Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko Sakamoto

Actor

Osaka, Japan
November 25, 1936

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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
7.5
/ Japanese
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
6.6
/ Japanese
The Pornographers
The Pornographers
7.3
/ Japanese
My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon
7.5
/ Japanese
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
4.9
/ Japanese
The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past
7.2
/ Japanese
The Buried Forest
The Buried Forest
6.6
/ Japanese
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings
6.9
/ Japanese
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Homeless Dog
Homeless Dog
7.0
/ Japanese
Travel with Ghost
Travel with Ghost
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Quick-Draw Dog
Quick-Draw Dog
7.5
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Ballad of Narayama
1983Winner

Best Performance

The Ballad of Narayama

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001Nominee

Best Performance

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

The Pornographers
1966Nominee

Best Performance

The Pornographers

Career Highlights

My Father's Dragon
1997Highlight

Best Performance

My Father's Dragon

Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978Highlight

Best Performance

Sometimes... Like a Prostitute

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