Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 01, 1933
Died
Oct 21, 2009
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
125 titles
Yōko Minamida
Biography
Yōko Minamida (南田 洋子, Minamida Yōko, March 1, 1933 – October 21, 2009) was a Japanese actress. Born in Tokyo, Minamida made her screen debut in 1953 for the Daiei studio and quickly rose to stardom, working with Kenji Mizoguchi on two films: “A Story from Chikamatsu” and “Princess Yang Kwei-fei.” In 1955, she moved to the Nikkatsu studio, where she starred in Takumi Furukawa’s “Season of the Sun” (1956), a smash hit that launched the so-called “Sun Tribe” boom for films about rebellious youth looking for sex and kicks on Shonan Beach — Japan’s nearest equivalent to Malibu. Minamida acted in dozens of movies for Nikkatsu, working with Shohei Imamura, Seijun Suzuki, and other directors. In 1961 she married her co-star on “Season of the Sun,” Hiroyuki Nagato. As she acted in fewer movies after the mid-1960s, Minamida made a smooth and successful transition to TV as both an actress and MC. She also continued to appear occasionally in movies, with the last being Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “Song of Goodbye” in 2006. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in November 2008, and a TV documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband to care for her. She died in Tokyo.
Known For
Filmography
Song of Goodbye
Kyoko Tanabe
The Motive
Kinue Ishida
Gokusen
Matsubara
Lost Paradise
Eto Kuniko
Salaryman Senka
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
砂山の唄殺人事件
Yellow Fangs
Kiyo
Tears of a Swan
Atsuko Kawata
This Story of Love
Star Ranch
Zero
Ine Hamada
Yôi don
栄市の母・せい
At Noon
Take Me Away!
Tomi Oguchi
House
Hausu Karei
The Wild Daisy
Fuki - Masao's Mother
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Ame no meguri ai
Akai Shougeki
Time of First Love
Karafuto 1945 Summer
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Maid
Niji
三谷かな子
A Young Man's Stronghold
Chivalrous Pride
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
Portrait of Chieko
Kazuko Tsubaki
The Domain: White Blade
Debt of Honor
Oiku
Glorious Fights
Akemi
NET Playhouse
Nobuko Muroi
Showdown of Men
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
Underworld Code
Irogotoshi harudanji
Otama
The Tattooed Lord
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
The Soundless Cry
Tokie Matsuura
Prison Gambler
Kimura Uta
The Domain
Gambler
Kimura Uta
An Outlaw
Jakoman and Tetsu
Masa
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Misato
Okashina yatsu
Fujiko, Shuntô
The Gambling Monk
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword