Sadako Sawamura
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).
Acting
Movie
Good Morning
as Kayoko Fukui
1959
Movie
The Life of Oharu
as Sasaya's wife Owasa
1952
Movie
Late Autumn
as Fumiko
1960
Movie
Street of Shame
as Tatsuko Taya
1956
Movie
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Toshiko
1960
Movie
A Fugitive from the Past
as Motojima's Wife
1965
Movie
Chûshingura
1962
Movie
Late Chrysanthemums
as Nobu
1954
Movie
Love Letter
as Bookstor's owner
1953
Movie
The Blue Sky Maiden
as Tatsuko Ono
1957
Movie
Girls of the Night
as Kitamura
1961
Movie
Mother
as Osei
1952
Movie
Zero Focus
as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
1961
Movie
Little Peach
1958
Movie
The Catch
as Katsu
1961
Movie
A Wife's Heart
1956
Movie
Dancing Girl
as Mitsue
1951
Movie
Youth in Fury
as Aki Katsura
1960
Movie
Untamed Woman
as Oshima's aunt
1957
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Hero of the Red Light District
1960
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Flame of My Love
1949
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The Wandering Princess
as Kazuko Sugawara
1960
Movie
Our Marriage
as Mother
1962
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The Rose on His Arm
as Akiyama's mother
1956
