Sumiko Sakamoto
Known for
Acting
Life
1936 – 2021 (aged 84)
Born in
Osaka, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb31 acting credits
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.
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Known For
The Ballad of Narayama
29 Apr 1983
The Pornographers
12 Mar 1966
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
03 Nov 2001
Silence Has No Wings
11 Feb 1966
The Buried Forest
25 Jun 2005
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
23 Sep 1978
Escape from Japan
03 Jul 1964
The Stairway to the Distant Past
18 Mar 1995
Filmography
2005
- The Buried Forestas Tomie
2001
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridgeas Masako Yamada
1997
- My Father's Dragonas Lioness (voice)
1995
- The Stairway to the Distant Pastas Minato Mary
1993
- Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands23 episodes
1990
- The Great White Toweras Yoshie Sasaki2 episodes
1986
- Be Free!as Mutsuko's mother
1983
- The Ballad of Narayamaas Orin
1981
- Precious Moments14 episodes
1978
- Watashi wa umias 石沢松子153 episodes
- Sometimes... Like a Prostituteas Woman in Reception
- Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako2 episodes
1967
- Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
- The Silent Gunas Tamako Tamamura
- The Shogun and His Mistressesas Tami
- Quick-Draw Dog
1965
- Trigger Happy Romeoas Tsuruko
- Rampaging Dog
1964
- The Call of Flesh
- Clamouring Caninesas Machiko
- Escape from Japanas Mitsuko
- Homeless Dog
1961
- Travel with Ghostas Osumi