Deceased

How Did Sadako Sawamura Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asСадако Савамура, 大橋貞子, 泽村贞子, 澤村貞子, ساداکو ساوامورا, 沢村貞子GenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn11/11/1908Born inAsakusa, Taito, Tokyo, JapanDied16/08/1996Died inKanagawa PrefectureCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ7397524 ↗TMDb#552005 ↗

Sadako Sawamura was a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1976.

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Filmography262 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1985	When Winter ComesMovie	—	77
1984	DaikazokuSeries	—	76
1977	HikarugakeSeries	—	69
1975	Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among WomenMovie	—	67
1970	おれの義姉さんSeries	—	62
1969	The Street Car GameMovie	Deguchi Ume	61
1969	The Song from My HeartMovie	—	61
1968	The Young Eagles of the KamikazeMovie	—	60
1968	Volcano of Station Front PlazaMovie	—	60
1968	My Brother, My LoveMovie	Kayo Kitagawa	60
1968	Nunnery ConfidentialMovie	—	60
1968	Lemon in the RainbowMovie	Setsuko Sasaki	60
1967	Flower Cards ChivalryMovie	—	59
1967	The Rickshaw Man’s SonMovie	Taki	59
1967	Swift CurrentMovie	—	59
1967	Thoroughbred Women GamblersMovie	—	59
1966	Once a Rainy DayMovie	—	58
1966	The Kii RiverMovie	Ichi, housekeeper	58
1966	Sayonara resshaMovie	—	58
1966	A Sky Full of TearsMovie	Kikue Sugisaki	58
1966	Night BitchMovie	Matsu Komazaki	58
1965	A Fugitive from the PastMovie	Motojima's Wife	57
1965	Snow CountryMovie	Dance teacher	57
1965	The Passionate SpinsterMovie	Riki Tonobe	57
1965	Nami kageMovie	—	57
1965	Love on the RainbowMovie	Masako Yamashita	57
1965	That Cute GirlMovie	—	57
1964	Eddy Currents of LifeMovie	Teacher Ikegami	56
1964	Night Scandal in JapanMovie	Tetsu Kawabe	56
1964	Whirlpool of FleshMovie	Tomiko Sekiguchi	56
1964	I'm a BodyguardMovie	—	56
1964	Mr. Giant's Victory FlagMovie	—	56
1964	Youth Season ContinuedMovie	Sawamura Sawako (Restaurant "Sawamura" proprietress and Keiko's older sister)	56
1964	My LoverMovie	Sugiko's aunt	56
1964	Taiyou wo Daku OnnaMovie	—	56
1963	Crazy Operation: First MoveMovie	—	55
1963	The Life of Rikisha-ManMovie	—	55
1963	Tale of Army BrutalityMovie	Toki, Yahichi's mother	55
1963	MirenMovie	Hostess at 'Mitsuda'	55
1963	A Salaryman's Reckless FamilyMovie	—	55
1963	Double WeddingMovie	Shigeko	55
1963	Dokuritsu bijin-taiMovie	—	55
1963	Wakai yatsuMovie	—	55
1963	At the Side of the Bridge 3Movie	—	55
1963	At the Side of the Bridge 4Movie	—	55
1962	ChûshinguraMovie	—	54
1962	Glory on the SummitMovie	—	54
1962	Pig and GoldfishMovie	—	54
1962	In Search of MotherMovie	Otora	54
1962	Born in SinMovie	—	54
1962	Kyūjin ryokōMovie	—	54
1962	At the Side of the Bridge 2Movie	—	54
1962	Youth SeasonMovie	—	54
1962	Four SistersMovie	Makiko	54
1962	Naite waratta hanayomeMovie	—	54
1962	A Roaring TradeMovie	—	54
1962	KoshūMovie	—	54
1962	Flower in a StormMovie	—	54
1962	Nippon no obaachanMovie	—	54
1962	Our MarriageMovie	Mother	54
1962	Ottamage ningyo monogatariMovie	—	54
1962	Lady Sen and HideyoriMovie	Yodogimi	54
1962	South Pacific Waves Are HighMovie	—	54
1962	Curry RiceMovie	—	54
1962	At the Side of the BridgeMovie	—	54
1962	A Comedy in Front of the Station: OnsenMovie	—	54
1962	Ganko Oyaji to Edokko ShainMovie	—	54
1962	Star of Hong KongMovie	Sugimoto Natsuko	54
1962	A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese RestaurantMovie	—	54
1962	Zoku aizen katsuraMovie	—	54
1962	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of OsakaMovie	Otake	54
1961	Romance ExpressMovie	—	53
1961	Boss Takes to the RoadMovie	Kimie Morikawa	53
1961	Awamori-kun uridasuMovie	—	53
1961	Women of TokyoMovie	Yuki Takeuchi	53
1961	Girls of the NightMovie	Kitamura	53
1961	Hikkoshi yatsureMovie	—	53
1961	Toilet ManagerMovie	—	53
1961	The CatchMovie	Katsu	53
1961	Triangle MoodsMovie	Kame	53
1961	Zero FocusMovie	Mrs. Sotaro Uhara	53
1961	Wakai yatsura no kaidanMovie	—	53
1961	Door of FlowersMovie	—	53
1961	Onna no hashiMovie	—	53
1961	The EstuaryMovie	—	53
1960	Hito mo arukebaMovie	Kin Narikin	52
1960	Police Precinct Part 13Movie	Madam next to Hikariso	52
1960	Police Precinct Part 13Movie	—	52
1960	When a Woman Ascends the StairsMovie	Toshiko	52
1960	Mahiru no wanaMovie	Kikuyo	52
1960	Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal FaceMovie	—	52
1960	Hero of the Red Light DistrictMovie	—	52
1960	Youth in FuryMovie	Aki Katsura	52
1960	Late AutumnMovie	Fumiko	52
1960	Towering WavesMovie	Mrs. Tazawa	52
1960	Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for SuccessMovie	Okane	52
1960	The Dangerous KissMovie	—	52
1960	Storm on the Silvery PeaksMovie	Kiyo	52
1959	The Human WallMovie	—	51
1959	The Terrible GameMovie	Yabuki Toyo	51
1959	Echo MountainMovie	Takako Hirasawa	51
1959	Police Precinct: The Woman Without A FaceMovie	—	51
1959	Koko ni otoko ariMovie	—	51
1959	Whistling in the MorningMovie	—	51
1959	The Bell of LoveMovie	—	51
1959	Someday I'll KnowMovie	Fusako Kaneko	51
1959	Vagabond LoversMovie	—	51
1959	Good MorningMovie	Kayoko Fukui	51
1959	Ripe and MarriageableMovie	Mrs. Nakazato	51
1959	Souls in the Moonlight IIIMovie	—	51
1959	Young LoversMovie	Ayako Nozaki	51
1959	The Cast-OffMovie	Fumiko	51
1959	People Waiting for SpringMovie	Chiyo Tsukagoshi	51
1959	Work Hard, Happy Girls!Movie	—	51
1959	Pineapple ButaiMovie	Omine	51
1958	Little PeachMovie	—	50
1958	Bright Young MaidensMovie	Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother	50
1958	The Naked GeneralMovie	—	50
1958	One Step to HappinessMovie	—	50
1958	直八子供旅Movie	—	50
1958	Souls in the Moonlight IIMovie	Otsuno	50
1958	Hanayome no teikōMovie	Seiko Maekawa	50
1958	Hibi no haishinMovie	—	50
1958	No Advice TakenMovie	—	50
1958	Romance FreestyleMovie	—	50
1958	Beyond the Seasonal WindMovie	—	50
1958	Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimiMovie	—	50
1957	The BetrothedMovie	—	49
1957	Story of a Detective's AssistantMovie	Mine	49
1957	The Beauty ExpertMovie	—	49
1957	Zoku Ôban: Fûun henMovie	Tane	49
1957	The Adorable TrioMovie	Sadako Kamiya	49
1957	ÔbanMovie	Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother	49
1957	Faraway ManMovie	—	49
1957	Young LoversMovie	—	49
1957	Haha to ko no madoMovie	—	49
1957	Untamed WomanMovie	Oshima's aunt	49
1957	A Tale of Dung and UrineMovie	—	49
1957	Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henMovie	Tane	49
1957	When It Rains, It PoursMovie	Tane Abe	49
1956	The Rose on His ArmMovie	Akiyama's mother	48
1956	A Wife's HeartMovie	—	48
1956	Love on Rainbow IslandMovie	Omatsu Hayashi	48
1956	Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlMovie	Taniyama’s Mother	48
1956	Gendai no yokubôMovie	—	48
1956	Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryūMovie	—	48
1956	The Lady Was PawnMovie	—	48
1956	Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogishaMovie	—	48
1956	The Three Musketeers ReuniteMovie	—	48
1956	The President's BossMovie	—	48
1956	The President Talks BankMovie	—	48
1956	Young TreeMovie	Kuniko's mother (uncredited)	48
1956	Bridge of JapanMovie	—	48
1956	Street of ShameMovie	Tatsuko Taya	48
1956	Everyone's SweetheartMovie	—	48
1955	Here Is a SpringMovie	—	47
1955	So Young, So BrightMovie	Oine	47
1955	Frame of SnowMovie	Satoko (Ishiyama’s wife)	47
1955	Policeman's DiaryMovie	—	47
1955	Ejima and IkushimaMovie	玉椿	47
1955	Santōshain to onna hishoMovie	—	47
1955	The Big AmbitionMovie	Sumie Shida	47
1955	Detour to LoveMovie	Koto, mother	47
1955	The Tears of Geisha KonatsuMovie	—	47
1955	OfukuroMovie	—	47
1955	Beautiful DaysMovie	Imanishi's Mother	47
1955	YouthMovie	—	47
1955	Iroha ElegyMovie	—	47
1955	Next Door to HappinessMovie	—	47
1955	Mother's AmbitionMovie	—	47
1955	The Romance of YushimaMovie	—	47
1954	The Valley Between Love and DeathMovie	—	46
1954	乾杯！女学生Movie	—	46
1954	One Night of LoveMovie	Ohama	46
1954	お月様には悪いけどMovie	鶴田はと子	46
1954	Late ChrysanthemumsMovie	Nobu	46
1954	Itsuko to sono hahaMovie	Fusako Tashiro	46
1954	My Six Favorite Men — Speedy MenMovie	—	46
1954	The SurfMovie	Tomi, Shinji's Mother	46
1954	Geisha HidekomaMovie	—	46
1954	Mama's DiaryMovie	—	46
1954	The Cock Crows TwiceMovie	—	46
1954	The Days of Youth are Days of SadnessMovie	—	46
1954	Husband on the RunMovie	—	46
1954	All of MyselfMovie	Kazama’s Aunt	46
1953	MiniatureMovie	—	45
1953	Love LetterMovie	Bookstor's owner	45
1953	The Blue RevolutionMovie	—	45
1953	The LoversMovie	Mrs. Ushiyama	45
1953	The End of the NightMovie	—	45
1953	Tokyo ProfileMovie	Kiyoko	45
1953	SistersMovie	—	45
1953	Princess Finds Her PrinceMovie	—	45
1953	Shinkon noroke bushiMovie	—	45
1953	Dreaming PeopleMovie	—	45
1952	The Life of OharuMovie	Sasaya's wife Owasa	44
1952	Shanghai RoseMovie	Miss Shen	44
1952	Third Class ExecutivesMovie	Mrs. Kuwabara	44
1952	Tokyo SweetheartMovie	Jewelry shop proprietress	44
1952	AdolescenceMovie	Natsu, Mayumi's mother	44
1952	Kin no tamago: Golden GirlMovie	—	44
1952	Forbidden PathMovie	—	44
1952	Mr. LuckyMovie	—	44
1952	Four Asakusa SistersMovie	—	44
1952	MotherMovie	Osei	44
1952	The Woman Who Touched the LegsMovie	—	44
1952	One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and CloudsMovie	—	44
1952	Zoku santō jūyakuMovie	—	44
1951	The Love Letter TrialMovie	—	43
1951	Wedding MarchMovie	Kumako	43
1951	Dancing GirlMovie	Mitsue	43
1951	ElegyMovie	—	43
1951	The White OrchidMovie	—	43
1951	AizenbashiMovie	—	43
1951	Dorei no machiMovie	—	43
1950	Guntō nanban-senMovie	—	42
1950	Beyond the HillsMovie	—	42
1950	First Love Questions and AnswersMovie	—	42
1950	A Man from AkagiMovie	—	42
1950	Jiruba no TetsuMovie	—	42
1950	Onna no ryūkōMovie	—	42
1950	Spring SnowMovie	—	42
1949	Flame of My LoveMovie	—	41
1949	Ishimatsu of the ForestMovie	—	41
1949	Three PearlsMovie	—	41
1949	Broken DrumMovie	Yasuko	41
1949	Goblin CourierMovie	—	41
1949	Haha koiboshiMovie	—	41
1949	My Name Is MistressMovie	—	41
1949	Onna goroshi abura jigokuMovie	—	41
1949	The Flower That Crossed the MountainMovie	—	41
1948	The Fifth WitnessMovie	—	40
1948	Kōfuku no genkaiMovie	—	40
1948	Ghosts Die at DawnMovie	Takeko	40
1948	Twenty-One FingerprintsMovie	—	40
1948	Sen-hime gotenMovie	—	40
1948	Yakyukyō jidaiMovie	—	40
1948	Nerawareta onnaMovie	—	40
1945	Victory SongMovie	Captain's mother	37
1944	Monpe-sanMovie	—	36
1943	Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya HillMovie	Osaki	35
1942	Mother Never DiesMovie	—	34
1942	Green EarthMovie	—	34
1942	Sky of HopeMovie	Kiyo	34
1942	Onna keizuMovie	—	34
1941	HorseMovie	Kikuko Yamashita	33
1941	A Man's Flower Road of TriumphMovie	—	33
1941	Dancers of AwaMovie	—	33
1941	Kodakara fūfuMovie	—	33
1941	The Night Before the Meiji RestorationMovie	—	33
1940	BellflowerMovie	Mother	32
1940	Travels to the EastMovie	Apprentice Geisha	32
1940	Hideko the CheerleaderMovie	Tomoko, Hideko's mother	32
1940	Wedding DayMovie	—	32
1939	Ichiyo HiguchiMovie	—	31
1939	Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no makiMovie	Otomi	31
1939	The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed SwordsmanMovie	—	31
1939	Osanaki mono no hataMovie	Mother	31
1938	A Pebble by the WaysideMovie	Sumie	30
1937	SōbōMovie	—	29
1936	Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - HometownMovie	—	28
0	The Foster MotherMovie	Otsuna	—