Sadako Sawamura
Born in Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan — Nov 11 1908• Died Aug 16 1996
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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 suppor…
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Otei-chan
Writing
Good Morning
Kayoko Fukui
Chûshingura
Street of Shame
Tatsuko Taya
Hikarugake
A Fugitive from the Past
Motojima's Wife
The Life of Oharu
Sasaya's wife Owasa
Late Autumn
Fumiko
おれの義姉さん
Untamed Woman
Oshima's aunt
Four Sisters
Makiko
Little Peach
Late Chrysanthemums
Nobu
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Toshiko
The Human Wall
Here Is a Spring
Sky of Hope
Kiyo
Elegy
The Valley Between Love and Death
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
Kaneko Tsujikura
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Tane
Broken Drum
Yasuko
Sweet Sweat
Matsuko
The Romance of Yushima
The Terrible Game
Yabuki Toyo
Forbidden Path
Mahiru no wana
Kikuyo
A Story from Echigo
Daikazoku
Eddy Currents of Life
Teacher Ikegami
Night Scandal in Japan
Tetsu Kawabe
The Kii River
Ichi, housekeeper
The Rose on His Arm
Akiyama's mother
South Pacific Waves Are High
Romance Freestyle
Tokyo Sweetheart
Jewelry shop proprietress
Girls of the Night
Kitamura
A Wife's Heart
Ôban
Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother
Nami kage
Once a Rainy Day
Policeman's Diary
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Snow Country
Dance teacher
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Ofukuro
Dancing Girl
Mitsue
The Catch
Katsu
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Lucky
Beyond the Hills
Oiku Wada
The White Orchid
Mother
Osei
Hero of the Red Light District
Nunnery Confidential
Whirlpool of Flesh
Tomiko Sekiguchi
Zero Focus
Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
Shanghai Rose
Miss Shen
The Blue Sky Maiden
Tatsuko Ono
Glory on the Summit
Bright Young Maidens
Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother
Onna keizu
Police Precinct Part 13
Madam next to Hikariso
Love on Rainbow Island
Omatsu Hayashi
Souls in the Moonlight II
Otsuno
Horse
Kikuko Yamashita
Adolescence
Natsu, Mayumi's mother
Star of Hong Kong
Sugimoto Natsuko
The Cast-Off
Fumiko
The Wandering Princess
Kazuko Sugawara
The Street Car Game
Deguchi Ume
Miniature
At the Side of the Bridge 2
Love Letter
Bookstor's owner
A Sky Full of Tears
Kikue Sugisaki
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
Jiyūgaoka fujin
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
Someday I'll Know
Fusako Kaneko
The Passionate Spinster
Riki Tonobe
Born in Sin
Spring Snow
The Adorable Trio
Sadako Kamiya
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
Taki
Women of Tokyo
Yuki Takeuchi
Bridge of Japan
Avalanche
Zoku aizen katsura
When Winter Comes
Nippon no obaachan
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Tane
Tale of Army Brutality
Toki, Yahichi's mother
I'm a Bodyguard
The Estuary
Mother Never Dies
The Surf
Tomi, Shinji's Mother
Crazy Operation: First Move
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Tokyo Profile
Kiyoko
Iroha Elegy
A Roaring Trade
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
Hibi no haishin
Green Earth
Souls in the Moonlight III
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Wedding March
Kumako
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
The President's Boss
Itsuko to sono haha
Fusako Tashiro
湖愁
No Advice Taken
Flame of My Love
Ishimatsu of the Forest
The President Talks Bank
Beyond the Hills
Love on the Rainbow
Masako Yamashita
Youth Season
Whistling in the morning
Flower in a Storm
At the Side of the Bridge 4
Our Marriage
Mother
Beautiful Days
Imanishi's Mother
乾杯！女学生
直八子供旅
Firefly Light
Ejima and Ikushima
玉椿
Towering Waves
Mrs. Tazawa
The End of the Night
At the Side of the Bridge 3
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
Santōshain to onna hisho
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
Kiyo
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Otomi
Pineapple Butai
Omine
One Step to Happiness
Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face
Hikkoshi yatsure
Dancers of Awa
Naite waratta hanayome
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Goblin Courier
First Love Questions and Answers
Ripe and Marriageable
Mrs. Nakazato
Kyūjin ryokō
My Brother, My Love
Kayo Kitagawa
Curry Rice
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū
Double Wedding
Shigeko
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
Wedding Day
Triangle Moods
Kame
Fearless Opposition
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
Okane
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Takeko
All of Myself
Kazama’s Aunt
In Search of Mother
Otora
The Life of Rikisha-Man
Romance Express
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
The Foster Mother
That Cute Girl
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
Youth in Fury
Aki Katsura
Four Asakusa Sisters
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Yodogimi
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
Rose Buds in the Rainbow
Setsuko Sasaki
Sisters
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Taniyama’s Mother
Hito mo arukeba
Kin Narikin
The Betrothed
Morning Whistling
At the Side of the Bridge
Koko ni otoko ari
Dreaming People
Young Tree
Kuniko's mother (uncredited)
Boss Takes to the Road
Kimie Morikawa
Toyuki
Apprentice Geisha
The Big Ambition
Sumie Shida
Door of Flowers
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
Awamori-kun uridasu
Ponkotsu
Pig and Goldfish
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
Kōfuku no genkai
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
Okane
People Waiting for Spring
Chiyo Tsukagoshi
Jiruba no Tetsu
A Pebble by the Wayside
Sumie
Cascading White Threads
So Young, So Bright
Night Bitch
Matsu Komazaki
Bellflower
Mother
The Lovers
Mrs. Ushiyama
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
Otake
Guntō nanban-sen
When It Rains, It Pours
Tane Abe
Kodakara fūfu
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
A Man from Akagi
Ichiyo Higuchi
Salaryman's Medal
Flower Cards Chivalry
The Naked General
Princess Finds Her Prince
Geisha Hidekoma
Echo Mountain
Takako Hirasawa
Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
Police Precinct: Backing Investigation
365日の献立日記
献立
Young Lovers
Ayako Nozaki
Twenty-One Fingerprints
Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill
Osaki
Hideko the Cheerleader
Tomoko, Hideko's mother
Victory Song
Captain's mother
The Cock Crows Twice
Youth Season Continued
Sawamura Sawako (Restaurant "Sawamura" proprietress and Keiko's older sister)
Third Class Executives
Mrs. Kuwabara
Miren
Hostess at 'Mitsuda'
Taiyou wo Daku Onna
The Blue Revolution
Next Door to Happiness
Sōbō
Onna no ryūkō
Toilet Manager
Sayonara ressha
Waga koi waga uta
Gendai no yokubô
お月様には悪いけど
鶴田はと子
Oka wa hanazakari
Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown
Frame of Snow
Satoko (Ishiyama’s wife)
Osanaki mono no hata
Mother
The Lady Was Pawn
Swift Current
The Dangerous Kiss
Mother's Ambition
The Beauty Expert
Young Lovers
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
Vagabond Lovers