Sumiko Sakamoto
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
The Ballad of Narayama
Orin
1983
Series
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993
Film
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Masako Yamada
2001
Series
Watashi wa umi
石沢松子
1978
Film
The Pornographers
Haru Matsuda
1966
Series
Precious Moments
1981
Film
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Woman in Reception
1978
Film
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Minato Mary
1995
Film
The Buried Forest
Tomie
2005
Film
My Father's Dragon
Lioness (voice)
1997
Series
The Great White Tower
Yoshie Sasaki
1990
Film
Homeless Dog
1964
Film
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Film
Escape from Japan
Mitsuko
1964
Series
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
1978
Film
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996
The Call of Flesh
1964
Film
Tenamonya Sandogasa
1963
Film
Rampaging Dog
1965
Be Free!
Mutsuko's mother
1986
Film
Clamouring Canines
Machiko
1964
Film
Trigger Happy Romeo
Tsuruko
1965
Film
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Tami
1967
Film
The Silent Gun
Tamako Tamamura
1967
Film
Travel with Ghost
Osumi
1961
Film
Quick-Draw Dog
1967
Film
Legends of Honor
1963
Film
Return of Gun Dog
1966
Film
Fearless Comrades
1966
Film
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
Film
Stray Dog
1966