Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura (沢村貞子, Sawamura Sadako, 11 November 1908 16 August 1996) was a Japanese actress.[1] She appeared in more than 140 films between 1935 and 1985. Her brothers were the actors Daisuke Katō and Kunitarō Sawamura. Her autobiography, My Asakusa, has been translated into English.[2] Sawamura married fellow Japanese actor Kamatari Fujiwara (known in the West for his role as Manzō (万造) in the Seven Samurai) in 1936. They divorced 10 years later.

Sadako Sawamura
From The Life of Oharu (1952)
Born(1908-11-11)11 November 1908
Tokyo, Japan
Died16 August 1996(1996-08-16) (aged 87)
OccupationActress
Years active19351985
Spouse(s)Kamatari Fujiwara (m. 1936–1946)
Yasuhiko Ohashi (m. ?–1996)

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. "Sadako Sawamura". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. Sawamura, Sadako (2000). My Asakusa: coming of age in pre-war Tokyo. Boston: Tuttle. ISBN 9780804821353.


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