Sadako Sawamura
11 November 1908 – 16 August 1996 was a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1976.
Sadako Sawamura
大日本社会女性教育会 · 『女性教養』1962年3月号。発行所：大日本社会女性教育会。 · Public domain
- Name
- Sadako Sawamura
- Born
- 11 November 1908
- Birthplace
- Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
- Birth Name
- Sadako Katō
- Died
- 16 August 1996
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- * Kamatari Fujiwara (m. 1936–1946)
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Japan Women's University
- Languages
- Japanese
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11 November 1908 – 16 August 1996 was a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1976.
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• Name — Sadako Sawamura • Born — 11 November 1908 • Birthplace — Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan • Birth Name — Sadako Katō • Died — 16 August 1996 • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1935–1976 • Spouse — * Kamatari Fujiwara (m. 1936–1946) • Yasuhiko Ohashi (m.?–1996) • Relatives — Daisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura (brothers)
Biography
Biography
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.
Television
Television
• Shinsho Taikōki (1973), Ōmandokoro • Sekigahara (1981), Maeda Matsu
Sadako Sawamura in Okaasan (おかあさん) directed by Mikio Naruse, 1952
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Film
• Totsugu hi made (1940) • Dancing Girl (1951) • The Life of Oharu (1952) • Epitome (1953) • Late Chrysanthemums (1954) • So Young, So Bright (1955) • Street of Shame (1956) • The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) • Late Autumn (1960) • The Wandering Princess (1960) • Zero Focus (1961) • Girls of the Night (1961) • Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962)
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