Sumiko Sakamoto
Acting
Biography
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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.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Sumiko Sakamoto
Filmography
Acting (26)
2005
The Buried Forestas Tomie
6.6
2001
Warm Water Under a Red Bridgeas Masako Yamada
6.6
1997
My Father's Dragonas Lioness (voice)
7.5
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Pastas Minato Mary
7.2
1986
Be Free!as Mutsuko's mother
1983
The Ballad of Narayamaas Orin
7.5
1978
Sometimes... Like a Prostituteas Woman in Reception
4.9
9.0
1967
The Silent Gunas Tamako Tamamura
7.5
1967
4.7
1967
7.5
1966
7.0
6.2
1966
The Pornographersas Haru Matsuda
7.3
6.9
1965
Trigger Happy Romeoas Tsuruko
7.5
1965
7.0
8.0
1964
Clamouring Caninesas Machiko
8.5
1964
Escape from Japanas Mitsuko
5.7
1964
7.0
1963
9.0
1961
Travel with Ghostas Osumi