Osaka, Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sumiko Sakamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

1993

as Orin
1983

1981

as Masako Yamada
2001

as 石沢松子
1978

as Lioness (voice)
1997

as Haru Masuda
1966

1978

as Woman in Reception
1978

as Tamako Tamamura
1967

as Minato Mary
1995

1963
as Lioness (voice)
1997

as Tomie
2005

as Masako Yamada
2001

as Lioness (voice)
1997

1996

as Minato Mary
1995
as Mutsuko's mother
1986

as Orin
1983

as Woman in Reception
1978

1967

as Tamako Tamamura
1967

as Tami
1967

1967

1966

1966

1966

as Haru Masuda
1966

1966

as Tsuruko
1965

1965
1964

as Machiko
1964

as Mitsuko
1964

1964

1963
as 石沢松子
153 ep.