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Where to watch Sumiko Sakamoto in the UK

Find every Sumiko Sakamoto film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 7 May 2026.

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, …

  • Acting
  • Born 25 November 1936
  • Died 23 January 2021 (age 84)
  • Osaka, Japan
  • 30 credits

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What are Sumiko Sakamoto's most popular films?

Most-watched Sumiko Sakamoto films currently: The Ballad of Narayama (1983), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), The Pornographers (1966), My Father's Dragon (1997), The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995).

What TV shows has Sumiko Sakamoto appeared in?

Selected TV credits: Precious Moments (1981), Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993), Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako (1978), Watashi wa umi (1978).

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