Sumiko Sakamoto
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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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Known for
The Ballad of Narayama
Orin
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Masako Yamada
Watashi wa umi
石沢松子
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Tami
My Father's Dragon
Lioness (voice)
Be Free!
Mutsuko's mother
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Minato Mary
Silence Has No Wings
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Woman in Reception
Travel with Ghost
Osumi
Rampaging Dog
Legends of Honor
The Silent Gun
Tamako Tamamura
Quick-Draw Dog
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Tenamonya Sandogasa
Escape from Japan
Mitsuko
Clamouring Canines
Machiko
The Call of Flesh
Homeless Dog
Trigger Happy Romeo
Tsuruko
Return of Gun Dog
The Buried Forest
Granny
Fearless Comrades
Precious Moments
Stray Dog
The Pornographers
Haru Masuda