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Takeshi Sakamoto

Acting

Born September 21, 1899 · Sakoshi, Hyogo, Japan

Died May 17, 1974

Biography

Takeshi Sakamoto was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1925 and 1965, mostly in productions of the Shōchiku studio. He gained popularity as a supporting character, working for directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Shimizu, and Heinosuke Gosho.

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Awards & recognition

  • Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class

Filmography31 titles

I Was Born, But...

1932as Juuyaku

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947as Kawayoshi

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934as Kihachi

Every-Night Dreams

1933

A Hen in the Wind

1948as Hikozo Sakai

An Inn in Tokyo

1935as Kihachi

There Was a Father

1942as Makoto Hirata

A Legend or Was It?

1963

Boyhood

1951as Furukawa

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941as Antique Dealer

The Masseurs and a Woman

1938

Here's to the Young Lady

1949as Mr. Sato

The Living Magoroku

1943

Tokyo Chorus

1931as Rou-Shain Yamada

Ornamental Hairpin

1941

Burden of Life

1935

Street Without End

1934as Guest for portrait painter

Passing Fancy

1933as Kihachi

The Neighbour's Wife and Mine

1931as Driver

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932as College janitor

Carmen Comes Home

1951as Shoichi Aoyama

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937as Sugiyama

The Tattered Wings

1955as Fuyuko's father

Ballad of a Workman

1962

Walk Cheerfully

1930as Ono

The Lady and the Beard

1931as Karei

I Graduated, But...

1929as Secretary

A Straightforward Boy

1929as Boss Gontora

Days of Youth

1929as Professor

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951as Jinkichi Aikawa

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952as Landlord's cousin