Sadako Sawamura
Acting
Born 1908-11-11
Died 1996-08-16
Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
281 credits
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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 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).
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Filmography
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Acting
30 credits
Good Morning
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
In Search of Mother
The Life of Oharu
Young Tree
Late Autumn
When It Rains, It Pours
Hito mo arukeba
Love Letter
A Fugitive from the Past
Night Bitch
Street of Shame
The Blue Sky Maiden
お月様には悪いけど
Bright Young Maidens
Tokyo Profile
Girls of the Night
The Lovers
Zero Focus
Echo Mountain
Untamed Woman
The Wandering Princess
Tokyo Sweetheart
Night Scandal in Japan
Mother
Youth in Fury
Ejima and Ikushima
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Late Chrysanthemums
Broken Drum
Other credits
29 credits
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
Next Door to Happiness
Flame of My Love
Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri
The Naked General
Young Lovers
Toilet Manager
The Beauty Expert
Chûshingura
A Man from Akagi
Jiruba no Tetsu
The Betrothed
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Hikarugake
おれの義姉さん
Hero of the Red Light District
A Story from Echigo
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
My Name Is Mistress
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
Nunnery Confidential
Miniature
The Cock Crows Twice
Husband on the Run
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
乾杯！女学生
Haha to ko no mado
The Fifth Witness
Daikazoku
Writing
1 credit
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