Sumiko Sakamoto
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.
Top Filmography
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 // MOVIE
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 // MOVIE
The Pornographers
1966 // MOVIE
Silence Has No Wings
1966 // MOVIE
The Buried Forest
2005 // MOVIE
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
1978 // MOVIE
Escape from Japan
1964 // MOVIE
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995 // MOVIE
Return of Gun Dog
1966 // MOVIE
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967 // MOVIE
Homeless Dog
1964 // MOVIE
Rampaging Dog
1965 // MOVIE
Quick-Draw Dog
1967 // MOVIE
Stray Dog
1966 // MOVIE
The Silent Gun
1967 // MOVIE