Sumiko Sakamoto
Japanese singer and actress (1936-2021) · Japan · On the map · Musicians · Died at 84
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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Shohei Imamura Directed Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
Jirō Tamiya Also in Clamouring Canines (1964)
Mitsuko Baishō Also in The Ballad of Narayama (2018)
Shin'ichirō Ikebe Wrote The Ballad of Narayama (2018)
Taiji Tonoyama Also in The Pornographers (1966)
Shigeru Amachi Also in Trigger Happy Romeo and The Silent Gun
Kazuo Kitamura Also in The Pornographers (1966)
Daisuke Tengan Wrote The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
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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.
