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)
Good Morning
1959
as Kayoko Fukui
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Toshiko
Street of Shame
1956
as Tatsuko Taya
The Life of Oharu
1952
as Sasaya's wife Owasa
Chûshingura
1962
Four Sisters
1962
as Makiko
Late Autumn
1960
as Fumiko
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's aunt
Snow Country
1965
as Dance teacher
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Motojima's Wife
Nunnery Confidential
1968
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kitamura
Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Nobu
Love Letter
1953
as Bookstor's owner
Mother
1952
as Osei
A Wife's Heart
1956
Flame of My Love
1949
Night Scandal in Japan
1964
as Tetsu Kawabe
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 玉椿
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Tatsuko Ono
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kazuko Sugawara
Bridge of Japan
1956
Miniature
1953
Young Tree
1956
as Kuniko's mother (uncredited)
The Catch
1961
as Katsu
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Kaneko Tsujikura
The Big Ambition
1955
as Sumie Shida
In Search of Mother
1962
as Otora
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Otsuno
Little Peach
1958
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Toki, Yahichi's mother
Someday I'll Know
1959
as Fusako Kaneko
The Surf
1954
as Tomi, Shinji's Mother
Echo Mountain
1959
as Takako Hirasawa
The Terrible Game
1959
as Yabuki Toyo
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Mr. Lucky
1952
Elegy
1951
Star of Hong Kong
1962
as Sugimoto Natsuko
The Human Wall
1959
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Once a Rainy Day
1966
All of Myself
1954
as Kazama’s Aunt
Boss Takes to the Road
1961
as Kimie Morikawa
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
The President's Boss
1956
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
The Beauty Expert
1957
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Matsuko
Zero Focus
1961
as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
At the Side of the Bridge
1962
Broken Drum
1949
as Yasuko
Firefly Light
1958
Forbidden Path
1952
Next Door to Happiness
1955
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962
Nami kage
1965
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960
When Winter Comes
1985
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Beautiful Days
1955
as Imanishi's Mother
The Kii River
1966
as Ichi, housekeeper
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
A Story from Echigo
1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962
Beyond the Hills
1960
as Oiku Wada
Bright Young Maidens
1958
as Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Jewelry shop proprietress
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Fearless Opposition
1958
My Brother, My Love
1968
as Kayo Kitagawa
A Man from Akagi
1950
Horse
1941
as Kikuko Yamashita
Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960
Third Class Executives
1952
as Mrs. Kuwabara
A Roaring Trade
1962
Triangle Moods
1961
as Kame
Green Earth
1942
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Tane
Night Bitch
1966
as Matsu Komazaki
Beyond the Hills
1950
Spring Snow
1950
Dancing Girl
1951
as Mitsue
Glory on the Summit
1962
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
1955
Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Teacher Ikegami
The Cast-Off
1959
as Fumiko
The Romance of Yushima
1955
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
1967
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Kin Narikin
The End of the Night
1953
The Betrothed
1957
The Passionate Spinster
1965
as Riki Tonobe
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Santōshain to onna hisho
1955
Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face
1959
Princess Finds Her Prince
1953
The Rose on His Arm
1956
as Akiyama's mother
Policeman's Diary
1955
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Tane
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
Swift Current
1967
Sisters
1953
Love on the Rainbow
1965
as Masako Yamashita
The White Orchid
1951
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967
as Taki
Pig and Goldfish
1962
Double Wedding
1963
as Shigeko
Mother's Ambition
1955
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939
as Otomi
Here Is a Spring
1955
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
1962
as Otake
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
The Blue Revolution
1953
Whirlpool of Flesh
1964
as Tomiko Sekiguchi
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
- Good Morning (1959) — as Kayoko Fukui
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) — as Toshiko
- Street of Shame (1956) — as Tatsuko Taya
- The Life of Oharu (1952) — as Sasaya's wife Owasa
- Chûshingura (1962)
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