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Portrait of Sumiko Sakamoto

Acting

Sumiko Sakamoto

Career

Active from 1961 to 1997, with a break from 1984 to 1994, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sumiko Sakamoto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.5
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    19
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    2 titles · average score 69
    The Buried Forest
    The Buried Forest (2005)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Tomie

    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
    Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Masako Yamada

    1990s

    4 titles · average score 71
    My Father's Dragon
    My Father's Dragon (1997)

    as Lioness (voice)

    The Stairway to the Distant Past
    The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Minato Mary

    Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
    Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands (1993)

    TV show

    The Great White Tower
    The Great White Tower (1990)

    TV show · as Yoshie Sasaki

    1980s

    3 titles · average score 87
    Be Free!
    Be Free! (1986)

    as Mutsuko's mother

    The Ballad of Narayama
    The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Orin

    Precious Moments
    Precious Moments (1981)

    TV show

    1970s

    3 titles
    Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
    Sometimes... Like a Prostitute (1978)

    as Woman in Reception

    Watashi wa umi
    Watashi wa umi (1978)

    TV show · as 石沢松子

    Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
    Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako (1978)

    TV show

    1960s

    7 titles · average score 66
    The Shogun and His Mistresses
    The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)

    as Tami

    The Silent Gun
    The Silent Gun (1967)

    as Tamako Tamamura

    The Pornographers
    The Pornographers (1966)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Haru Matsuda

    Trigger Happy Romeo
    Trigger Happy Romeo (1965)

    as Tsuruko

    Escape from Japan
    Escape from Japan (1964)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Mitsuko

    Clamouring Canines
    Clamouring Canines (1964)

    as Machiko

    Travel with Ghost
    Travel with Ghost (1961)

    as Osumi