
Sadako Sawamura
Known for Acting · 259 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 (255)

Good Morning
1959
as Kayoko Fukui

Late Autumn
1960
as Fumiko

Street of Shame
1956
as Tatsuko Taya

Chûshingura
1962

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Toshiko

The Life of Oharu
1952
as Sasaya's wife Owasa

Untamed Woman
1957
as Oshima's aunt

A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Motojima's Wife

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Kaneko Tsujikura

Nunnery Confidential
1968

Sweet Sweat
1964
as Matsuko

Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Omatsu Hayashi

Late Chrysanthemums
1954
as Nobu

Hero of the Red Light District
1960

Little Peach
1958

A Wife's Heart
1956

Here Is a Spring
1955

Third Class Executives
1952
as Mrs. Kuwabara

Elegy
1951

Crazy Operation: First Move
1963

Broken Drum
1949
as Yasuko

Girls of the Night
1961
as Kitamura

Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Jewelry shop proprietress

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Tane

Night Scandal in Japan
1964
as Tetsu Kawabe

The Wandering Princess
1960
as Kazuko Sugawara

Horse
1941
as Kikuko Yamashita

At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963

Bridge of Japan
1956

Mother
1952
as Osei
Once a Rainy Day
1966

The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
as Tatsuko Ono

Four Sisters
1962
as Makiko

Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
1975

Ôban
1957
as Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother

The Catch
1961
as Katsu

The Kii River
1966
as Ichi, housekeeper

The End of the Night
1953

South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Beyond the Hills
1950

Princess Finds Her Prince
1953

Dancing Girl
1951
as Mitsue

My Brother, My Love
1968
as Kayo Kitagawa

Tale of Army Brutality
1963
as Toki, Yahichi's mother

Snow Country
1965
as Dance teacher

Forbidden Path
1952

Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Otsuno

Whirlpool of Flesh
1964
as Tomiko Sekiguchi

The Surf
1954
as Tomi, Shinji's Mother

Star of Hong Kong
1962
as Sugimoto Natsuko

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952

Bright Young Maidens
1958
as Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother

Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958

The Cast-Off
1959
as Fumiko

Born in Sin
1962

The Terrible Game
1959
as Yabuki Toyo

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Tane

Mr. Lucky
1952

The Street Car Game
1969
as Deguchi Ume

The Human Wall
1959

All of Myself
1954
as Kazama’s Aunt

Glory on the Summit
1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962

Firefly Light
1958

The President's Boss
1956

Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face
1959

Love Letter
1953
as Bookstor's owner

The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952

Double Wedding
1963
as Shigeko

Someday I'll Know
1959
as Fusako Kaneko

At the Side of the Bridge
1962

Women of Tokyo
1961
as Yuki Takeuchi

Adolescence
1952
as Natsu, Mayumi's mother

Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960

Police Precinct Part 13
1960
as Madam next to Hikariso

Youth in Fury
1960
as Aki Katsura

Beautiful Days
1955
as Imanishi's Mother

Miniature
1953

Itsuko to sono haha
1954
as Fusako Tashiro

The President Talks Bank
1956

Shanghai Rose
1952
as Miss Shen

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962

The White Orchid
1951

The Big Ambition
1955
as Sumie Shida

Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1962

Sky of Hope
1942
as Kiyo

Love on the Rainbow
1965
as Masako Yamashita

Toyuki
1940
as Apprentice Geisha

At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963

Beyond the Hills
1960
as Oiku Wada

乾杯!女学生
1954

Towering Waves
1960
as Mrs. Tazawa

The Rose on His Arm
1956
as Akiyama's mother

Policeman's Diary
1955

When Winter Comes
1985

Kyūjin ryokō
1962

Flame of My Love
1949

The Romance of Yushima
1955

Zero Focus
1961
as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara

Triangle Moods
1961
as Kame

Green Earth
1942

Ofukuro
1955

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962

Mahiru no wana
1960
as Kikuyo

Morning Whistling
1957

Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1961

Zoku aizen katsura
1962

One Step to Happiness
1958

Dancers of Awa
1941

The Estuary
1961

Eddy Currents of Life
1964
as Teacher Ikegami

The Adorable Trio
1957
as Sadako Kamiya

Ejima and Ikushima
1955
as 玉椿

A Sky Full of Tears
1966
as Kikue Sugisaki

A Roaring Trade
1962
Onna keizu
1942
Ichiyo Higuchi
1939

Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
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 259 credits spanning from 1936 to 2019, Sadako Sawamura has appeared in 255 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sadako Sawamura Movies
- Good Morning (1959) — as Kayoko Fukui
- Late Autumn (1960) — as Fumiko
- Street of Shame (1956) — as Tatsuko Taya
- Chûshingura (1962)
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) — as Toshiko
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