As Actor
The Buried Forest
2005
6.4
Sumiko Sakamoto
Acting
Birth Date
November 25, 1936
Place of Birth
Osaka, Japan
Date of Death
January 23, 2021
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001
6.6
As Actor
My Father's Dragon
1997
6.0
As Actor
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
7.0
As Actor
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
7.5
As Actor
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
2.0
As Actor
Return of Gun Dog
1966
4.5
As Actor
The Pornographers
1966
7.3
As Actor
Escape from Japan
1964
5.9