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.
Movie Appearances
The Buried Forest
as Granny
2005
The Ballad of Narayama
as Orin
1983
The Pornographers
as Haru Masuda
1966
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
as Woman in Reception
1978
Homeless Dog
1964
Rampaging Dog
1965
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Return of Gun Dog
1966
Stray Dog
1966
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Minato Mary
1995
Escape from Japan
as Mitsuko
1964
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Masako Yamada
2001
Fearless Comrades
1966
Be Free!
as Mutsuko's mother
1986
The Call of Flesh
1964
The Silent Gun
as Tamako Tamamura
1967
Travel with Ghost
as Osumi
1961
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996
Legends of Honor
1963
The Shogun and His Mistresses
as Tami
1967
