Sadako Sawamura
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Acting Credits
Biography
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...
Known For
Filmography
365日の献立日記
2019
as 献立
When Winter Comes
1985
Daikazoku
1984
Hikarugake
1977
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
1975
おれの義姉さん
1970
The Street Car Game
1969
as Deguchi Ume
Waga koi waga uta
1969
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Nunnery Confidential
1968
My Brother, My Love
1968
as Kayo Kitagawa
Rose Buds in the Rainbow
1968
as Setsuko Sasaki
Swift Current
1967
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
1967
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
as Taki
Flower Cards Chivalry
1967
A Sky Full of Tears
1966
as Kikue Sugisaki
Night Bitch
1966
as Matsu Komazaki
Once a Rainy Day
1966
The Kii River
1966
as Ichi, housekeeper
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
1966
Sayonara ressha
1966
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Motojima's Wife
Nami kage
1965
That Cute Girl
1965
Snow Country
1965
as Dance teacher
Love on the Rainbow
1965
as Masako Yamashita
The Passionate Spinster
1965
as Riki Tonobe
Salaryman's Medal
1965
Night Scandal in Japan
1964
as Tetsu Kawabe
A Story from Echigo
1964
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Teacher Ikegami
Whirlpool of Flesh
1964
as Tomiko Sekiguchi
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Matsuko
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
Taiyou wo Daku Onna
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Youth Season Continued
1964
as Sawamura Sawako (Restaurant "Sawamura" proprietress and Keiko's older sister)
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Toki, Yahichi's mother
Double Wedding
1963
as Shigeko
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963
Miren
1963
as Hostess at 'Mitsuda'
Police Precinct: Backing Investigation
1963
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
as Yodogimi
湖愁
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Flower in a Storm
1962
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962
Pig and Goldfish
1962
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962
Our Marriage
1962
as Mother
At the Side of the Bridge
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Kyūjin ryokō
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
At the Side of the Bridge 2
1962
Curry Rice
1962
A Roaring Trade
1962
Youth Season
1962
Star of Hong Kong
1962
as Sugimoto Natsuko
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
1962
as Otake
In Search of Mother
1962
as Otora
Born in Sin
1962
Glory on the Summit
1962
Four Sisters
1962
as Makiko
Chûshingura
1962
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Hikkoshi yatsure
1961
Romance Express
1961
Toilet Manager
1961
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kitamura
Women of Tokyo
1961
as Yuki Takeuchi
The Estuary
1961
Boss Takes to the Road
1961
as Kimie Morikawa
Zero Focus
1961
as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
The Catch
1961
as Katsu
Triangle Moods
1961
as Kame
Awamori-kun uridasu
1961
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961
Door of Flowers
1961
Police Precinct Part 13
1960
as Madam next to Hikariso
Beyond the Hills
1960
as Oiku Wada
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Kin Narikin
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kazuko Sugawara
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Toshiko
Youth in Fury
1960
as Aki Katsura
Towering Waves
1960
as Mrs. Tazawa
Late Autumn
1960
as Fumiko
Mahiru no wana
1960
as Kikuyo
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
1960
as Kiyo
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
Ponkotsu
1960
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Kaneko Tsujikura
Police Precinct Part 13
1960
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960
as Okane
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
as Okane
Pineapple Butai
1959
as Omine
Good Morning
1959
as Kayoko Fukui
Whistling in the morning
1959
Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face
1959
The Cast-Off
1959
as Fumiko
Koko ni otoko ari
1959
The Human Wall
1959
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
Someday I'll Know
1959
as Fusako Kaneko
Echo Mountain
1959
as Takako Hirasawa
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
as Mrs. Nakazato
The Terrible Game
1959
as Yabuki Toyo
Young Lovers
1959
as Ayako Nozaki
People Waiting for Spring
1959
as Chiyo Tsukagoshi
直八子供旅
1958
One Step to Happiness
1958
Little Peach
1958
Firefly Light
1958
Romance Freestyle
1958
Bright Young Maidens
1958
as Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother
No Advice Taken
1958
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Otsuno
The Naked General
1958
Fearless Opposition
1958
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
Hibi no haishin
1958
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Tane
Ôban
1957
as Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Tane
The Betrothed
1957
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
as Tane Abe
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Tatsuko Ono
The Adorable Trio
1957
as Sadako Kamiya
Young Lovers
1957
The Beauty Expert
1957
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's aunt
Morning Whistling
1957
Street of Shame
1956
as Tatsuko Taya
Bridge of Japan
1956
The President Talks Bank
1956
The President's Boss
1956
Avalanche
1956
Cascading White Threads
1956
A Wife's Heart
1956
The Rose on His Arm
1956
as Akiyama's mother
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Omatsu Hayashi
Young Tree
1956
as Kuniko's mother (uncredited)
Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha
1956
Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū
1956
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Taniyama’s Mother
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Next Door to Happiness
1955
Ofukuro
1955
The Romance of Yushima
1955
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 玉椿
So Young, So Bright
1955
Life's Simple Pleasures
1955
Here Is a Spring
1955
Policeman's Diary
1955
Santōshain to onna hisho
1955
The Big Ambition
1955
as Sumie Shida
Iroha Elegy
1955
Mother's Ambition
1955
Frame of Snow
1955
as Satoko (Ishiyama’s wife)
Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Nobu
乾杯！女学生
1954
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
The Surf
1954
as Tomi, Shinji's Mother
Itsuko to sono haha
1954
as Fusako Tashiro
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
1954
Geisha Hidekoma
1954
All of Myself
1954
as Kazama’s Aunt
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
お月様には悪いけど
1954
as 鶴田はと子
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Sisters
1953
Love Letter
1953
as Bookstor's owner
Tokyo Profile
1953
as Kiyoko
The End of the Night
1953
The Lovers
1953
as Mrs. Ushiyama
Dreaming People
1953
The Blue Revolution
1953
Miniature
1953
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
Third Class Executives
1952
as Mrs. Kuwabara
Mother
1952
as Osei
The Life of Oharu
1952
as Sasaya's wife Owasa
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
Adolescence
1952
as Natsu, Mayumi's mother
Shanghai Rose
1952
as Miss Shen
Forbidden Path
1952
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Jewelry shop proprietress
Mr. Lucky
1952
Four Asakusa Sisters
1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
Wedding March
1951
as Kumako
Dancing Girl
1951
as Mitsue
The White Orchid
1951
Elegy
1951
A Man from Akagi
1950
Spring Snow
1950
Beyond the Hills
1950
First Love Questions and Answers
1950
Guntō nanban-sen
1950
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Onna no ryūkō
1950
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Broken Drum
1949
as Yasuko
Flame of My Love
1949
Goblin Courier
1949
Twenty-One Fingerprints
1948
Kōfuku no genkai
1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
1948
as Takeko
Victory Song
1945
as Captain's mother
Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill
1943
as Osaki
Onna keizu
1942
Green Earth
1942
Mother Never Dies
1942
Sky of Hope
1942
as Kiyo
Kodakara fūfu
1941
Horse
1941
as Kikuko Yamashita
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941
Dancers of Awa
1941
Bellflower
1940
as Mother
Wedding Day
1940
Hideko the Cheerleader
1940
as Tomoko, Hideko's mother
Toyuki
1940
as Apprentice Geisha
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Otomi
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939
Osanaki mono no hata
1939
as Mother
A Pebble by the Wayside
1938
as Sumie
Sōbō
1937
Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown
1936