Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko Sakamoto (84)

1936-11-25 - 2021-01-23 | Osaka, Japan

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sumiko Sakamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

On Movies

  • The Buried Forest
  • Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
  • My Father's Dragon
  • Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past
  • Be Free!
  • The Ballad of Narayama
  • Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
  • The Silent Gun
  • The Shogun and His Mistresses
  • Quick-Draw Dog
  • Stray Dog
  • Fearless Comrades
  • Return of Gun Dog
  • The Pornographers
  • Silence Has No Wings
  • Trigger Happy Romeo
  • Rampaging Dog
  • The Call of Flesh
  • Clamouring Canines
  • Escape from Japan
  • Homeless Dog
  • Legends of Honor
  • Travel with Ghost

On Series

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