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Takeshi Sakamoto

Acting Born Sep 21, 1899 Sakoshi, Hyogo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Takeshi Sakamoto (坂本武, Sakamoto Takeshi, 21 September 1899 – 10 May 1974) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1925 and 1965, mostly in productions of the Shōchiku studio. He gained popularity as a supporting character, working for directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Shimizu and Heinosuke Gosho.

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Known for

Film

Untamed Woman

as Kisuke, the foster father
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Quizduell-Olymp

2015
Film

The Tattered Wings

as Fuyuko's father

Almost Home

as Landlord's cousin

Full filmography

  • I Was Born, But... (1932) as Juuyaku
  • Middle-Aged Man (1943)
  • A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) as Kihachi
  • Untamed Woman (1957) as Kisuke, the foster father
  • The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
  • Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941) as Antique Dealer
  • There Was a Father (1942) as Makoto Hirata
  • A Carpenter and Children (1962)
  • The Tattered Wings (1955) as Fuyuko's father
  • Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947) as Kawayoshi
  • Carmen Comes Home (1951) as Shoichi Aoyama
  • What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) as Sugiyama
  • A Legend or Was It? (1963)
  • A Hen in the Wind (1948) as Hikozo Sakai
  • Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932) as College janitor
  • Burden of Life (1935)
  • The Spy Has Not Died Yet (1942)
  • Daydream (1964) as Department store guard
  • Carmen's Innocent Love (1952) as Landlord's cousin
  • Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
  • Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru (1940)
  • Passing Fancy (1933) as Kihachi
  • I Graduated, But... (1929) as Secretary
  • Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952) as Tahei