Sumiko Sakamoto
Acting
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.
Born: November 25, 1936 · Osaka, Japan
Filmography (9)
The Buried Forest
2005
Actor: Granny
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
Actor: Masako Yamada
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
Actor: Minato Mary
TV
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
Actor
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
Actor: Orin
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978
Actor: Woman in Reception
The Pornographers
1966
Actor: Haru Masuda
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Actor
Escape from Japan
1964
Actor: Mitsuko