Sumiko Sakamoto1936 - 2021

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Actor

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Famous

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.

Credits

The Buried Forest
The Buried Forest

2005

Drama

as Granny

6.4
0.6
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

2001

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Masako Yamada

6.6
1.2
My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon

1997

Animation • Fantasy

as Lioness (voice)

6
0.4
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin

1996

Comedy • Drama

0.5
The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995

Crime • Drama

as Minato Mary

7
0.9
Be Free!
Be Free!

1986

Comedy • Drama

as Mutsuko's mother

0.5
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama

1983

Drama

as Orin

7.5
1.5
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute

1978

Drama

as Woman in Reception

5.1
0.7
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

1967

Action • Crime

0.4
The Silent Gun
The Silent Gun

1967

Action • Crime

as Tamako Tamamura

0.5
The Shogun and His Mistresses
2
0.1
Quick-Draw Dog
Quick-Draw Dog

1967

Action • Crime

0.3
Stray Dog
Stray Dog

1966

Action • Crime

0.3
Fearless Comrades
Fearless Comrades

1966

Action • Crime

0.4
Return of Gun Dog
Return of Gun Dog

1966

Action • Comedy • Crime

4.5
0.3
The Pornographers
The Pornographers

1966

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Haru Masuda

7.3
1
Silence Has No Wings
7
0.6
Trigger Happy Romeo
Trigger Happy Romeo

1965

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Tsuruko

0.4
Rampaging Dog
Rampaging Dog

1965

Action • Comedy • Crime

0.3
The Call of Flesh
0.1
Clamouring Canines
Clamouring Canines

1964

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Machiko

0.4
Escape from Japan
Escape from Japan

1964

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Mitsuko

5.9
0.6
Homeless Dog
Homeless Dog

1964

Action • Comedy • Crime

0.2
Legends of Honor
0.6
Tenamonya Sandogasa
Tenamonya Sandogasa

1963

Adventure • Comedy

0.3
Travel with Ghost
Travel with Ghost

1961

Comedy • Horror • Music

as Osumi

0.2

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