Sadako Sawamura
From The Life of Oharu (1952)
Born
Sadako Katō

(1908-11-11)11 November 1908
Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Died16 August 1996(1996-08-16) (aged 87)
OccupationActress
Years active1935–1976
Spouses
RelativesDaisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura (brothers)

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]

Biography

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.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "沢村貞子". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "沢村貞子". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "沢村貞子". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Sawamura, Sadako (2000). My Asakusa: Coming of Age in pre-war Tokyo. Boston: Tuttle. ISBN 9780804821353.


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