Sumiko Sakamoto
Known for
Acting
Born
November 25, 1936
Birthplace
Osaka, Japan
Died
January 23, 2021 (aged 84)
Biography
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.
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Best known work
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
The Pornographers
1966
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Silence Has No Wings
1966
The Buried Forest
2005
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978
Escape from Japan
1964
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
Return of Gun Dog
1966
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967Filmography
2005
The Buried Forestas Tomie
2001
Warm Water Under a Red Bridgeas Masako Yamada
1997
My Father's Dragonas Lioness (voice)
1996
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Pastas Minato Mary
1993
1990
1986
Be Free!as Mutsuko's mother
1983
The Ballad of Narayamaas Orin
1981
1978
1978
Sometimes... Like a Prostituteas Woman in Reception
1978
1967
1967
The Silent Gunas Tamako Tamamura
1967
1967
1966
1966
1966
1966
The Pornographersas Haru Matsuda
1966
1965
Trigger Happy Romeoas Tsuruko
1965
1964