Sumiko Sakamoto
Actor
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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Filmography
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Masako Yamada 2001
The Pornographers
as Haru Masuda 1966
Silence Has No Wings
1966
The Buried Forest
as Granny 2005
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
as Woman in Reception 1978
Escape from Japan
as Mitsuko 1964
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Minato Mary 1995
Return of Gun Dog
1966
The Shogun and His Mistresses
as Tami 1967
Homeless Dog
1964
Rampaging Dog
1965
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Stray Dog
1966
The Silent Gun
as Tamako Tamamura 1967
Clamouring Canines
as Machiko 1964
Trigger Happy Romeo
as Tsuruko 1965