Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 26, 1934
Died
Mar 11, 2008
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
65 titles
Akemi Negishi
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.
Known For
Filmography
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
Mitsuko Tsuruta
The Setting Sun
Yamashita's wife
Shikibu monogatari
Fuji
Location
Umeko
The Makioka Sisters
Mrs. Shimozuma
Lady Karuizawa
Yôko Ayukawa
Distant Thunder
Mother of Hirotsugu
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
No More Easy Life
Mariko's Mother
The Strangling
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Mineko Taguchi
An Unforgettable Affair
Dangerous Liaisons
Masae Miyakawa
The Life of Chikuzan
Tami
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Military Comfort Woman
Kura
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Prison Guard Minamimura
Lady Snowblood
Tajire no Okiku
Female Yakuza Tale
Osada
Toshigoro
Sex and Fury
Ogin Shitateya
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Harue
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Otsuka
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
Katsuko Ogawa
King of the Widow-Killers
Dodes'ka-den
Good-Looking Housewife
Hooligans on Buggies
The Hot Little Girl
Keiko
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Cecile Hanada
Play It Cool
Tomi
Girl in College
Snake Woman's Curse
Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
Express Train
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
Code of Ruffians
Red Beard
Okuni
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
High School Juniors (Part II)
An Impudent Man 2
18 Roughs
Hisako Murata
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
Defeat the Boss
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother
Happiness of Us Alone
Holiday in Tokyo
Song for a Bride
The Lower Depths
Osen the Prostitute
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1