato Mary
Escape from Japan
Movie • 1964
Mitsuko
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Movie • 2001
Masako Yamada
Fearless Comrades
Movie • 1966
Be Free!
Movie • 1986
Mutsuko's mother
The Call of Flesh
Movie • 1964
The Silent Gun
Movie • 1967
Tamako Tamamura
Travel with Ghost
Movie • 1961
Osumi
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
Movie • 1996
Legends of Honor
Movie • 1963
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Movie • 1967
Tami
Clamouring Canines
Movie • 1964
Machiko
Trigger Happy Romeo
Movie • 1965
Tsuruko
Silence Has No Wings
Movie • 1966
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Movie • 1967
My Father's Dragon
Movie • 1997
Lioness (voice)
Tenamonya Sandogasa
Movie • 1963
Precious Moments
TV • 1981
Watashi wa umi
TV • 1978
石沢松子
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
TV • 1993
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
TV • 1978