Sumiko Sakamoto
Born: 1936-11-25 in Osaka, Japan
Died: 2021-01-23
Known For: Acting
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
2005
- The Buried Forest as Tomie
2001
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge as Masako Yamada
1997
- My Father's Dragon as Lioness (voice)
1995
- The Stairway to the Distant Past as Minato Mary
1990
- The Great White Tower as Yoshie Sasaki
1986
- Be Free! as Mutsuko's mother
1983
- The Ballad of Narayama as Orin
1981
1978
- Watashi wa umi as 石沢松子
- Sometimes... Like a Prostitute as Woman in Reception
- Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
1967
- Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
- Quick-Draw Dog
- The Shogun and His Mistresses as Tami
- The Silent Gun as Tamako Tamamura
1966
- The Pornographers as Haru Matsuda
- Silence Has No Wings
- Fearless Comrades
- Return of Gun Dog
- Stray Dog
1965
- Trigger Happy Romeo as Tsuruko
- Rampaging Dog
1964
- Homeless Dog
- The Call of Flesh
- Escape from Japan as Mitsuko
- Clamouring Canines as Machiko
1961
- Travel with Ghost as Osumi