Where to watch Ranko Sawa in the UK
Find every Ranko Sawa film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 5 May 2026.
Sawa was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in 1903. In 1919 she joined the young girl's theater group of Takarazuka under the stage name of Izumi Ranko. After passing through Shochiku Kamata, Sawa joined Nikkatsu Mukojima in 1923. In 1924 she moved to Teikoku Cinema's Ashiya Studios, where she became a leading actress. She met with great success for her performance in Hoshi wa Midaretobu, before going on to feature in Renbo Jigoku (Love's Hell). In Kago no Tori (The Caged Bird), directed by Matsumoto Eiichi, Sawa was selected to play the heroine alongside Satomi Akira. Teikoku Cinema's versio…
Ranko Sawa films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring Ranko Sawa, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- Red Peony of Night (1950) Cast
- First Steps Ashore (1932) as Mistress politics
- Every-Night Dreams (1933) Cast
- The Morning Sun Shines (1929) as Asako Akizuki
- Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933) as Yôko Sheridan
- Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode (1927) Cast
- A Woman's Sorrows (1937) Cast
- Young Lady (1937) Cast
- Storm Zone (1932) as Takiko Sumikawa
- My Brother's a Fool (1932) Cast
- Onna wa itsu no yo nimo (1931) Cast
- The Cheerleading Captain's Love (1933) Cast
- Victory or Defeat (1932) Cast
- The Caged Bird (1924) Cast
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