Cast & creator
Akemi Negishi
Best known for Sex and Fury, Red Beard, Female Yakuza Tale
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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1953–1993 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (67)
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Sex and Fury
Ogin Shitateya
1973
Red Beard
Okuni
1965
Female Yakuza Tale
Osada
1973
Dodes'ka-den
Good-Looking Housewife
1970
Lady Karuizawa
Yôko Ayukawa
1982
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother
1962
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Otsuka
1972
The Makioka Sisters
Mrs. Shimozuma
1983
Lady Snowblood
Tajire no Okiku
1973
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Prison Guard Minamimura
1973
I Live in Fear
Asako Kuribayashi
1955
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Mountain Girl
1957
The Lower Depths
Osen the Prostitute
1957
Anatahan
Keiko Kusakabe
1953
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Mineko Taguchi
1979
You Can If You Try
1965
Distant Thunder
Mother of Hirotsugu
1981
Military Comfort Woman
Kura
1974
The Strangling
1979
Beast Man Snow Man
Chika
1955
The Setting Sun
Yamashita's wife
1992
The Red Light Military Base
Yukiko
1953
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
Katsuko Ogawa
1971
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
King of the Widow-Killers
1971
Hooligans on Buggies
1970
A Man in the Storm
Okon
1957
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion
1976
A Wife's Heart
Sumiko
1956
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Snake Woman's Curse
Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
1968
Sudden Rain
Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
1956
Farewell Rabaul
Kimu
1954
The Hot Little Girl
Keiko
1970
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
Shikibu monogatari
Fuji
1990
Kemeko's Song
1968
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
Mitsuko Tsuruta
1993
Express Train
1967
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Atsuko Shimada
1957
An Unforgettable Affair
1978
Song for a Bride
1958
No More Easy Life
Mariko's Mother
1979
The Underworld
1956
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)
1956
Dangerous Liaisons
Masae Miyakawa
1978
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
1966
Location
Umeko
1984
Girl in College
1969
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
Code of Ruffians
1965
18 Roughs
Hisako Murata
1963
Play It Cool
Tomi
1970
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Yukie
1955
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Cecile Hanada
1970
The Life of Chikuzan
Tami
1977
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Harue
1972
An Impudent Man 2
1964
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967
Defeat the Boss
1963
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
1975
High School Juniors (Part II)
1964