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Sumiko Sakamoto
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.
Known For
The Ballad of Narayama
as Orin
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
as Masako Yamada
The Pornographers
as Haru Masuda
My Father's Dragon
as Lioness (voice)
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Minato Mary
The Buried Forest
as Granny
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
as Woman in Reception
Silence Has No Wings
The Silent Gun
as Tamako Tamamura
Escape from Japan
as Mitsuko
