Where to watch Sadako Sawamura in the UK
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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 …
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- Otei-chan (1978) Writer
- Street of Shame (1956) as Tatsuko Taya
- Chûshingura (1962) Cast
- A Fugitive from the Past (1965) as Motojima's Wife
- Good Morning (1959) as Kayoko Fukui
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) as Toshiko
- The Life of Oharu (1952) as Sasaya's wife Owasa
- Late Autumn (1960) as Fumiko
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Oshima's aunt
- Hikarugake (1977) Cast
- Girls of the Night (1961) as Kitamura
- Little Peach (1958) Cast
- Elegy (1951) Cast
- Ôban (1957) as Tane, Ushinosuke's Mother
- Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952) Cast
- Nunnery Confidential (1968) Cast
- The Surf (1954) as Tomi, Shinji's Mother
- The Wandering Princess (1960) as Kazuko Sugawara
- Late Chrysanthemums (1954) as Nobu
- Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957) as Tane
- The Catch (1961) as Katsu
- Tale of Army Brutality (1963) as Toki, Yahichi's mother
- The Romance of Yushima (1955) Cast
- Born in Sin (1962) Cast
- Tokyo Sweetheart (1952) as Jewelry shop proprietress
- A Sky Full of Tears (1966) as Kikue Sugisaki
- The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952) Cast
- Shanghai Rose (1952) as Miss Shen
- Beyond the Hills (1960) as Oiku Wada
- The Human Wall (1959) Cast
- Bright Young Maidens (1958) as Chie Shibata, Sumiko's Mother
- Youth in Fury (1960) as Aki Katsura
- Miniature (1953) Cast
- The Terrible Game (1959) as Yabuki Toyo
- Horse (1941) as Kikuko Yamashita
- New Third Class Executive: Husband Education (1960) as Kaneko Tsujikura
- A Wife's Heart (1956) Cast
- The Kii River (1966) as Ichi, housekeeper
- Four Sisters (1962) as Makiko
- 乾杯！女学生 (1954) Cast
- Forbidden Path (1952) Cast
- Star of Hong Kong (1962) as Sugimoto Natsuko
- Crazy Operation: First Move (1963) Cast
- A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962) Cast
- Night Bitch (1966) as Matsu Komazaki
- Night Scandal in Japan (1964) as Tetsu Kawabe
- Sky of Hope (1942) as Kiyo
- Onna keizu (1942) Cast
- おれの義姉さん (1970) Cast
- Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) as Tane
- Curry Rice (1962) Cast
- Someday I'll Know (1959) as Fusako Kaneko
- The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) as Tatsuko Ono
- Double Wedding (1963) as Shigeko
- Snow Country (1965) as Dance teacher
- Pineapple Butai (1959) as Omine
- My Brother, My Love (1968) as Kayo Kitagawa
- Beyond the Hills (1950) Cast
- Once a Rainy Day (1966) Cast
- The Rose on His Arm (1956) as Akiyama's mother
- Fearless Opposition (1958) Cast
- The Foster Mother Cast
- Bridge of Japan (1956) Cast
- Adolescence (1952) as Natsu, Mayumi's mother
- Mother (1952) as Osei
- A Roaring Trade (1962) Cast
- Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958) Cast
- At the Side of the Bridge 2 (1962) Cast
- Sweet Sweat (1964) as Matsuko
- Nami kage (1965) Cast
- South Pacific Waves Are High (1962) Cast
- Daikazoku (1984) Cast
- Zero Focus (1961) as Mrs. Sotaro Uhara
- The Cast-Off (1959) as Fumiko
- Broken Drum (1949) as Yasuko
- A Pebble by the Wayside (1938) as Sumie
- The Valley Between Love and Death (1954) Cast
- A Man's Flower Road of Triumph (1941) Cast
- The Rickshaw Man’s Son (1967) as Taki
- Police Precinct: The Woman Without A Face (1959) Cast
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Most-watched Sadako Sawamura films currently: Street of Shame (1956), Chûshingura (1962), A Fugitive from the Past (1965), Good Morning (1959), When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960).
What TV shows has Sadako Sawamura appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Otei-chan (1978), Hikarugake (1977), おれの義姉さん (1970), Daikazoku (1984), 365日の献立日記 (2019).
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