Sadako Sawamura
Acting
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 in prison with much of it in solitary confinement. She started acting in films in 1934, first at the Nikkatsu studio, later at Toho. She appeared in many supporting roles after the war, often working with director Mikio Naruse. Sawamura also acted in films by directors including Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and Kaneto Shindō. Her brothers were the actors Daisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura. Her autobiography Watashi no Asakusa has been translated into English as My Asakusa. She was married three times: to actor Shigeo Imamura (1931-33), actor Kamatari Fujiwara (1936-46) and subsequently to film magazine editor and critic Yasuhiko Ohashi (1968-96, though domestic partners from 1946 onward).
Known for
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movieThe Street Car Game
1969
Deguchi Ume
movieMy Brother, My Love
1968
Kayo Kitagawa
movieLemon in the Rainbow
1968
Setsuko Sasaki
movieThe Kii River
1966
Ichi, housekeeper
movieA Sky Full of Tears
1966
Kikue Sugisaki
movieNight Bitch
1966
Matsu Komazaki
movieThe Passionate Spinster
1965
Riki Tonobe
movieSnow Country
1965
Dance teacher
movieLove on the Rainbow
1965
Masako Yamashita
movieA Fugitive from the Past
1965
Motojima's Wife
movieEddy Currents of Life
1964
Teacher Ikegami
movieWhirlpool of Flesh
1964
Tomiko Sekiguchi
movieSweet Sweat
1964
Matsuko
movieYouth Season Continued
1964
Sawamura Sawako (Restaurant "Sawamura" proprietress and Keiko's older sister)
movieNight Scandal in Japan
1964
Tetsu Kawabe
movieMiren
1963
Hostess at 'Mitsuda'
movieDouble Wedding
1963
Shigeko
movieTale of Army Brutality
1963
Toki, Yahichi's mother
movieStar of Hong Kong
1962
Sugimoto Natsuko
movieFour Sisters
1962
Makiko
movieLady Sen and Hideyori
1962
Yodogimi
movieOur Marriage
1962
Mother
movieThe Catch
1961
Katsu
movieBoss Takes to the Road
1961
Kimie Morikawa
movieGirls of the Night
1961
Kitamura
movieZero Focus
1961
Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
movieWomen of Tokyo
1961
Yuki Takeuchi
movieMahiru no wana
1960
Kikuyo
movieLate Autumn
1960
Fumiko
movieTowering Waves
1960
Mrs. Tazawa
movieYouth in Fury
1960
Aki Katsura
movieNew Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
Kaneko Tsujikura
moviePolice Precinct Part 13
1960
Madam next to Hikariso
movieHito mo arukeba
1960
Kin Narikin
movieBeyond the Hills
1960
Oiku Wada
movieThe Wandering Princess
1960
Kazuko Sugawara
movieThe Terrible Game
1959
Yabuki Toyo
movieYoung Lovers
1959
Ayako Nozaki
movieRipe and Marriageable
1959
Mrs. Nakazato
movieSomeday I'll Know
1959
Fusako Kaneko
movieThe Cast-Off
1959
Fumiko
movieGood Morning
1959
Kayoko Fukui
movieEcho Mountain
1959
Takako Hirasawa
moviePeople Waiting for Spring
1959
Chiyo Tsukagoshi
movieBright Young Maidens
1958
Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother
movieHanayome no teikō
1958
Seiko Maekawa
movieThe Adorable Trio
1957
Sadako Kamiya
movieThe Blue Sky Maiden
1957
Tatsuko Ono
movieWhen It Rains, It Pours
1957
Tane Abe
movieUntamed Woman
1957
Oshima's aunt
movieÔban
1957
Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother
movieThe Rose on His Arm
1956
Akiyama's mother
movieLove on Rainbow Island
1956
Omatsu Hayashi
movieThree Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
Taniyama’s Mother
movieStreet of Shame
1956
Tatsuko Taya
movieYoung Tree
1956
Kuniko's mother (uncredited)
movieDetour to Love
1955
Koto, mother
movieBeautiful Days
1955
Imanishi's Mother
movieThe Big Ambition
1955
Sumie Shida
movieFrame of Snow
1955
Satoko (Ishiyama’s wife)
movieお月様には悪いけど
1954
鶴田はと子
movieThe Surf
1954
Tomi, Shinji's Mother
movieAll of Myself
1954
Kazama’s Aunt
movieGeisha Konatsu
1954
Kimiso's madame
movieItsuko to sono haha
1954
Fusako Tashiro
movieLove Letter
1953
Bookstor's owner
movieThe Lovers
1953
Mrs. Ushiyama
movieTokyo Profile
1953
Kiyoko
movieAdolescence
1952
Natsu, Mayumi's mother
movieShanghai Rose
1952
Miss Shen
movieTokyo Sweetheart
1952
Jewelry shop proprietress
movieMother
1952
Osei
movieThird Class Executives
1952
Mrs. Kuwabara
movieThe Life of Oharu
1952
Sasaya's wife Owasa
movieWedding March
1951
Kumako
movieDancing Girl
1951
Mitsue
movieBroken Drum
1949
Yasuko
movieVictory Song
1945
Captain's mother
movieHorse
1941
Kikuko Yamashita
movieBellflower
1940
Mother
movieTravels to the East
1940
Apprentice Geisha
movieHideko the Cheerleader
1940
Tomoko, Hideko's mother
Writing1
tvOtei-chan
1978
Writer