Sumiko Sakamoto
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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 a kiss from Orson Welles, but also the Japanese Best Actress Award from Nihon Academy.
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The Ballad of Narayama
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
The Pornographers
Silence Has No Wings
The Buried Forest
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Escape from Japan
The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Return of Gun Dog
My Father's Dragon
The Silent Gun