Sadako Sawamura
Known for Acting · 260 credits
- Born
- 1908-11-11
- Died
- 1996-08-16
- Place of birth
- Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Садако Савамура · 大橋貞子 · 泽村贞子 · 澤村貞子 · ساداکو ساوامورا · 沢村貞子
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 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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (256)
Snow Country
1965
as Dance teacher
Good Morning
1959
as Kayoko Fukui
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Toshiko
The Life of Oharu
1952
as Sasaya's wife Owasa
Street of Shame
1956
as Tatsuko Taya
Chûshingura
1962
Late Autumn
1960
as Fumiko
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's aunt
Four Sisters
1962
as Makiko
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Matsuko
Mother
1952
as Osei
Night Scandal in Japan
1964
as Tetsu Kawabe
The Human Wall
1959
Nunnery Confidential
1968
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Tatsuko Ono
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Kaneko Tsujikura
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kitamura
Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Nobu
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 玉椿
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kazuko Sugawara
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Flame of My Love
1949
Bridge of Japan
1956
A Wife's Heart
1956
Love Letter
1953
as Bookstor's owner
Boss Takes to the Road
1961
as Kimie Morikawa
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Motojima's Wife
Third Class Executives
1952
as Mrs. Kuwabara
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
A Story from Echigo
1964
The Kii River
1966
as Ichi, housekeeper
Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Toki, Yahichi's mother
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Kin Narikin
My Brother, My Love
1968
as Kayo Kitagawa
Nami kage
1965
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Young Tree
1956
as Kuniko's mother (uncredited)
Little Peach
1958
Someday I'll Know
1959
as Fusako Kaneko
Elegy
1951
Avalanche
1956
Bright Young Maidens
1958
as Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother
In Search of Mother
1962
as Otora
Fearless Opposition
1958
Miniature
1953
Firefly Light
1958
Forbidden Path
1952
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Otsuno
The Betrothed
1957
The Rose on His Arm
1956
as Akiyama's mother
The Catch
1961
as Katsu
A Roaring Trade
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Teacher Ikegami
Whirlpool of Flesh
1964
as Tomiko Sekiguchi
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
as Yodogimi
Triangle Moods
1961
as Kame
Ôban
1957
as Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother
All of Myself
1954
as Kazama’s Aunt
The Blue Revolution
1953
When Winter Comes
1985
Ripe and Marriageable
1959
as Mrs. Nakazato
The President's Boss
1956
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Toilet Manager
1961
The Surf
1954
as Tomi, Shinji's Mother
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962
Night Bitch
1966
as Matsu Komazaki
Zero Focus
1961
as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
Broken Drum
1949
as Yasuko
Next Door to Happiness
1955
At the Side of the Bridge
1962
Sisters
1953
A Man from Akagi
1950
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Jewelry shop proprietress
The White Orchid
1951
The President Talks Bank
1956
Youth Season
1962
Echo Mountain
1959
as Takako Hirasawa
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Omatsu Hayashi
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Once a Rainy Day
1966
Iroha Elegy
1955
Victory Song
1945
as Captain's mother
Star of Hong Kong
1962
as Sugimoto Natsuko
Police Precinct: Backing Investigation
1963
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
as Taki
Green Earth
1942
Dancing Girl
1951
as Mitsue
The Beauty Expert
1957
Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face
1959
Spring Snow
1950
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
The Cast-Off
1959
as Fumiko
The Terrible Game
1959
as Yabuki Toyo
Born in Sin
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
Pig and Goldfish
1962
Bellflower
1940
as Mother
The End of the Night
1953
Swift Current
1967
Beyond the Hills
1950
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
1967
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
as Tane Abe
The Romance of Yushima
1955
Towering Waves
1960
as Mrs. Tazawa
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
Double Wedding
1963
as Shigeko
Horse
1941
as Kikuko Yamashita
Women of Tokyo
1961
as Yuki Takeuchi
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Otomi
The Life of Rikisha-Man
1963
About 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 m… With 260 credits spanning from 1936 to 2019, Sadako Sawamura has appeared in 256 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sadako Sawamura Movies
- Snow Country (1965) — as Dance teacher
- Good Morning (1959) — as Kayoko Fukui
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) — as Toshiko
- The Life of Oharu (1952) — as Sasaya's wife Owasa
- Street of Shame (1956) — as Tatsuko Taya
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