Sumiko Sakamoto
ActingBorn: 1936-11-25Place of Birth: Osaka, Japan
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
Orin
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Precious Moments
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Masako Yamada
Watashi wa umi
石沢松子
The Pornographers
Haru Matsuda
The Great White Tower
Yoshie Sasaki
My Father's Dragon
Lioness (voice)
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Tami
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Minato Mary