Sakamoto Takeshi
- Name: Sakamoto Takeshi
- Native name: 坂本武
- Given name: Nagaishi Takehira
- Also Known as: さかもと たけし
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: September 21, 1899
- Died: May 10, 1974
After graduating from Sakagoshi Elementary School, he initially worked at a watch shop in Osaka, Japan. However, his life took a turn when he attended a magic show performed by the Matsukyokusai Tenkatsu Troupe. He ended up participating as an assistant in the magic tricks after being called onto the stage. This experience ignited his desire to become an entertainer, leading him to join a traveling troupe in 1921 for regional tours.
In 1923, after his troupe disbanded, Sakamoto Takeshi went to the Shochiku Kamata Studios to seek work. There, he happened to witness actors hesitating to jump into a river from a high place for a scene. Without hesitation, he volunteered and successfully performed the stunt. Impressed by his bravery and enthusiasm, he was hired by Shochiku Kamata Studios the same year. Despite not initially receiving significant roles, he transferred to the studio's period drama department in 1924 after the closure of the Kamata studio.
On November 5, 1927, the period drama department of the Kamata Studios was abolished, prompting a shift to contemporary drama. In January 1933, he was promoted to a managerial position.
In 1953, he became a freelancer, and in the following year, 1954, he joined the actor group called the Madoka Group. In 1958, he signed with Toho and continued his career in film acting while also venturing into television dramas.
On May 7, 1966, while filming the drama "What is Youth," Sakamoto collapsed on set and retired from acting. He passed away on May 10, 1974, in Genkai-cho, Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan, at the home of his eldest daughter, due to heart failure. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.
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Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Comet-san 2
Japanese Drama, 1978, 68 eps
Jiro (Ep. 17, 27)
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Niji no Sekkei
Japanese Drama, 1964, 103 eps
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Toyama no Kin-san
Japanese Drama, 1962, 4 eps
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Mother
Japanese Drama, 1958, 18 eps
Ep 17
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Daiyaru 110-ban
Japanese Drama, 1957, 364 eps
(Ep. 21)
(Guest Role)
|
2.0
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Hiyameshi to Osan to Chan
Japanese Movie, 1965,
{Chan}
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Legend of a Duel to the Death
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Gen
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Ballad of a Worker
Japanese Movie, 1962,
[Barber]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Haruko's Cheerleader
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Maekawa Zensuke
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Chiisakobe
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Kaneroku
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Hobo Village
Japanese Movie, 1958,
[Noki Horumon Father]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Japanese Movie, 1957,
[Postmaster]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Tadaima Reibiki
Japanese Movie, 1957,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Untamed
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Kisuke (Adoptive father)
(Support Role)
|
7.8
|
Aru Yoru Futatabi
Japanese Movie, 1956,
(Bit part)
|
0.0
|
The Tattered Wings
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Yakichi [Fuyuko's father]
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
Ai no Ikka
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Iba Shuuzou
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Takekurabe
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Tetsu
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Hi no Ataru Ie
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Mr. Tsune
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Ojosan Shacho
Japanese Movie, 1953,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Shin Tokyo Koshin-Kyoku
Japanese Movie, 1953,
[Ogawa's father]
(Bit part)
|
0.0
|
Entotsu no Mieru Basho
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Kawamura Tokuji
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Carmen Falls In Love
Japanese Movie, 1952,
[Restaurant owner]
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Inochi Uruwashi
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Takayama
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Tekirei Sannin Musume
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Matsumura
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Fireworks Over the Sea
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Aikawa Jinkichi
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Longing for My Mother
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Kanzo
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Boyhood
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Mr. Furukawa
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Carmen Comes Home
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Aoyama Shoichi [Carmen's father]
(Support Role)
|
6.7
|
Otomi to Yosaburo: Zenpen
Japanese Movie, 1950,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Here's to the Young Lady
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Sato
(Support Role)
|
6.7
|
Shimikin no Kento Ou
Japanese Movie, 1948,
(Unknown)
|
4.0
|
Yurei Akatsuki ni Shisu
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Constable Inoue
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
A Hen in the Wind
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Sakai Hikozo
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Kawayoshi Kihachi
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Otoko no Iki
Japanese Movie, 1942,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Kogen no Tsuki
Japanese Movie, 1942,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
There Was a Father
Japanese Movie, 1942,
Makoto Hirata
(Support Role)
|
7.6
|
Ornamental Hairpin
Japanese Movie, 1941,
[Inn's owner]
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Japanese Movie, 1941,
[Antiques dealer]
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
Warm Current
Japanese Movie, 1939,
Sagara
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Four Seasons of Children
Japanese Movie, 1939,
Grandfather
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Katei Nikki: Zenpen
Japanese Movie, 1938,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Masseurs and a Woman
Japanese Movie, 1938,
[Inn proprietor]
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
So Goes My Love
Japanese Movie, 1938,
[Shigeo's uncle]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Children in the Wind
Japanese Movie, 1937,
[Uncle]
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Okusama ni shirasu bekarazu
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Mr. Kawada
(Main Role)
|
2.0
|
What Did the Lady Forget?
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Sugiyama [Company director]
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
Woman in the Mist
Japanese Movie, 1936,
Fumikichi
(Support Role)
|
5.5
|
Ofumi no Hyoban
Japanese Movie, 1936,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Burden of Life
Japanese Movie, 1935,
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
An Inn in Tokyo
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Kihachi
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Harukotosho Koto and Sasuke
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Masaki Yoshi
(Support Role)
|
1.0
|
Haha no Koibumi
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Shintaro [Father]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
My Elder Brother
Japanese Movie, 1934,
Nagamatsu
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Street Without End
Japanese Movie, 1934,
[Guest for portrait painter]
(Bit part)
|
7.3
|
A Story of Floating Weeds
Japanese Movie, 1934,
Kihachi
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
Passing Fancy
Japanese Movie, 1933,
Kihachi
(Main Role)
|
7.6
|
Every-Night Dreams
Japanese Movie, 1933,
(Unknown)
|
7.1
|
The Dancing Girl of Izu
Japanese Movie, 1933,
Yukaku Hattori
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Hanayome no Negoto
Japanese Movie, 1933,
[Thief]
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
I Was Born, But...
Japanese Movie, 1932,
Iwasaki [Yoshii's boss]
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Tokyo Chorus
Japanese Movie, 1931,
Yamada
(Support Role)
|
7.2
|
The Neighbor's Wife and Mine
Japanese Movie, 1931,
[Driver]
(Bit part)
|
7.1
|
The Lady and the Beard
Japanese Movie, 1931,
[Butler]
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Why You Cry
Japanese Movie, 1930,
Akazawa
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Ishikawa Goemon no Hoji
Japanese Movie, 1930,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Army Advances
Japanese Movie, 1930,
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
A Straightforward Boy
Japanese Movie, 1929,
(Unknown)
|
6.7
|
Mikansei no Koi
Japanese Movie, 1929,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Yama no Gaika
Japanese Movie, 1929,
Uodoku
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Daitokai: Rodo Hen
Japanese Movie, 1929,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Days of Youth
Japanese Movie, 1929,
{Professor]
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Kare to Jinsei
Japanese Movie, 1929,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
I Graduated, But...
Japanese Movie, 1929,
[Secretary]
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Riku no Oja
Japanese Movie, 1928,
[Barber Kin]
(Bit part)
|
0.0
|
Saikun Haigyo
Japanese Movie, 1928,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Otoko ni Oyojin
Japanese Movie, 1928,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Nyobo Funshitsu
Japanese Movie, 1928,
[Uncle]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Dreams of Youth
Japanese Movie, 1928,
Okada's father
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Shusse no Chikamichi
Japanese Movie, 1927,
[Drunkard]
(Bit part)
|
0.0
|
Tsuyama
Japanese Movie, 1927,
Prayer Doshin
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Musasabi no Sankichi
Japanese Movie, 1927,
Benten Omatsu
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Special
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Saka no Oi Machi
Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai
Japanese Special, 1958, 1 eps
Neighbor
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
Hashi Tsukushi
Japanese Special, 1958, 1 eps
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
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