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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 ...
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The Buried Forest
As Granny
The Ballad of Narayama
As Orin
The Pornographers
As Haru Masuda
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
As Woman in Reception
Homeless Dog
Rampaging Dog
Quick-Draw Dog
Return of Gun Dog
Stray Dog
The Stairway to the Distant Past
As Minato Mary
Escape from Japan
As Mitsuko
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
As Masako Yamada
Fearless Comrades
Be Free!
As Mutsuko's mother
The Call of Flesh
The Silent Gun
As Tamako Tamamura
Travel with Ghost
As Osumi
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin
Legends of Honor
The Shogun and His Mistresses
As Tami
Clamouring Canines
As Machiko
Trigger Happy Romeo
As Tsuruko
Silence Has No Wings
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
My Father's Dragon
As Lioness (voice)
Tenamonya Sandogasa
Precious Moments
Watashi wa umi
As 石沢松子
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako