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Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

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Takeshi Sakamoto (坂本武, Sakamoto Takeshi, 21 September 1899 – 10 May 1974) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takeshi Sakamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa

A Buddhist Mass for Goemon Ishikawa

1930

Mother is Strong

Mother is Strong

1939

There Was a Father

There Was a Father

1942

I Was Born, But...

I Was Born, But...

1932

Men Fighting Whales

Men Fighting Whales

1957

A Story of Floating Weeds

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934

Hotaru no hikari

Hotaru no hikari

1938

Yakuza of Seki

Yakuza of Seki

1963

Outlaw island

Outlaw island

1956

Okashina yatsu

Okashina yatsu

1963

Middle-Aged Man

Middle-Aged Man

1943

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947

Zoku aizen katsura

Zoku aizen katsura

1939

An Inn in Tokyo

An Inn in Tokyo

1935

What Did the Lady Forget?

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937

Kare to Tokyo

Kare to Tokyo

1928

Theater

Theater

1945

Here's to the Young Lady

Here's to the Young Lady

1949

Carmen Comes Home

Carmen Comes Home

1951

A Hen in the Wind

A Hen in the Wind

1948

Every-Night Dreams

Every-Night Dreams

1933

Tokyo Chorus

Tokyo Chorus

1931

Boyhood

Boyhood

1951

Ornamental Hairpin

Ornamental Hairpin

1941

King of the Land

King of the Land

1928

The Big City: Labor

The Big City: Labor

1929

Passing Fancy

Passing Fancy

1933

Manchurian Sunset

Manchurian Sunset

1956

Utsukushiki Rinjin

Utsukushiki Rinjin

1940

A Legend or Was It?

A Legend or Was It?

1963

Sailor

Sailor

1944

Children in the Wind

Children in the Wind

1937

Woman in the Mist

Woman in the Mist

1936

Sunny house

Sunny house

1954

The Tattered Wings

The Tattered Wings

1955

Mother's Love Letter

Mother's Love Letter

1935

Housewife Camellia

Housewife Camellia

1936

Otoko no iki

Otoko no iki

1942

Moon of the Plateau

Moon of the Plateau

1942

The Tokyo Kid

The Tokyo Kid

1950

A Straightforward Boy

A Straightforward Boy

1929

Haruko no ōen danchō

Haruko no ōen danchō

1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

1961

Sound in the Mist

Sound in the Mist

1956

I Graduated, But...

I Graduated, But...

1929

Daydream

Daydream

1964

Don't Tell Your Wife About It

Don't Tell Your Wife About It

1937

A Boy and Three Mothers

A Boy and Three Mothers

1958

Hard Times

Hard Times

1930

Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman

1962

A Brother and His Younger Sister

A Brother and His Younger Sister

1939

Port of Flowers

Port of Flowers

1943

Walk Cheerfully

Walk Cheerfully

1930

The Lady and the Beard

The Lady and the Beard

1931

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932

Marching On

Marching On

1930

The Boss's Son at College

The Boss's Son at College

1933

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

1953

Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

1935

New Tokyo March

New Tokyo March

1953

So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love

1938

Sumida River

Sumida River

1942

A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

1942

Street Without End

Street Without End

1934

Love and Power

Love and Power

1930

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

The Dancing Girl of Izu

The Dancing Girl of Izu

1933

The Neighbour's Wife and Mine

The Neighbour's Wife and Mine

1931

Burden of Life

Burden of Life

1935

The Bride Talks in Her Sleep

The Bride Talks in Her Sleep

1933

Tengoku no hanayome

Tengoku no hanayome

1945

A Carpenter and Children

A Carpenter and Children

1962

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

1965

Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer

Casebook of Detective Jiro Nango: Shadowless Murderer

1961

Ghosts Die at Dawn

Ghosts Die at Dawn

1948

Family Diary

Family Diary

1938

The Genealogy of Women

The Genealogy of Women

1934

Family Meeting

Family Meeting

1936

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

1962

The Foster Mother

The Foster Mother

Times of Joy and Sorrow

Times of Joy and Sorrow

1957

Hobo Village

Hobo Village

1958

Victory Song

Victory Song

1945

My Elder Brother

My Elder Brother

1934

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

1960

Goodbye to the Front

Goodbye to the Front

1937

Lady Doctor Kinuyo

Lady Doctor Kinuyo

1937

Days of Youth

Days of Youth

1929

Four Seasons of Children

Four Seasons of Children

1939

Wood and Stone

Wood and Stone

1940

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

1940

Carmen's Innocent Love

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952

Him, Her, and the Boys

Him, Her, and the Boys

1935

The Waves

The Waves

1952

The Cock Crows Twice

The Cock Crows Twice

1954

Hattari Seinen Shinshi

Hattari Seinen Shinshi

1961

Happy Times

Happy Times

1933

The Living Magoroku

The Living Magoroku

1943

Japanese King Kong

Japanese King Kong

1933

Young Miss Executive

Young Miss Executive

1953

Growing Up

Growing Up

1955

Spring Comes from the Ladies

Spring Comes from the Ladies

1932

An Innocent Maid

An Innocent Maid

1935

The Luck Which Touched the Leg

The Luck Which Touched the Leg

1930

The Life of an Office Worker

The Life of an Office Worker

1929

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

1928

Wife Lost

Wife Lost

1928

Lovers' Duet

Lovers' Duet

1939

The Beauty Expert

The Beauty Expert

1957

Introspection Tower

Introspection Tower

1941

Maria of the Ant Village

Maria of the Ant Village

1958

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

1942

The Man Who Has Returned

The Man Who Has Returned

1944

Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter

1932

The Tree of Love

The Tree of Love

1938

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941

The Dawning Sky

The Dawning Sky

1929

The Capital of Love

The Capital of Love

1958

Untamed Woman

Untamed Woman

1957

Izu no musumetachi

Izu no musumetachi

1945

Warm Current

Warm Current

1939

The Masseurs and a Woman

The Masseurs and a Woman

1938

Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

Dreams of Youth

Dreams of Youth

1928

Men vs. Women

Men vs. Women

1936

Physical Beauty

Physical Beauty

1928

College Is a Nice Place

College Is a Nice Place

1936

Twice on a Certain Night

Twice on a Certain Night

1956

Twenty-Year-Old Youth

Twenty-Year-Old Youth

1946

Silver Stream

Silver Stream

1931

Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen

Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen

1929

The Magical Warrior

The Magical Warrior

1955

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

1962

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

1962

The Blacksmith of the Forest

The Blacksmith of the Forest

1929

Our Chief, Our Doctor

Our Chief, Our Doctor

1952

Beauty of Life

Beauty of Life

1951

Flowers of Patriotism

Flowers of Patriotism

1942

I Want to Be a Shellfish

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1958

Love

Love

1933

At a Crossroads

At a Crossroads

1930

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

1961

Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus

1941

That Night's Woman

That Night's Woman

1934

Blackmail

Blackmail

1963

Over That Hill

Over That Hill

1951

Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi

Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi

1961

Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha

Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha

1956

Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū

Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū

1956

Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep

Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep

1961

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa

1961

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

1958

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

1943

桃色の超特急

桃色の超特急

1961

Fallen Samurai

Fallen Samurai

1925

Flashing Blade

Flashing Blade

1926

Secret Struggle

Secret Struggle

1927

Magic

Magic

1927

Sankichi the Flying Squirrel

Sankichi the Flying Squirrel

1927

What a Handsome Man!

What a Handsome Man!

1928

A Wife Quits

A Wife Quits

1928

Him and Life

Him and Life

1929

Triumphant Song of the Mountain

Triumphant Song of the Mountain

1929

The Father and His Son

The Father and His Son

1929

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

1930

Storm Zone

Storm Zone

1932

Before the Wedding

Before the Wedding

1933

Farewell Tango

Farewell Tango

1949

Triumphant Song of Youth

Triumphant Song of Youth

1956

Daphne

Daphne

1933

Mother of the East

Mother of the East

1934

Honeymoon

Honeymoon

1934

Spring Snow

Spring Snow

1950

Seishun no oto

Seishun no oto

1956

Kigeki wa owarinu

Kigeki wa owarinu

1946