Sumiko Sakamoto
Acting
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,…
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Known For
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Movie
Watashi wa umi
1978 · TV
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993 · TV
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Movie
Precious Moments
1981 · TV
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978 · Movie
The Pornographers
1966 · Movie
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995 · Movie
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
1978 · TV
My Father's Dragon
1997 · Movie
The Buried Forest
2005 · Movie
The Great White Tower
1990 · TV