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Looking for reviews of Sumiko Sakamoto movies? Cinafilm has a total of 61 reviews across 1 movies.
Movies starring Sumiko Sakamoto have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 80%.
The Ballad of Narayama - released in 1983 - is Sumiko Sakamoto's highest rated movie, with a score of 80% based on 61 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Sumiko Sakamoto is The Ballad of Narayama - released in 1983 - with a score of 80% based on 61 reviews.
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.
Sumiko Sakamoto has acted in films with Taiji Tonoyama, Mitsuko Baisho, Nijiko Kiyokawa and Nenji Kobayashi.
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