Ranko Sawa
Acting
July 25, 1903
Died January 11, 2003 (99 years old)
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Acting Credits
Biography
Sawa was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in 1903. In 1919 she joined the young girl's theater group of Takarazuka under the stage name of Izumi Ranko. After passing through Shochiku Kamata, Sawa joined Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1923. In 1924 she moved to Teikoku Cinema's Ashiya Studios, where she became a leading actress. She met with great success for her performance in Hoshi wa Midaretobu, before going on to feature in Renbo Jigoku (Love's Hell). In Kago no Tori (The Caged Bird), directed by Mat...
Known For
Filmography
Red Peony of Night
1950
Hōmurankyō jidai
1949
A Woman's Sorrows
1937
6.7
Young Lady
1937
8
Shirobara wa sakedo
1937
Japanese Girls at the Harbor
1933
as Yôko Sheridan
6.4
Every-Night Dreams
1933
7.2
The Cheerleading Captain's Love
1933
8
First Steps Ashore
1932
as Mistress politics
7.5
Victory or Defeat
1932
My Brother's a Fool
1932
10
Storm Zone
1932
as Takiko Sumikawa
Onna wa itsu no yo nimo
1931
7
The Morning Sun Shines
1929
as Asako Akizuki
5.8
Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
1927
7.6
The Caged Bird
1924
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