Sachiyo Nakao
Born in Tokyo. She starred in the drama Dream Island Girl (written and directed by Shoichiro Sasaki), which aired on NHK in 1974. In the drama Four Seasons ~ Utopiano (written and directed by Shoichiro Sasaki), she painstakingly portrayed the image of a young woman who moved from a snowy country to the city to become a piano tuner. The film, with its beautiful music and visuals, was highly acclaimed both domestically and internationally, and won numerous international awards. Her major awards include the 32nd Italian RAI Award and the International Emmy Award for Best Picture. She has also appeared in NHK specials directed by Sasaki.
Belle
as Hatanaka (voice)Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the...
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Dream Island Girl
as Sayori KikuchiA boy helps an unconscious girl by the river. The girl wakes up, but there is little...
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Four Seasons: Utopiano
as EikoThis drama features Eiko (a homonym of A-ko, meaning literally "a girl"), played by Sachiyo...
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Rainbow of Andalusia
as EikoSecond in the River series. Eiko continues her travels, this time to Andalusia, Spain.
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The Flow of a River, the Sound of a Violin
as EikoThe first in the River series. Eiko travels around northern Italy to get a violin repaired.
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Spring: the Light of Sound
as uncreditedThird in the River series, the Danube. The works of this trilogy feature stories about rivers...
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