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Sadako Sawamura
Actor
Born November 11, 1908Died August 16, 1996 (87 years)
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).
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
Filmography
| 1985 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1968 | Aniki no koibito · as Kayo Kitagawa |
| 1968 | Niji no naka no remon · as Setsuko Sasaki |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Kigeki ekimae kazan · as Sada Banno |
| 1968 | Kigeki ekimae kaiun · as Sada Banno |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Tale of Kawachi Chivalry · as Taki |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | The Kii River · as Ichi, Housekeeper |
| 1965 | A Fugitive from the Past · as Motojima's Wife |
| 1964 | Whirlpool of Women · as Tomiko Sekiguchi |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Nihiki no mesu inu · as Tetsu Kawabe |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Kigeki ekimae okami · as Kikutarô |
| 1963 | Rikugun zangyaku monogatari · as Toki, Yahichi's Mother |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Whirlwind · as Cast |
| 1963 | Hikô shôjo · as Cast |
| 1963 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Lady Sen and Hideyori · as Yodogimi |
| 1962 | Our Marriage · as Mother |
| 1962 | In Search of Mother · as Otora |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | The Catch · as Katsu |
| 1961 | Boss Takes to the Road · as Kimie Morikawa |
| 1961 | Girls of the Night · as Kitamura |
| 1961 | Tokyo onigiri musume · as Kame |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Zero Focus · as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara |
| 1960 | Late Autumn · as Fumiko |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Towering Waves · as Mrs. Tazawa |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Dry Lake · as Aki Katsura |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Keishichô monogatari: Ketsuekigata no himitsu · as Madam Next To Hikariso |
| 1960 | Hito mo arukeba · as Kin Narikin |
| 1960 | The Wandering Princess · as Kazuko Sugawara |
| 1960 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs · as Toshiko |
| 1959 | Good Morning · as Kayoko Fukui |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | Souls in the Moonlight II · as Otsuno |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | Naohachiko domotabi · as Cast |
| 1957 | We'll Meet Again · as Tatsuko Ono |
| 1957 | When It Rains, It Pours · as Tane Abe |
| 1957 | Untamed Woman · as Oshima's Aunt |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | The Rose on His Arm · as Akiyama's Mother |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | Street of Shame · as Tatsuko Taya |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Beautiful Days · as Imanishi's Mother |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | Late Chrysanthemums · as Nobu |
| 1954 | The Sound of Waves · as Tomi, Shinji's Mother |
| 1953 | Love Letter · as Bookstor's Owner |
| 1953 | The Lovers · as Mrs. Ushiyama |
| 1953 | Tokai no yokogao · as Kiyoko |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | Tokyo Sweetheart · as Jewelry Shop Proprietress |
| 1952 | Mother · as Osei |
| 1952 | The Life of Oharu · as Sasaya's Wife Owasa |
| 1951 | Dancing Girl · as Mitsue |
| 1949 | A Broken Drum · as Yasuko |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | |
| 1945 | Victory Song · as Captain's Mother |
| 1942 | |
| 1941 | Uma · as Kikuko Yamashita |
| 1936 |