Sadako Sawamura
- Acting
- November 11, 1908 · Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
- August 16, 1996
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
Filmography
- 365日の献立日記 · 献立
- When Winter Comes
- Daikazoku
- Otei-chan · Writer
- Hikarugake
- Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
- おれの義姉さん
- The Street Car Game · Deguchi Ume
- The Song from My Heart
- My Brother, My Love · Kayo Kitagawa
- Lemon in the Rainbow · Setsuko Sasaki
- The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
- Volcano of Station Front Plaza
- Nunnery Confidential
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune · Sada Banno
- Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
- The Rickshaw Man’s Son · Taki
- Swift Current
- Flower Cards Chivalry
- Sayonara ressha
- Once a Rainy Day
- The Kii River · Ichi, housekeeper
- A Sky Full of Tears · Kikue Sugisaki
- Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
- Night Bitch · Matsu Komazaki
- The Passionate Spinster · Riki Tonobe
- Finances in Front of the Train Station
- Snow Country · Dance teacher
- That Cute Girl
- Love on the Rainbow · Masako Yamashita
- Salaryman's Medal
- Nami kage
- A Fugitive from the Past · Motojima's Wife
- Hospital in Front of the Train Station
- Eddy Currents of Life · Teacher Ikegami
- My Lover · Sugiko's aunt
- Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
- Whirlpool of Flesh · Tomiko Sekiguchi
- Sweet Sweat · Matsuko
- Mumu Dance
- Taiyou wo Daku Onna
- I'm a Bodyguard
- A Story from Echigo
- Youth Season Continued · Sawamura Sawako (Restaurant "Sawamura" proprietress and Keiko's older sister)
- Two Bitches · Tetsu Kawabe
- Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
- Miren · Hostess at 'Mitsuda'
- At the Side of the Bridge 4
- Double Wedding · Shigeko
- Tale of Army Brutality · Toki, Yahichi's mother
- The Life of Rikisha-Man
- Dokuritsu bijin-tai
- Crazy Operation: First Move
- Wakai yatsu
- Police Precinct: Backing Investigation
- A Salaryman's Reckless Family
- At the Side of the Bridge 3
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
- Naite waratta hanayome
- Curry Rice
- Born in Sin
- Chûshingura
- Zoku aizen katsura
- Youth Season
- At the Side of the Bridge 2
- Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
- Kyūjin ryokō
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
- Glory on the Summit
- Star of Hong Kong · Sugimoto Natsuko
- At the Side of the Bridge
- Four Sisters · Makiko
- Pig and Goldfish
- Ottamage ningyo monogatari
- Flower in a Storm
- Lady Sen and Hideyori · Yodogimi
- Our Marriage · Mother
- Koshū
- The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka · Otake
- In Search of Mother · Otora