Sadako Sawamura
Known for Acting · 270 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 (266)
Flame of My Love
1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Echo Mountain
1959
as Takako Hirasawa
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
Hito mo arukeba
1960
as Kin Narikin
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
as Tane Abe
A Man from Akagi
1950
In Search of Mother
1962
as Otora
Young Tree
1956
as Kuniko's mother (uncredited)
The Beauty Expert
1957
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Night Bitch
1966
as Matsu Komazaki
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
Young Lovers
1957
Next Door to Happiness
1955
Good Morning
1959
as Kayoko Fukui
The Naked General
1958
Toilet Manager
1961
The Betrothed
1957
Monpe-san
1944
A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Motojima's Wife
Mama's Diary
1954
Love Letter
1953
as Bookstor's owner
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
1960
The New Tange Sazen: The Chapter of the Two-Armed Swordsman
1939
Yakyukyō jidai
1948
Youth
1955
Victory Song
1945
as Captain's mother
The Life of Oharu
1952
as Sasaya's wife Owasa
The Lady Was Pawn
1956
Nunnery Confidential
1968
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Toshiko
Vagabond Lovers
1959
The Love Letter Trial
1951
The Blue Revolution
1953
A Story from Echigo
1964
Onna no hashi
1961
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
Hanayome no teikō
1958
as Seiko Maekawa
Detour to Love
1955
as Koto, mother
Sanctuary
1961
Youth Season Continued
1964
as Sawamura Sawako (Restaurant "Sawamura" proprietress and Keiko's older sister)
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
Gendai no yokubô
1956
A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's aunt
Story of a Detective's Assistant
1957
as Mine
Late Autumn
1960
as Fumiko
Chûshingura
1962
お月様には悪いけど
1954
as 鶴田はと子
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Taniyama’s Mother
Geisha Konatsu
1954
as Kimiso's madame
The Song from My Heart
1969
The Three Musketeers Reunite
1956
Haha to ko no mado
1957
Mother's Ambition
1955
Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Nobu
The Fifth Witness
1948
Frame of Snow
1955
as Satoko (Ishiyama’s wife)
Youth in Fury
1960
as Aki Katsura
Our Marriage
1962
as Mother
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
1968
as Sada Banno
One Night of Love
1954
as Ohama
Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 玉椿
Swift Current
1967
The Kii River
1966
as Ichi, housekeeper
Zero Focus
1961
as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
The Night Before the Meiji Restoration
1941
Little Peach
1958
The Lovers
1953
as Mrs. Ushiyama
So Young, So Bright
1955
as Oine
All of Myself
1954
as Kazama’s Aunt
The Catch
1961
as Katsu
Whirlpool of Flesh
1964
as Tomiko Sekiguchi
A Wife's Heart
1956
Once a Rainy Day
1966
Street of Shame
1956
as Tatsuko Taya
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kitamura
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kazuko Sugawara
Taiyou wo Daku Onna
1964
Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Toki, Yahichi's mother
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
The Terrible Game
1959
as Yabuki Toyo
Mother
1952
as Osei
Mother Never Dies
1942
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Tatsuko Ono
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
1975
Nippon no obaachan
1962
Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Miniature
1953
Nami kage
1965
The Rose on His Arm
1956
as Akiyama's mother
Here Is a Spring
1955
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Omatsu Hayashi
Snow Country
1965
as Dance teacher
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
1954
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
1955
Spring Snow
1950
乾杯！女学生
1954
The End of the Night
1953
The Human Wall
1959
Horse
1941
as Kikuko Yamashita
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941
Elegy
1951
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961
When Winter Comes
1985
Ponkotsu
1960
Mahiru no wana
1960
as Kikuyo
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Matsuko
Glory on the Summit
1962
Night Scandal in Japan
1964
as Tetsu Kawabe
Police Precinct Part 13
1960
as Madam next to Hikariso
Youth Season
1962
Tokyo Profile
1953
as Kiyoko
Mr. Lucky
1952
Hikkoshi yatsure
1961
Bellflower
1940
as Mother
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
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 270 credits spanning from 1936 to 2019, Sadako Sawamura has appeared in 266 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sadako Sawamura Movies
- Flame of My Love (1949)
- Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
- Echo Mountain (1959) — as Takako Hirasawa
- The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
- Hito mo arukeba (1960) — as Kin Narikin
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