Sumiko Sakamoto
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1936-11-25 · Osaka, Japan
- Died
- 2021-01-23
Known for
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — Orin
- The Pornographers (1966) — Haru Matsuda
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) — Masako Yamada
- Silence Has No Wings (1966)
- The Buried Forest (2005) — Tomie
- Sometimes... Like a Prostitute (1978) — Woman in Reception
- Escape from Japan (1964) — Mitsuko
- The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) — Minato Mary
- Return of Gun Dog (1966)
- The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967) — Tami
- Homeless Dog (1964)
- Rampaging Dog (1965)
- Quick-Draw Dog (1967)
- Stray Dog (1966)
- The Silent Gun (1967) — Tamako Tamamura
- Clamouring Canines (1964) — Machiko