Ranko Sawa
Acting
Biography
Sawa was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in 1903. In 1919 she joined the young girl's theater group of Takarazuka under the stage name of Izumi Ranko. After passing through Shochiku Kamata, Sawa joined Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1923. In 1924 she moved to Teikoku Cinema's Ashiya Studios, where she became a leading actress. She met with great success for her performance in Hoshi wa Midaretobu, before going on to feature in Renbo Jigoku (Love's Hell). In Kago no Tori (The Caged Bird), directed by Matsumoto Eiichi, Sawa was selected to play the heroine alongside Satomi Akira. Teikoku Cinema's versio…
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沢蘭子
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Hōmurankyō jidai
1949 · Movie
Japanese Girls at the Harbor
1933 · Movie
Kakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu
— · Movie
Every-Night Dreams
1933 · Movie
Red Peony of Night
1950 · Movie
First Steps Ashore
1932 · Movie
Shirobara wa sakedo
1937 · Movie
Young Lady
1937 · Movie
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
1933 · Movie
The Morning Sun Shines
1929 · Movie
Onna wa itsu no yo nimo
1931 · Movie
Storm Zone
1932 · Movie