Name Sumiko Sakamoto | Role Singer | |
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Spouse Reiji Kurihara (m. ?–1966), Reijiro Ishii Nominations Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Movies The Ballad of Narayama, The Pornographers, Warm Water Under a, Elmer's Adventure: My Father Similar People Shohei Imamura, Seiko Ishii, Shichiro Fukazawa, Mieko Hirota, Yumiko Kokonoe | ||
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Sumiko Sakamoto (坂本スミ子, Sakamoto Sumiko) 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: 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, 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.
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