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Sumiko Sakamoto

Acting Born Nov 25, 1936 Osaka, Japan 24 credits

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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Known for

Film

The Ballad of Narayama

as Orin

Full filmography

  • Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993)
  • Precious Moments (1981)
  • The Ballad of Narayama (1983) as Orin
  • Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako (1978)
  • Watashi wa umi (1978) as 石沢松子
  • Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) as Masako Yamada
  • The Pornographers (1966) as Haru Masuda
  • Sometimes... Like a Prostitute (1978) as Woman in Reception
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) as Minato Mary
  • My Father's Dragon (1997) as Lioness (voice)
  • Silence Has No Wings (1966)
  • The Buried Forest (2005) as Tomie
  • Escape from Japan (1964) as Mitsuko
  • Legends of Honor (1963)
  • The Silent Gun (1967) as Tamako Tamamura
  • Trigger Happy Romeo (1965) as Tsuruko
  • Quick-Draw Dog (1967)
  • Homeless Dog (1964)
  • Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin (1996)
  • Stray Dog (1966)
  • Be Free! (1986) as Mutsuko's mother
  • Fearless Comrades (1966)
  • Rampaging Dog (1965)
  • Tenamonya Sandogasa (1963)