Sumiko Sakamoto
1936-11-25 (1936)Osaka, JapanActing
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.
Known For
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
TV • 1993
The Ballad of Narayama
MOVIE • 1983
Precious Moments
TV • 1981
Watashi wa umi
TV • 1978
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
MOVIE • 2001
The Pornographers
MOVIE • 1966
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
TV • 1978
Silence Has No Wings
MOVIE • 1966
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
MOVIE • 1996
The Stairway to the Distant Past
MOVIE • 1995
My Father's Dragon
MOVIE • 1997
The Buried Forest
MOVIE • 2005
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
MOVIE • 1967
The Silent Gun
MOVIE • 1967
Escape from Japan
MOVIE • 1964
Fearless Comrades
MOVIE • 1966
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
MOVIE • 1978
Trigger Happy Romeo
MOVIE • 1965