Where to watch Sadako Sawamura in the UK
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Sadako Sawamura (沢村貞子, Sawamura Sadako; 11 November 1908 – 16 August 1996) was a Japanese stage and film actress and essayist who appeared in more than 350 films between 1935 and 1976. Sawamura was born in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. After dropping out of Japan Women's University, she was active in left-wing theatre groups and was twice arrested for her political beliefs, spending over a year in prison with much of it in solitary confinement. She started acting in films in 1934, first at the Nikkatsu studio, later at Toho. She appeared in many supporting roles after the war, often working …
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- Otei-chan (1978) Writer
- A Fugitive from the Past (1965) as Motojima's Wife
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- Street of Shame (1956) as Tatsuko Taya
- Nunnery Confidential (1968) Cast
- Good Morning (1959) as Kayoko Fukui
- The Life of Oharu (1952) as Sasaya's wife Owasa
- Late Autumn (1960) as Fumiko
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Oshima's aunt
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) as Toshiko
- The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952) Cast
- Born in Sin (1962) Cast
- Girls of the Night (1961) as Kitamura
- The Surf (1954) as Tomi, Shinji's Mother
- A Man's Flower Road of Triumph (1941) Cast
- Youth in Fury (1960) as Aki Katsura
- A Wife's Heart (1956) Cast
- Hikarugake (1977) Cast
- Snow Country (1965) as Dance teacher
- Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952) Cast
- The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) as Tatsuko Ono
- Horse (1941) as Kikuko Yamashita
- Little Peach (1958) Cast
- Elegy (1951) Cast
- The Romance of Yushima (1955) Cast
- Four Sisters (1962) as Makiko
- Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957) as Tane
- The Catch (1961) as Katsu
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962) Cast
- Beyond the Hills (1960) as Oiku Wada
- The Human Wall (1959) Cast
- Late Chrysanthemums (1954) as Nobu
- The Kii River (1966) as Ichi, housekeeper
- Tokyo Sweetheart (1952) as Jewelry shop proprietress
- Ôban (1957) as Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother
- Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) as Tane
- One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952) Cast
- Crazy Operation: First Move (1963) Cast
- Miniature (1953) Cast
- Hero of the Red Light District (1960) Cast
- Romance Express (1961) Cast
- Beyond the Hills (1950) Cast
- Tale of Army Brutality (1963) as Toki, Yahichi's mother
- The Valley Between Love and Death (1954) Cast
- Avalanche (1956) Cast
- Shanghai Rose (1952) as Miss Shen
- The Rose on His Arm (1956) as Akiyama's mother
- Mother (1952) as Osei
- Love on Rainbow Island (1956) as Omatsu Hayashi
- Here Is a Spring (1955) Cast
- The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968) Cast
- Goblin Courier (1949) Cast
- The White Orchid (1951) Cast
- Dancing Girl (1951) as Mitsue
- Forbidden Path (1952) Cast
- The Terrible Game (1959) as Yabuki Toyo
- おれの義姉さん (1970) Cast
- Glory on the Summit (1962) Cast
- Bright Young Maidens (1958) as Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother
- Someday I'll Know (1959) as Fusako Kaneko
- Youth Season (1962) Cast
- Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei (1955) Cast
- Sky of Hope (1942) as Kiyo
- Daikazoku (1984) Cast
- Guntō nanban-sen (1950) Cast
- Broken Drum (1949) as Yasuko
- The President Talks Bank (1956) Cast
- I'm a Bodyguard (1964) Cast
- Sweet Sweat (1964) as Matsuko
- Pineapple Butai (1959) as Omine
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962) Cast
- The Wandering Princess (1960) as Kazuko Sugawara
- Love Letter (1953) as Bookstor's owner
- Zero Focus (1961) as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
- Nippon no obaachan (1962) Cast
- Star of Hong Kong (1962) as Sugimoto Natsuko
- South Pacific Waves Are High (1962) Cast
- At the Side of the Bridge 4 (1963) Cast
- New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960) as Kaneko Tsujikura
- My Brother, My Love (1968) as Kayo Kitagawa
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Most-watched Sadako Sawamura films currently: A Fugitive from the Past (1965), Chûshingura (1962), Street of Shame (1956), Nunnery Confidential (1968), Good Morning (1959).
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Selected TV credits: Otei-chan (1978), Hikarugake (1977), おれの義姉さん (1970), Daikazoku (1984), 365日の献立日記 (2019).
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