Sumiko Sakamoto Explained

was a Japanese singer and award-winning actress, born in Osaka, 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,^[1] winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. She won the award for Japanese Best Actress from Nihon Academy for her performance in The Ballad of Narayama, as well as a kiss from Orson Welles.^[2]

She died of a stroke.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1438/year/1983.html Festival de Cannes : Film details 1983
2. Web site: Kawaguchi . Judit . Sumiko Sakamoto . Japan Times . 19 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927210831/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2007/08/14/people/sumiko-sakamoto/ . 27 September 2020 . Imamura cast her in three of his films, among them 'The Ballad of Narayama,' winner of the 1983 Palm d’Or at the 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. . live. subscription.
3. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210123/k10012830381000.html 坂本スミ子さん死去 「楢山節考」「夢であいましょう」出演