Acting
Sumiko Sakamoto
Born November 25, 1936 · Osaka, Japan
Died January 23, 2021 · aged 84
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 p…
Known For
The Ballad of Narayama · 1983The Ballad of Narayama
★ 7.51983
MovieDrama
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge · 2001Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
★ 6.62001
MovieFantasyDrama
When a dying friend tells out-of-work salaryman Yosuke about a hidden treasure, he sets off in search of the only clue about its location: a house by a red bridge. What he finds instead is a woman who transcends all his fantasies.
The Pornographers · 1966The Pornographers
★ 7.31966
MovieComedyDrama
A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.
Sometimes... Like a Prostitute · 1978Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
★ 4.91978
MovieDrama
A man with a medical condition and a guilty past becomes obsessed with a simple minded girl he finds in a park. His wife is not thrilled when he brings her home.
The Stairway to the Distant Past · 1995The Stairway to the Distant Past
★ 7.21995
MovieDramaCrime
Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is lit on a criminal powder keg set to blow the lid off the Yokohama underworld.
Trigger Happy Romeo · 1965Trigger Happy Romeo
★ 7.51965
MovieActionCrime
Fifth film in the "Inu" series.
The Buried Forest · 2005The Buried Forest
★ 6.62005
MovieDramaMystery
Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.
Silence Has No Wings · 1966Silence Has No Wings
★ 6.91966
MovieDrama
After a young boy captures a rare butterfly in Nagasaki, a caterpillar begins a relay-trip toward the northern tip of Hokkaido, serving as a silent witness to a series of vignettes featuring people struggling with the psychological and social scars of post-war Japan.




















