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