Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

ActorWriter Nov 11 (died age 87) Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan 1936–2019 (83 year career)

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Biography

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…

Known For

Good Morning

Good Morning

Kayoko Fukui

The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

Sasaya's wife Owasa

Late Autumn

Late Autumn

Fumiko

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Toshiko

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

Tatsuko Taya

A Fugitive from the Past

A Fugitive from the Past

Motojima's Wife

Chûshingura

Chûshingura

Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

Nobu

Filmography

Acting (242)

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Movies (238)

When Winter Comes

When Winter Comes

Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women

Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women

The Street Car Game

The Street Car Game

as Deguchi Ume

Waga koi waga uta

Waga koi waga uta

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

Nunnery Confidential

Nunnery Confidential

Rose Buds in the Rainbow

Rose Buds in the Rainbow

as Setsuko Sasaki

My Brother, My Love

My Brother, My Love

as Kayo Kitagawa

Swift Current

Swift Current

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

as Taki

Thoroughbred Women Gamblers

Thoroughbred Women Gamblers

Flower Cards Chivalry

Flower Cards Chivalry

A Sky Full of Tears

A Sky Full of Tears

as Kikue Sugisaki

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

The Kii River

The Kii River

as Ichi, housekeeper

Once a Rainy Day

Night Bitch

Night Bitch

as Matsu Komazaki

Sayonara ressha

Sayonara ressha

That Cute Girl

That Cute Girl

A Fugitive from the Past

A Fugitive from the Past

as Motojima's Wife

Love on the Rainbow

Love on the Rainbow

as Masako Yamashita

The Passionate Spinster

The Passionate Spinster

as Riki Tonobe

Snow Country

Snow Country

as Dance teacher

Salaryman's Medal

Salaryman's Medal

Nami kage

Nami kage

Eddy Currents of Life

Eddy Currents of Life

as Teacher Ikegami

I'm a Bodyguard

I'm a Bodyguard

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo

Night Scandal in Japan

Night Scandal in Japan

as Tetsu Kawabe

Taiyou wo Daku Onna

Taiyou wo Daku Onna

Whirlpool of Flesh

Whirlpool of Flesh

as Tomiko Sekiguchi

Sweet Sweat

Sweet Sweat

as Matsuko

Youth Season Continued

Youth Season Continued

as Sawamura Sawako (Restaurant "Sawamura" proprietress and Keiko's older sister)

Dokuritsu bijin-tai

Dokuritsu bijin-tai

At the Side of the Bridge 4

At the Side of the Bridge 4

At the Side of the Bridge 3

At the Side of the Bridge 3

Tale of Army Brutality

Tale of Army Brutality

as Toki, Yahichi's mother

Miren

Miren

as Hostess at 'Mitsuda'

The Life of Rikisha-Man

The Life of Rikisha-Man

Police Precinct: Backing Investigation

Police Precinct: Backing Investigation

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

as Shigeko

Crazy Operation: First Move

Crazy Operation: First Move

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain

Chûshingura

Chûshingura

Four Sisters

Four Sisters

as Makiko

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

as Otake

Youth Season

Youth Season

Star of Hong Kong

Star of Hong Kong

as Sugimoto Natsuko

Curry Rice

Curry Rice

湖愁

Pig and Goldfish

Pig and Goldfish

At the Side of the Bridge

At the Side of the Bridge

Zoku aizen katsura

Zoku aizen katsura

Born in Sin

Born in Sin

South Pacific Waves Are High

South Pacific Waves Are High

Naite waratta hanayome

Naite waratta hanayome

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Lady Sen and Hideyori

as Yodogimi

Flower in a Storm

Flower in a Storm

Glory on the Summit

Glory on the Summit

A Roaring Trade

A Roaring Trade

At the Side of the Bridge 2

At the Side of the Bridge 2

Kyūjin ryokō

Kyūjin ryokō

Our Marriage

Our Marriage

as Mother

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

Nippon no obaachan

Nippon no obaachan

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

Ottamage ningyo monogatari

Ottamage ningyo monogatari

In Search of Mother

In Search of Mother

as Otora

The Catch

The Catch

as Katsu

Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

as Kitamura

Awamori-kun uridasu

Awamori-kun uridasu

Triangle Moods

Triangle Moods

as Kame

Boss Takes to the Road

Boss Takes to the Road

as Kimie Morikawa

Door of Flowers

Door of Flowers

Wakai yatsura no kaidan

Wakai yatsura no kaidan

Zero Focus

Zero Focus

as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara

The Estuary

The Estuary

Romance Express

Romance Express

Women of Tokyo

Women of Tokyo

as Yuki Takeuchi

Hikkoshi yatsure

Hikkoshi yatsure

Toilet Manager

Toilet Manager

Late Autumn

Late Autumn

as Fumiko

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

as Toshiko

Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

as Oiku Wada

Jiyūgaoka fujin

Jiyūgaoka fujin

The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess

as Kazuko Sugawara

Towering Waves

Towering Waves

as Mrs. Tazawa

Mahiru no wana

Mahiru no wana

as Kikuyo

Youth in Fury

Youth in Fury

as Aki Katsura

Dare yori mo kimi o aisu

Ponkotsu

Ponkotsu

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

Storm on the Silvery Peaks

as Kiyo

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

as Kaneko Tsujikura

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

as Okane

Hito mo arukeba

Hito mo arukeba

as Kin Narikin

Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

Police Precinct Part 13

Police Precinct Part 13

as Madam next to Hikariso

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

as Okane

The Dangerous Kiss

The Dangerous Kiss

Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face

Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face

Good Morning

Good Morning

as Kayoko Fukui

Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face

Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face

Ripe and Marriageable

Ripe and Marriageable

as Mrs. Nakazato

Koko ni otoko ari

Koko ni otoko ari

The Terrible Game

The Terrible Game

as Yabuki Toyo

Someday I'll Know

Someday I'll Know

as Fusako Kaneko

Pineapple Butai

Pineapple Butai

as Omine

The Cast-Off

The Cast-Off

as Fumiko

Souls in the Moonlight III

Souls in the Moonlight III

The Human Wall

The Human Wall

Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain

as Takako Hirasawa

Whistling in the morning

Whistling in the morning

People Waiting for Spring

People Waiting for Spring

as Chiyo Tsukagoshi

Young Lovers

Young Lovers

as Ayako Nozaki

Vagabond Lovers

Vagabond Lovers

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

Firefly Light

Firefly Light

Bright Young Maidens

Bright Young Maidens

as Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother

One Step to Happiness

One Step to Happiness

Romance Freestyle

直八子供旅

直八子供旅

Souls in the Moonlight II

Souls in the Moonlight II

as Otsuno

No Advice Taken

No Advice Taken

Little Peach

Little Peach

The Naked General

The Naked General

Fearless Opposition

Fearless Opposition

Hibi no haishin

Hibi no haishin

The Blue Sky Maiden

The Blue Sky Maiden

as Tatsuko Ono

The Adorable Trio

The Adorable Trio

as Sadako Kamiya

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

as Oshima's aunt

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

as Tane

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

as Tane

Ôban

Ôban

as Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother

Young Lovers

Young Lovers

Morning Whistling

Morning Whistling

When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours

as Tane Abe

The Betrothed

The Betrothed

The Beauty Expert

The Beauty Expert

Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū

Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū

Street of Shame

Street of Shame

as Tatsuko Taya

Cascading White Threads

Cascading White Threads

The Rose on His Arm

The Rose on His Arm

as Akiyama's mother

Avalanche

Avalanche

Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha

Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha

The President Talks Bank

The President Talks Bank

Bridge of Japan

Bridge of Japan

The President's Boss

The President's Boss

A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

Love on Rainbow Island

Love on Rainbow Island

as Omatsu Hayashi

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

as Taniyama’s Mother

Young Tree

Young Tree

as Kuniko's mother (uncredited)

Next Door to Happiness

Next Door to Happiness

The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

Mother's Ambition

Mother's Ambition

Santōshain to onna hisho

Ofukuro

Ofukuro

So Young, So Bright

So Young, So Bright

Here Is a Spring

Here Is a Spring

Frame of Snow

Frame of Snow

as Satoko (Ishiyama’s wife)

Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

as Imanishi's Mother

Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei

Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei

Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

Iroha Elegy

Iroha Elegy

The Big Ambition

The Big Ambition

as Sumie Shida

Ejima and Ikushima

Ejima and Ikushima

as 玉椿

The Cock Crows Twice

The Cock Crows Twice

All of Myself

All of Myself

as Kazama’s Aunt

The Surf

The Surf

as Tomi, Shinji's Mother

Geisha Hidekoma

Geisha Hidekoma

The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

乾杯！女学生

乾杯！女学生

Late Chrysanthemums

Late Chrysanthemums

as Nobu

The Valley Between Love and Death

The Valley Between Love and Death

Itsuko to sono haha

Itsuko to sono haha

as Fusako Tashiro

お月様には悪いけど

お月様には悪いけど

as 鶴田はと子

Princess Finds Her Prince

Princess Finds Her Prince

Miniature

Miniature

Sisters

Sisters

Dreaming People

Dreaming People

Love Letter

Love Letter

as Bookstor's owner

Tokyo Profile

as Kiyoko

The End of the Night

The End of the Night

The Blue Revolution

The Blue Revolution

The Lovers

The Lovers

as Mrs. Ushiyama

Adolescence

Adolescence

as Natsu, Mayumi's mother

The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

as Sasaya's wife Owasa

Mother

Mother

as Osei

Tokyo Sweetheart

Tokyo Sweetheart

as Jewelry shop proprietress

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

Forbidden Path

Forbidden Path

Shanghai Rose

Shanghai Rose

as Miss Shen

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

Four Asakusa Sisters

Four Asakusa Sisters

Third Class Executives

Third Class Executives

as Mrs. Kuwabara

Wedding March

Wedding March

as Kumako

Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

as Mitsue

The White Orchid

The White Orchid

Elegy

Elegy

A Man from Akagi

A Man from Akagi

Onna no ryūkō

Onna no ryūkō

Beyond the Hills

Guntō nanban-sen

Guntō nanban-sen

First Love Questions and Answers

First Love Questions and Answers

Spring Snow

Spring Snow

Jiruba no Tetsu

Jiruba no Tetsu

Broken Drum

Broken Drum

as Yasuko

Goblin Courier

Goblin Courier

Flame of My Love

Flame of My Love

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Kōfuku no genkai

Kōfuku no genkai

Twenty-One Fingerprints

Twenty-One Fingerprints

Ghosts Die at Dawn

Ghosts Die at Dawn

as Takeko

Victory Song

Victory Song

as Captain's mother

Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill

as Osaki

Mother Never Dies

Mother Never Dies

Sky of Hope

Sky of Hope

as Kiyo

Onna keizu

Green Earth

Green Earth

Kodakara fūfu

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

Horse

Horse

as Kikuko Yamashita

Dancers of Awa

Dancers of Awa

Toyuki

Toyuki

as Apprentice Geisha

Wedding Day

Wedding Day

Bellflower

Bellflower

as Mother

Hideko the Cheerleader

Hideko the Cheerleader

as Tomoko, Hideko's mother

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

as Otomi

Osanaki mono no hata

as Mother

Ichiyo Higuchi

A Pebble by the Wayside

A Pebble by the Wayside

as Sumie

Sōbō

Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown

Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown

The Foster Mother

The Foster Mother

Television (4)

365日の献立日記

365日の献立日記

as 献立

Daikazoku

Daikazoku

Hikarugake

Hikarugake

おれの義姉さん

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Otei-chan

Otei-chan

Writer