Deceased

How Did Sumiko Sakamoto Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

GenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn25/11/1936Born inOsaka, JapanDied23/01/2021Died inKumamotoCausecerebral infarction, strokeWikidataQ7637116 ↗TMDb#142451 ↗

Sumiko Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and award-winning actress, born in Osaka, whose heartfelt performances made her a favorite of the late film director Shohei Imamura. Imamura cast her in three of his films: The Pornographers, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, and The Ballad of Narayama, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. She won the award for Japanese Best Actress from Nihon Academy for her performance in The Ballad of Narayama, as well as a kiss from Orson Welles.

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Filmography31 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2005	The Buried ForestMovie	Tomie	69
2001	Warm Water Under a Red BridgeMovie	Masako Yamada	65
1997	My Father's DragonMovie	Lioness (voice)	61
1996	Salaryman Senka: Tanshin FuninMovie	—	60
1995	The Stairway to the Distant PastMovie	Minato Mary	59
1993	Wind of the Ryūkyū IslandsSeries	—	57
1990	The Great White TowerSeries	Yoshie Sasaki	54
1986	Be Free!Movie	Mutsuko's mother	50
1983	The Ballad of NarayamaMovie	Orin	47
1981	Precious MomentsSeries	—	45
1978	Sometimes... Like a ProstituteMovie	Woman in Reception	42
1978	Onna Bengoshi Asabuki RiyakoSeries	—	42
1978	Watashi wa umiSeries	石沢松子	42
1967	The Silent GunMovie	Tamako Tamamura	31
1967	Young Boss: Leader's FleshMovie	—	31
1967	The Shogun and His MistressesMovie	Tami	31
1967	Quick-Draw DogMovie	—	31
1966	Return of Gun DogMovie	—	30
1966	Silence Has No WingsMovie	—	30
1966	The PornographersMovie	Haru Matsuda	30
1966	Stray DogMovie	—	30
1966	Fearless ComradesMovie	—	30
1965	Trigger Happy RomeoMovie	Tsuruko	29
1965	Rampaging DogMovie	—	29
1964	Escape from JapanMovie	Mitsuko	28
1964	Clamouring CaninesMovie	Machiko	28
1964	The Call of FleshMovie	—	28
1964	Homeless DogMovie	—	28
1963	Tenamonya SandogasaMovie	—	27
1963	Legends of HonorMovie	—	27
1961	Travel with GhostMovie	Osumi	25