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Sumie Sasaki

Actor

Sumie Sasaki

Born June 22, 1928 in Tokyo Prefecture, JapanDied February 17, 201973 films

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Pitfall posterFirst watchPitfall19627.3as ShopkeeperA man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Empire of Passion poster6.8Empire of Passion1978The Insect Woman poster7.2The Insect Woman1963One Million Yen Girl poster7.2One Million Yen Girl2008Zigeunerweisen poster6.5Zigeunerweisen1980

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 2025Last Shadow at First LightCustomer as Fuel Station 1
  2. 2020Momi's House
  3. 2019Sticks and Stones
  4. 2019The Flowers of Evil
  5. 2017Goodbye ElegyAkira's Mother
  6. 2016The Woman Who Took the Local PaperShiota Hisako
  7. 2015Teacher and Stray Cat
  8. 2014Blossoms Bloom
  9. 2013The Mole Song: Undercover Agent ReijiShizue Sakuma
  10. 2013The Serialist
  11. 2011Patisserie Coin De Rue
  12. 20111778 Stories of Me and My WifeNeighbor
  13. 2011Red FingerMasae Maehara
  14. 2010Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special
  15. 2010Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition
  16. 2009Silver Rain
  17. 2008One Million Yen GirlKinu Fujii
  18. 2007Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Fall SpecialTokiko Yasumura
  19. 2007The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
  20. 2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
  21. 2005Sayonara Midori-chan
  22. 2005Tales of Terror: Haunted ApartmentOld Woman
  23. 2005Miracle in Four Days
  24. 2002Oh My God
  25. 1993YearningOsawa
  26. 1992The Oil-Hell Murder
  27. 1990Sing to Those Clouds
  28. 1989Virgin Road
  29. 1989War and Flowers
  30. 1988Bakayaro! I'm Plenty MadYaeko Numata (Episode 1)
  31. 1987The Great Department Store Robbery
  32. 1987GondolaRyo's Mother
  33. 1987Children on the IslandOishi's mother
  34. 1987Tokyo BordelloSumi Okura
  35. 1986雨の降る駅演员
  36. 1985Like a SavageTamiko
  37. 1985Spring BellRise Amano
  38. 1983Miyuki
  39. 1982Eternal MonumentKana
  40. 1982Farewell to the LandJunko's mother
  41. 1981Sudachi no toki kyoiku wa shinazu
  42. 1981Lonely Heart
  43. 1981空よ海よ息子たちよ
  44. 1980ZigeunerweisenMaid at a Hotel
  45. 1979The Desire of Angels
  46. 1978Empire of PassionOdame
  47. 1977Tomorrow Evening
  48. 1977Onna no Katei
  49. 1977The Life of ChikuzanMaid
  50. 1972Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
  51. 1971Morning Fog
  52. 1971Bad Girl Mako
  53. 1971A Woman Called En
  54. 1970Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
  55. 1970Okinawa
  56. 1967Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun
  57. 1966I Love The Sun
  58. 1966Kokoro no sanmyaku
  59. 1965Blood and SeaKura, Mother of Nami
  60. 1965A Chain of IslandsEiko
  61. 1965Chivalrous Life
  62. 1963The Insect WomanEn
  63. 1963Bad Girl
  64. 1962HumanWoman of the Port
  65. 1962PitfallShopkeeper
  66. 1962Kiriko no unmei
  67. 1962何もかも狂ってやがる
  68. 1962A Full LifeReiko Morishita
  69. 1961Otona to kodomo no ainoko dai
  70. 1959Kikenna onna
  71. 1959Shadow of IntimidationMatsue Nakamura
  72. 1955The Wolves
  73. 1953Miniature