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.
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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
My Father's Dragon
Return of Gun Dog
Clamouring Canines
Rampaging Dog
Homeless Dog
Quick-Draw Dog
Trigger Happy Romeo
Stray Dog
The Silent Gun
Legends of Honor
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Travel with Ghost
Tenamonya Sandogasa
Fearless Comrades
Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin31 credits on file
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Watashi wa umi
Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
Precious Moments
Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
The Great White TowerIn their orbit 1
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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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