
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.

The Ballad of Narayama
1983

Watashi wa umi
1978

Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
1993

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001

Precious Moments
1981

The Great White Tower
1990

The Pornographers
1966

Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
1978

Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978

My Father's Dragon
1997

The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995

The Buried Forest
2005

Be Free!
1986

Silence Has No Wings
1966

Legends of Honor
1963

The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967

The Silent Gun
1967

Quick-Draw Dog
1967

Homeless Dog
1964

Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967

Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
1996

Rampaging Dog
1965

Fearless Comrades
1966

Tenamonya Sandogasa
1963

Return of Gun Dog
1966

Travel with Ghost
1961

Escape from Japan
1964

Stray Dog
1966

Clamouring Canines
1964

Trigger Happy Romeo
1965