Sumiko Sakamoto
Age: 87 | From: Osaka, Japan
Person Details
Birthday: 1936-11-25 17:20:29
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: N/A
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 11
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Ballad of Narayama
(1983) Orin
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
(2001) Masako Yamada
My Father's Dragon
(1997) Lioness (voice)
The Stairway to the Distant Past
(1995) Minato Mary
The Buried Forest
(2005) Granny
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
(1978) Woman in Reception
Escape from Japan
(1964) Mitsuko
The Silent Gun
(1967) Tamako TamamuraActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Granny | |
| 2001 | Masako Yamada | |
| 1997 | Lioness (voice) | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| 1995 | Minato Mary | |
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1986 | Mutsuko's mother | |
| 1983 | Orin | |
| 1978 | 石沢松子 | |
| Woman in Reception | ||
| 1967 | N/A | |
| Tamako Tamamura | ||
| Tami | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Haru Masuda | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | Tsuruko | |
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | N/A | |
| Machiko | ||
| Mitsuko | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| 1961 | Osumi | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
