Sumiko Sakamoto
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 31
Movies (26)
The Buried Forest2005Tomie
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge2001Masako Yamada
My Father's Dragon1997Lioness (voice)
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin1996
The Stairway to the Distant Past1995Minato Mary- Be Free!1986Mutsuko's mother
The Ballad of Narayama1983Orin
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute1978Woman in Reception
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh1967
The Silent Gun1967Tamako Tamamura
The Shogun and His Mistresses1967Tami
Quick-Draw Dog1967
Stray Dog1966
Fearless Comrades1966
Return of Gun Dog1966
The Pornographers1966Haru Masuda
Silence Has No Wings1966
Trigger Happy Romeo1965Tsuruko
Rampaging Dog1965- The Call of Flesh1964
Clamouring Canines1964Machiko
Escape from Japan1964Mitsuko
Homeless Dog1964
Legends of Honor1963
Tenamonya Sandogasa1963
Travel with Ghost1961Osumi
Shows (5)
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands1993
The Great White Tower1990Yoshie Sasaki
Precious Moments1981
Watashi wa umi1978石沢松子
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako1978