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Sumiko Sakamoto

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.


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Born:
Nov 25, 1936 In Osaka, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
26
First Appeared:
In the movie Travel with Ghost 1961-07-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Buried Forest 2005-05-12
Known For
Poster of Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
Poster of The Silent Gun
Poster of The Pornographers
Poster of Travel with Ghost
Filmography
Movie The Buried Forest Granny 2005-05-12
Movie Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Masako Yamada 2001-11-03
Movie My Father's Dragon Lioness (voice) 1997-07-05
Movie Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin 1996-12-28
Movie The Stairway to the Distant Past Minato Mary 1995-03-18
Series Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands 1993-01-10
Movie Be Free! Mutsuko's mother 1986-08-09
Movie The Ballad of Narayama Orin 1983-04-29
Series Precious Moments 1981-09-18
Series Watashi wa umi 石沢松子 1978-10-02
Movie Sometimes... Like a Prostitute Woman in Reception 1978-09-23
Movie Quick-Draw Dog 1967-05-27
Movie The Shogun and His Mistresses Tami 1967-07-30
Movie The Silent Gun Tamako Tamamura 1967-10-14
Movie Silence Has No Wings 1966-02-11
Movie The Pornographers Haru Masuda 1966-03-12
Movie Fearless Comrades 1966-10-08
Movie Stray Dog 1966-11-26
Movie Rampaging Dog 1965-05-06
Movie Trigger Happy Romeo Tsuruko 1965-12-24
Movie Homeless Dog 1964-05-02
Movie Escape from Japan Mitsuko 1964-07-03
Movie Clamouring Canines Machiko 1964-09-17
Movie The Call of Flesh 1964-09-19
Movie Legends of Honor 1963-10-05
Movie Travel with Ghost Osumi 1961-07-01