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Sadako Sawamura

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Sadako Sawamura

Born November 11, 1908 · Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Died August 16, 1996 · aged 87

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 …

Known For

Edo wa aozoraEdo wa aozora · 1958
Edo wa aozora
1958
MovieDrama
When a Woman Ascends the StairsWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs · 1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
★ 8.01960
MovieDrama
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
Good MorningGood Morning · 1959
Good Morning
★ 7.71959
MovieComedyFamily
Two boys beg their parents for a television set, nagging them until all patience is lost. The parents order the boys to be quiet and the boys do exactly that--refusing to utter a word. The boys' silence ultimately puts the whole neighborhood into turmoil.
Hero of the Red Light DistrictHero of the Red Light District · 1960
Hero of the Red Light District
★ 8.71960
MovieDramaHistory
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
ChûshinguraChûshingura · 1962
Chûshingura
★ 7.11962
MovieHistoryDrama
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Nunnery ConfidentialNunnery Confidential · 1968
Nunnery Confidential
★ 5.51968
Movie
Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.
The Life of OharuThe Life of Oharu · 1952
The Life of Oharu
★ 7.81952
MovieDrama
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
Street of ShameStreet of Shame · 1956
Street of Shame
★ 7.71956
MovieDrama
Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

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