Sumiko Sakamoto
Birthday: 1936-11-25 | Place of Birth: Osaka, JapanFrom 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
Acting
Role
as Masako Yamada
as Lioness (voice)
as Minato Mary
as Mutsuko's mother
as Orin
as Woman in Reception
as 石沢松子
as Tamako
as Tamako Tamamura
as Tami
as Haru Matsuda
as Tamako Tamamura
as Tamako Tamamura
as Tamako
as Tamako
as Tsuruko
as Machiko
