Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

1934-03-26 – 2008-03-11 (age 73) Tokyo, Japan
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Biography

Akemi Negishi (根岸明美 Negishi Akemi, b. 26 March 1934, Tokyo, Japan - died 11 March 2008 (73), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) was a Japanese actress.

In 1953, when Josef von Sternberg made a film adaptation of the Queen of Anatahan incident, she was discovered at an audition and made her debut in the lead role in Anatahan. Since then, she has been active mainly in film and television. She gained popularity as an actress with a bewitching charm who "could act as well." Ishirō Honda said that Negishi's unique aura suited his films.

She died of ovarian cancer at a hospital in Kawasaki City on March 11, 2008. She was 73 years old.

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Known For

Lady Karuizawa
Lady Karuizawa

1982

as Yôko Ayukawa

Female Yakuza Tale
Female Yakuza Tale

1973

as Osada

Sex and Fury
Sex and Fury

1973

as Ogin Shitateya

Red Beard
Red Beard

1965

as Okuni

King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

as Chikiro's Mother

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood

1973

as Tajire no Okiku

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

1973

as Prison Guard Minamimura

Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den

1970

as Good-Looking Housewife

Distant Thunder
Distant Thunder

1981

as Mother of Hirotsugu

I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear

1955

as Asako Kuribayashi

King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla

1963

as Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

1957

as Osen the Prostitute

Beast Man Snow Man
Beast Man Snow Man

1955

as Chika

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters

1983

as Mrs. Shimozuma

A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart

1956

as Sumiko

The Red Light Military Base
No More Easy Life
No More Easy Life

1979

as Mariko's Mother