Acting
Sumiko Sakamoto
Birth Date
November 25, 1936
Death Date
January 23, 2021
(passed away at 84)
Place of Birth
Osaka, Japan
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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.
Photos
Watashi wa umi
石沢松子
1978 • 153 episodes
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993 • 23 episodes
The Ballad of Narayama
Orin
1983
Precious Moments
1981 • 14 episodes
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Masako Yamada
2001
The Great White Tower
Yoshie Sasaki
1990 • 2 episodes
My Father's Dragon
Lioness (voice)
1997
The Pornographers
Haru Matsuda
1966
The Buried Forest
Tomie
2005
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Minato Mary
1995
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
1978 • 2 episodes
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Woman in Reception
1978
Be Free!
Mutsuko's mother
1986
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996
Silence Has No Wings
1966
The Silent Gun
Tamako Tamamura
1967
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Tami
1967
Homeless Dog
1964
Rampaging Dog
1965
Trigger Happy Romeo
Tsuruko
1965