Takeshi Sakamoto
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: September 21, 1899
Place of Birth: Sakoshi, Hyogo, Japan
Known For
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. According to the accusation by GHQ, Toyomatsu "attemped to kill a US prisoner", which was nothing but an order by his superior and failed after all with hurting the prisoner by weak Toyomatsu. Also, Toyomatsu was driven to corner at the trial by the fact that he fed the US prisoner some burdock roots to nourish him. Toyomatsu believes nothing but being not guilty, but he is sentenced to death by hanging. Prior to the execution, Toyomatsu writes a long farewell letter to his family, the wife and the only son: "If I ever incarnate, I hate to be a human being any more.... Oh yes, I would like to be...a shellfish living on the rock-bottom of the sea."
Times of Joy and Sorrow
The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Yakuza of Seki
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe brings her to safety, and from a distance keeps a watchful eye on her well being.
Four Seasons of Children
The brothers of Children In The Wind deal with declining family fortunes: they must work when the father becomes sick, and eventually live with their grandfather, which means making new friends and struggling with a different environment.
Children in the Wind
On vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is imprisoned and accused of embezzlement.
I Was Born, But...
Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood.
Untamed Woman
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.
Every-Night Dreams
In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and walked out on her years earlier.
A Story of Floating Weeds
An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
Filmography
as Department store guard
as Kiichi Shuntô
as Matabei
as Tetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)
as Akabeko Shosuke
as Seitaro Nakahara, Seiji's father
as Eitaro Yoshii
as Kisuke, the foster father
as Genkichi Ogawa
as Matsugen
as Fuyuko's father
as Tokuji Kawamura
as Landlord's cousin
as Tahei
as Jinkichi Aikawa
as Furukawa
as Shoichi Aoyama
as Mr. Sato
as Policeman
as Hikozo Sakai
as Kawayoshi
as Morita
as Nobue's father
as Teacher (uncredited)
as Fortuneteller
as Makoto Hirata
as Antique Dealer
as Tamiko's Father
as director of the arishima's hospital
as Rakugo-ka
as Shinzō Arita
as Grandfather
as Policeman
as Shigeo's uncle
as Uncle
as Tessai Yamaoka
as Sugiyama
as Fumikichi
as Hanaju
as Teacher
as Kihachi
as Seikichi
as Kihachi
as Nagamatu, driver
as Kihachi
as Guest for portrait painter
as Night Shop Master
as Landlord
as Fujii's uncle Muraki
as Yokoshima
as Kihachi
as Kyōsuke Kawai
as Hattori
as Thief
as College janitor
as Juuyaku
as Sakaguchi, tailor
as Rou-Shain Yamada
as Driver
as Karei
as Akazawa
as Section chief
as Yoshida
as Officer A
as Ono
as Boss Gontora
as Friend
as Secretary
as Professor
as School Teacher
as Kan-san (barber)
as Principal
as Uncle
as Okada's father
as Loyalist Kato