Portrait of Takeshi Sakamoto

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 Prefecture, Japan

Filmography

1964
Day-Dream

as Department store guard

1963
Okashina yatsu

as Kiichi Shuntô

1958
A Boy and Three Mothers

as Seitaro Nakahara, Seiji's father

1958
City of Love

as Eitaro Yoshii

1957
Untamed Woman

as Kisuke, the foster father

1956
Triumphant Song of Youth

as Genkichi Ogawa

1956
1955
The Tattered Wings

as Fuyuko's father

1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen

as Tokuji Kawamura

1952
Carmen's Innocent Love

as Landlord's cousin

1951
Fireworks Over the Sea

as Jinkichi Aikawa

1951
Boyhood

as Furukawa

1951
Carmen Comes Home

as Shoichi Aoyama

1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn

as Policeman

1948
A Hen in the Wind

as Hikozo Sakai

1945
Victory Song

as Nobue's father

1944
Sailor

as Teacher (uncredited)

1943
1942
There Was a Father

as Makoto Hirata

1941
Introspection Tower

as Tamiko's Father

1940
Wood and Stone

as director of the arishima's hospital

1939
Lovers' Duet

as Rakugo-ka

1939
1938
Family Diary

as Policeman

1938
So Goes My Love

as Shigeo's uncle

1937
Lady Doctor Kinuyo

as Tessai Yamaoka

1936
Woman in the Mist

as Fumikichi

1936
1935
An Inn in Tokyo

as Kihachi

1935
Okoto and Sasuke

as Seikichi

1935
1934
My Elder Brother

as Nagamatu, driver

1934
Street Without End

as Guest for portrait painter

1934
The Genealogy of Women

as Night Shop Master

1933
Daphne

as Landlord

1933
1933
The Boss's Son at College

as Fujii's uncle Muraki

1933
Japanese King Kong

as Yokoshima

1933
Passing Fancy

as Kihachi

1933
Before the Wedding

as Kyōsuke Kawai

1932
1932
Spring Comes from the Ladies

as Sakaguchi, tailor

1931
Tokyo Chorus

as Rou-Shain Yamada

1930
1930
Hard Times

as Yoshida

1930
Marching On

as Officer A

1930
1929
A Straightforward Boy

as Boss Gontora

1929
1929
Days of Youth

as Professor

1929
1928
King of the Land

as Kan-san (barber)

1928
Pumpkin

as Principal

1928
Wife Lost

as Uncle

1928
Dreams of Youth

as Okada's father

1925
Fallen Samurai

as Loyalist Kato