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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 25, 1936
Died
January 23, 2021
Place of Birth
Osaka, Japan
Sumiko Sakamoto
0.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.4
Granny
The Buried Forest
2005
6.5
Masako Yamada
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
6.0
Lioness (voice)
My Father's Dragon
1997
0.0
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996
7.0
Minato Mary
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
0.0
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
🎬
0.0
Mutsuko's mother
Be Free!
1986
7.5
Orin
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
0.0
Precious Moments
1981
0.0
石沢松子
Watashi wa umi
1978
Credits
The Buried Forest
as Granny
2005
6.4
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Masako Yamada
2001
6.5
My Father's Dragon
as Lioness (voice)
1997
6.0
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996
0.0
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Minato Mary
1995
7.0
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
0.0
🎬
Be Free!
as Mutsuko's mother
1986
0.0
The Ballad of Narayama
as Orin
1983
7.5
Precious Moments
1981
0.0
Watashi wa umi
as 石沢松子
1978
0.0
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
as Woman in Reception
1978
4.7
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
1978
0.0
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
0.0
The Silent Gun
as Tamako Tamamura
1967
7.0
The Shogun and His Mistresses
as Tami
1967
2.0
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
6.0
Stray Dog
1966
7.0
Fearless Comrades
1966
0.0
Return of Gun Dog
1966
5.3
The Pornographers
as Haru Masuda
1966
7.2
Silence Has No Wings
1966
6.8
Trigger Happy Romeo
as Tsuruko
1965
6.0
Rampaging Dog
1965
7.0
🎬
The Call of Flesh
1964
0.0
Clamouring Canines
as Machiko
1964
7.0
Escape from Japan
as Mitsuko
1964
5.3
Homeless Dog
1964
7.0
Legends of Honor
1963
0.0
Tenamonya Sandogasa
1963
0.0
Travel with Ghost
as Osumi
1961
0.0