Sumiko Sakamoto(1936-2021)

Actress
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In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An old woman is getting close to the cut-off age, and we follow her last days with her family.

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La ballade de Narayama (1983)

Sumiko Sakamoto was born on 25 November 1936 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Le pornographe (1966), La ballade de Narayama (1983) and Watashi wa makenai (1966). She was married to Keijiro Ishii. She died on 23 January 2021 in Kumamoto City, Japan.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Le pornographe (1966)

7.2

Haru
wife

1966

La ballade de Narayama (1983)

La ballade de Narayama

7.8

Orin

1983

Watashi wa makenai (1966)

Watashi wa makenai

Yae

1966

Evasion du Japon (1964)

Evasion du Japon

6.1

Actress

1964

Credits

Actress

La forêt oubliée
6.9
- 2005
De l'eau tiède sous un pont rouge
6.7
- Masako Yamada
- 2001
Harukana jidai no kaidan o
6.8
- Minato no Mary
- 1995
Each Departure
- 1985
La ballade de Narayama
7.8
- Orin
- 1983
Omoide zukuri.
TV Series
- Shizuko Saeki
- 1981
Watashi wa umi
TV Series
- Matsuko
- 1978–1979
Toki ni wa shôfu no yô ni
4.0
- Woman in Reception
- 1978
Jungle Kurobee
7.2
TV Series
- (voice)
- 1973
Waka oyabun senryû-hada
4.2
- Kasumi Haruno
- 1967
Shôbu inu
- 1967
Kometto-san
8.4
TV Series
- Mom (Ep. 49-79)
- 1967–1968
Hayauchi inu
- 1967
Zoku teppô inu
- 1966
Nora inu
- 1966

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Personal details

Born
- November 25, 1936
- Osaka, Japan
Died
- January 23, 2021
- Kumamoto City, Japan(cerebral infarction)
Spouse
- Keijiro Ishii? - 2014 (his death, 1 child)

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