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