Takeshi Sakamoto

There's something quietly poetic about the fact that Takeshi Sakamoto was born in Ako — the very town immortalized by the 47 ronin, a place practically soaked in the idea of loyalty and endurance. Born in 1899, he lived through the Taisho and Showa eras, which means he was acting at a time when Japanese film was still figuring out what it even was, when stage and screen coexisted in this strange, charged way I find genuinely fascinating. He received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, which tells you people took notice — you don't get a decoration like that for nothing. Most of the fine-grain details of his life haven't survived in easy-to-find form, and honestly, that absence makes me more curious, not less. A man who worked through 75 years of some of Japan's most turbulent history, left his mark, and the record is still catching up to him.

Takeshi Sakamoto was a Japanese actor born on September 21, 1899, in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture. He was active during the Taisho and Showa eras of Japanese cinema and theater. He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class, in recognition of his contributions. He passed away on May 10, 1974, at the age of 74.

Name (English)

Takeshi Sakamoto

Name (Japanese)

坂本武

Reading

さかもと たけし

Born

September 21, 1899 – May 10, 1974

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Boar (Inoshishi)

Origin

Ako, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Actor

Awards & achievements

• Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class (year unknown)

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9D%82%E6%9C%AC%E6%AD%A6

Tags

• From Hyogo Prefecture
• Actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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