Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1936-11-25
Day of Death
2021-01-23
Place of Birth
Osaka, Japan
Sumiko Sakamoto
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sumiko Sakamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (26)
The Buried Forest
2005
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
My Father's Dragon
1997
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995Be Free!
1986
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
The Silent Gun
1967
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Stray Dog
1966
Fearless Comrades
1966
