Sumiko Sakamoto

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Sumiko Sakamoto

Acting November 25, 1936

Osaka, Japan

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 m…

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The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

7.5 1983 Movie
Watashi wa umi

Watashi wa umi

1978 TV Show
The Pornographers

The Pornographers

7.3 1966 Movie
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

6.6 2001 Movie
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

1993 TV Show
The Buried Forest

The Buried Forest

6.6 2005 Movie
Precious Moments

Precious Moments

1981 TV Show
Silence Has No Wings

Silence Has No Wings

6.9 1966 Movie
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute

Sometimes... Like a Prostitute

4.9 1978 Movie
The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

7.2 1995 Movie
My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

7.5 1997 Movie
Escape from Japan

Escape from Japan

5.7 1964 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2005
    The Buried Forest

    Movie Tomie

  2. 2001
    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

    Movie Masako Yamada

  3. 1997
    My Father's Dragon

    Movie Lioness (voice)

  4. 1996
    Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin

    Movie

  5. 1995
    The Stairway to the Distant Past

    Movie Minato Mary

  6. 1993
    Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

    TV show

  7. 1990
    The Great White Tower

    TV show Yoshie Sasaki

  8. 1986
    Be Free!

    Movie Mutsuko's mother

  9. 1983
    The Ballad of Narayama

    Movie Orin

  10. 1981
    Precious Moments

    TV show

  11. 1978
    Watashi wa umi

    TV show 石沢松子

  12. 1978
    Sometimes... Like a Prostitute

    Movie Woman in Reception

  13. 1978
    Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako

    TV show

  14. 1967
    Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

    Movie

  15. 1967
    The Silent Gun

    Movie Tamako Tamamura

  16. 1967
    The Shogun and His Mistresses

    Movie Tami

More credits
  1. 1967
    Quick-Draw Dog

    Movie

  2. 1966
    Stray Dog

    Movie

  3. 1966
    Fearless Comrades

    Movie

  4. 1966
    Return of Gun Dog

    Movie

  5. 1966
    The Pornographers

    Movie Haru Matsuda

  6. 1966
    Silence Has No Wings

    Movie

  7. 1965
    Trigger Happy Romeo

    Movie Tsuruko

  8. 1965
    Rampaging Dog

    Movie

  9. 1964
    The Call of Flesh

    Movie

  10. 1964
    Clamouring Canines

    Movie Machiko

  11. 1964
    Escape from Japan

    Movie Mitsuko

  12. 1964
    Homeless Dog

    Movie

  13. 1963
    Legends of Honor

    Movie

  14. 1963
    Tenamonya Sandogasa

    Movie

  15. 1961
    Travel with Ghost

    Movie Osumi