Sumiko Sakamoto
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 25, 1936
- Died
- January 23, 2021 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Osaka, Japan
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Buried Forest
Movie · as Tomie
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Movie · as Masako Yamada
My Father's Dragon
Movie · as Lioness (voice)
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
Movie
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Movie · as Minato Mary
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
TV · 23 eps
The Great White Tower
TV · as Yoshie Sasaki · 2 eps
Be Free!
Movie · as Mutsuko's mother
The Ballad of Narayama
Movie · as Orin
Precious Moments
TV · 14 eps
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Movie · as Woman in Reception
Watashi wa umi
TV · as 石沢松子 · 153 eps
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
TV · 2 eps
Quick-Draw Dog
Movie · as Tamako
The Silent Gun
Movie · as Tamako Tamamura
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Movie · as Tami
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Movie
The Pornographers
Movie · as Haru Matsuda
Return of Gun Dog
Movie · as Tamako Tamamura
Stray Dog
Movie · as Tamako Tamamura
Fearless Comrades
Movie
Silence Has No Wings
Movie
Rampaging Dog
Movie · as Tamako
Trigger Happy Romeo
Movie · as Tsuruko
The Dedicated Gunman
Movie · as Tamako
Homeless Dog
Movie
Escape from Japan
Movie · as Mitsuko
The Call of Flesh
Movie
Clamouring Canines
Movie · as Machiko
Legends of Honor
Movie
Tenamonya Sandogasa
Movie
Travel with Ghost
Movie · as Osumi