Sumiko Sakamoto
Acting
Biography
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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.
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As actor 31
Watashi wa umi
1978
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Precious Moments
1981
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
The Pornographers
1966
My Father's Dragon
1997
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978
The Great White Tower
1990
The Buried Forest
2005
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
1978
Homeless Dog
1964
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
The Call of Flesh
1964
Be Free!
1986
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Rampaging Dog
1965
Legends of Honor
1963
Tenamonya Sandogasa
1963
Trigger Happy Romeo
1965
The Silent Gun
1967
Travel with Ghost
1961
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Fearless Comrades
1966
Stray Dog
1966
Escape from Japan
1964
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
Return of Gun Dog
1966
Clamouring Canines
1964