Biography
Sadako Sawamura (沢村貞子, Sawamura Sadako, 11 November 1908 – 16 August 1996) was a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1976. Sawamura was born Sadako Katō in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. After dropping out of Japan Women's University, she was active in left-wing theatre groups and twice arrested. 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. Other filmmakers Sawamura worked with include 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 to actor Kamatari Fujiwara and film magazine editor and critic Yasuhiko Ohashi.
Filmography
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Movies 179
TV Shows 3
Writer 1
大家族 (1984)
Otei-chan (1978)
Hikarugake (1977)
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women (1975)
The Street Car Game (1969)
My Brother, My Love (1968)
Rose Buds in the Rainbow (1968)
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)
Nunnery Confidential (1968)
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers (1967)
The Rickshaw Man’s Son (1967)
Swift Current (1967)
Flower Cards Chivalry (1967)
Once a Rainy Day (1966)
The Kii River (1966)
A Sky Full of Tears (1966)
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms (1966)
Night Bitch (1966)
The Passionate Spinster (1965)
Snow Country (1965)
Love on the Rainbow (1965)
That Cute Girl (1965)
Nami kage (1965)
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
Eddy Currents of Life (1964)
Whirlpool of Flesh (1964)
Sweet Sweat (1964)
A Story from Echigo (1964)
Night Scandal in Japan (1964)
Double Wedding (1963)
Tale of Army Brutality (1963)
The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
喜劇 駅前飯店 (1962)
Naite waratta hanayome (1962)
Born in Sin (1962)
Curry Rice (1962)
47 Ronin (1962)
Zoku aizen katsura (1962)
Wakai kisetsu (1962)
Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu (1962)
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain (1962)
Kyūjin ryokō (1962)
Kigeki ekimae onsen (1962)
Glory on the Summit (1962)
Star of Hong Kong (1962)
Ano hashi no hotori de (1962)
Four Sisters (1962)
Pig and Goldfish (1962)
Ottamage ningyo monogatari (1962)
Flower in a Storm (1962)
Lady Sen and Hideyori (1962)
Our Marriage (1962)
湖愁 (1962)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka (1962)
In Search of Mother (1962)
South Pacific Waves Are High (1962)
A Roaring Trade (1962)
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
The Catch (1961)
Boss Takes to the Road (1961)
Girls of the Night (1961)
Toilet Manager (1961)
Awamori-kun uridasu (1961)
The Estuary (1961)
Hikkoshi yatsure (1961)
Triangle Moods (1961)
Romance Express (1961)
Zero Focus (1961)
Women of Tokyo (1961)
Mahiru no wana (1960)
Late Autumn (1960)
Towering Waves (1960)
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu (1960)
Hero of the Red Light District (1960)
Youth in Fury (1960)
The Dangerous Kiss (1960)
Police Precinct Part 13 (1960)
Storm on the Silvery Peaks (1960)
Hito mo arukeba (1960)
Beyond the Hills (1960)
The Wandering Princess (1960)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Pineapple Butai (1959)
The Human Wall (1959)
Someday I'll Know (1959)
Koko ni otoko ari (1959)
The Cast-Off (1959)
Good Morning (1959)
Souls in the Moonlight III (1959)
Whistling in the morning (1959)
Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na (1959)
Echo Mountain (1959)
One Step to Happiness (1958)
The Naked General (1958)
Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)
Little Peach (1958)
Romance Freestyle (1958)
Souls in the Moonlight II (1958)
Firefly Light (1958)
直八子供旅 (1958)
No Advice Taken (1958)
The Adorable Trio (1957)
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957)
The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)
The Beauty Expert (1957)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957)
When It Rains, It Pours (1957)
Untamed Woman (1957)
The Betrothed (1957)
Ôban (1957)
Young Lovers (1957)
The Rose on His Arm (1956)
Bridge of Japan (1956)
滝の白糸 (1956)
A Wife's Heart (1956)
Avalanche (1956)
The President Talks Bank (1956)
Street of Shame (1956)
Young Tree (1956)
The President's Boss (1956)
So Young, So Bright (1955)
Iroha Elegy (1955)
Ejima and Ikushima (1955)
The Romance of Yushima (1955)
Santōshain to onna hisho (1955)
Next Door to Happiness (1955)
Ofukuro (1955)
The Big Ambition (1955)
Here Is a Spring (1955)
Policeman's Diary (1955)
The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
The Surf (1954)
Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)
Love Letter (1953)
The Lovers (1953)
Princess Finds Her Prince (1953)
Tokyo Profile (1953)
The Blue Revolution (1953)
Sisters (1953)
Miniature (1953)
The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)
Adolescence (1952)
Shanghai Rose (1952)
Tokyo Sweetheart (1952)
Forbidden Path (1952)
Mother (1952)
Third Class Executives (1952)
Kin no tamago: Golden girl (1952)
Mr. Lucky (1952)
Wedding March (1951)
Dancing Girl (1951)
The White Orchid (1951)
Elegy (1951)
A Man from Akagi (1950)
Beyond the Hills (1950)
Spring Snow (1950)
Broken Drum (1949)
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain (1949)
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
Flame of My Love (1949)
Goblin Courier (1949)
Kōfuku no genkai (1948)
Twenty-One Fingerprints (1948)
Women of the Night (1948)
Victory Song (1945)
Mother Never Dies (1942)
Onna keizu (1942)
Green Earth (1942)
Sky of Hope (1942)
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph (1941)
Dancers of Awa (1941)
Horse (1941)
Kodakara fūfu (1941)
Wedding Day (1940)
Toyuki (1940)
Hideko the Cheerleader (1940)
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)
Ichiyo Higuchi (1939)
A Pebble by the Wayside (1938)
Sôbô (1937)
Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown (1936)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1908-11-11
Deathday1996-08-16 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
RelationshipsKamatari Fujiwara (1936-01-01 - 1946-01-01), Eiji Nakamura (1931-01-01 - 1933-01-01), Yasuhiko Ōhashi (1968-01-01 - 1994-07-17)
SiblingsDaisuke Katō, Kunitarō Sawamura, Seiko Yajima
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As沢村貞子 , Садако Савамура, 大橋貞子, 泽村贞子
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