Sumiko Sakamoto

Acting

Born 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 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

• 2005The Buried Forest — Tomie
• 2001Warm Water Under a Red Bridge — Masako Yamada
• 1997My Father's Dragon — Lioness (voice)
• 1996Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
• 1995The Stairway to the Distant Past — Minato Mary
• Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
• The Great White Tower — Yoshie Sasaki
• 1986Be Free! — Mutsuko's mother
• 1983The Ballad of Narayama — Orin
• Precious Moments
• Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
• 1978Sometimes... Like a Prostitute — Woman in Reception
• Watashi wa umi — 石沢松子
• 1967Quick-Draw Dog
• 1967The Shogun and His Mistresses — Tami
• 1967The Silent Gun — Tamako Tamamura
• 1967Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
• 1966Fearless Comrades
• 1966Return of Gun Dog
• 1966Silence Has No Wings
• 1966Stray Dog
• 1966The Pornographers — Haru Matsuda
• 1965Rampaging Dog
• 1965Trigger Happy Romeo — Tsuruko
• 1964Clamouring Canines — Machiko
• 1964Escape from Japan — Mitsuko
• 1964Homeless Dog
• 1964The Call of Flesh
• 1963Legends of Honor
• 1963Tenamonya Sandogasa
• 1961Travel with Ghost — Osumi