
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.

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