Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura (沢村貞子, Sawamura Sadako, 11 November 1908 – 16 August 1996) was a Japanese stage and film actress^[1] who appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1976.^[2]

Sawamura was born Sadako Katō in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.^[3] After dropping out of Japan Women's University, she was active in left-wing theatre groups and twice arrested.^[1] She started acting in films in 1934, first at the Nikkatsu studio, later at Toho.^[2] She appeared in many supporting roles after the war,^[1] often working with director Mikio Naruse.^{[2] [3]} Other filmmakers Sawamura worked with include Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and Kaneto Shindō.^{[2] [3]}

Her brothers were the actors Daisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura.^[1] Her autobiography Watashi no Asakusa has been translated into English as My Asakusa.^[4] She was married to actor Kamatari Fujiwara and film magazine editor and critic Yasuhiko Ohashi.

• 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)
• Late Autumn (1960)
• The Wandering Princess (1960)
• Zero Focus (1961)
• Girls of the Night (1961)
• Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962)

• Shinsho Taikōki (1973), Ōmandokoro
• Sekigahara (1981), Maeda Matsu

• Sadako Sawamura at IMDb

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