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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