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