Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Known for
Acting
Born
March 26, 1934
Died
March 11, 2008 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

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

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Filmography

1993
Aoi bara satsujin jiken poster

Aoi bara satsujin jiken

Movie · as Mitsuko Tsuruta

1992
The Setting Sun poster

The Setting Sun

Movie · as Yamashita's wife

1990
Shikibu monogatari poster

Shikibu monogatari

Movie · as Fuji

1984
Location poster

Location

Movie · as Umeko

1983
The Makioka Sisters poster

The Makioka Sisters

Movie · as Mrs. Shimozuma

1982
Lady Karuizawa poster

Lady Karuizawa

Movie · as Yôko Ayukawa

1981
Distant Thunder poster

Distant Thunder

Movie · as Mother of Hirotsugu

1981
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story poster

The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story

Movie

1979
The Strangling poster

The Strangling

Movie

1979
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly poster

Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly

Movie · as Mineko Taguchi

1979
No More Easy Life poster

No More Easy Life

Movie · as Mariko's Mother

1978
Dangerous Liaisons poster

Dangerous Liaisons

Movie · as Masae Miyakawa

1978
An Unforgettable Affair poster

An Unforgettable Affair

Movie

1977
The Life of Chikuzan poster

The Life of Chikuzan

Movie · as Tami

1976
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion poster

The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion

Movie

1975
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter poster

Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

Movie

1974
Military Comfort Woman poster

Military Comfort Woman

Movie · as Kura

1973
Lady Snowblood poster

Lady Snowblood

Movie · as Tajire no Okiku

1973
Sex and Fury poster

Sex and Fury

Movie · as Ogin Shitateya

1973
Toshigoro poster

Toshigoro

Movie

1973
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song poster

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

Movie · as Prison Guard Minamimura

1973
Female Yakuza Tale poster

Female Yakuza Tale

Movie · as Osada

1972
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion poster

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Movie · as Otsuka

1972
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori poster

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Movie · as Harue

1971
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger poster

Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger

Movie · as Katsuko Ogawa

1971
King of the Widow-Killers poster

King of the Widow-Killers

Movie

1971
Games poster

Games

Movie

1970
The Hot Little Girl poster

The Hot Little Girl

Movie · as Keiko

1970
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies poster

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

Movie · as Cecile Hanada

1970
Dodes'ka-den poster

Dodes'ka-den

Movie · as Good-Looking Housewife

1970
Play It Cool poster

Play It Cool

Movie · as Tomi

1970
Hooligans on Buggies poster

Hooligans on Buggies

Movie

1969
Girl in College poster

Girl in College

Movie

1968
Snake Woman's Curse poster

Snake Woman's Curse

Movie · as Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife

1968
Kemeko's Song poster

Kemeko's Song

Movie

1967
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways poster

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways

Movie

1967
Express Train poster

Express Train

Movie

1966
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave poster

Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave

Movie

1965
Red Beard poster

Red Beard

Movie · as Okuni

1965
Code of Ruffians poster

Code of Ruffians

Movie

1965
You Can If You Try poster

You Can If You Try

Movie

1964
High School Juniors (Part II) poster

High School Juniors (Part II)

Movie

1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

Movie

1964
An Impudent Man 2 poster

An Impudent Man 2

Movie

1963
18 Roughs poster

18 Roughs

Movie · as Hisako Murata

1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla

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

1963
Defeat the Boss poster

Defeat the Boss

Movie

1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla poster

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Movie · as Chikiro's Mother

1961
Happiness of Us Alone poster

Happiness of Us Alone

Movie

1958
Holiday in Tokyo poster

Holiday in Tokyo

Movie

1958
Song for a Bride poster

Song for a Bride

Movie

1957
The Lower Depths poster

The Lower Depths

Movie · as Osen the Prostitute

1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman poster

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Movie · as The Mountain Girl

1957
A Man in the Storm poster

A Man in the Storm

Movie · as Okon

1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 poster

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

Movie · as Atsuko Shimada

1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 poster

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

Movie

1956
Sudden Rain poster

Sudden Rain

Movie · as Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)

1956
A Wife's Heart poster

A Wife's Heart

Movie · as Sumiko

1956
The Underworld poster

The Underworld

Movie

1956
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl poster

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

Movie · as Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)

1955
I Live in Fear poster

I Live in Fear

Movie · as Asako Kuribayashi

1955
Beast Man Snow Man poster

Beast Man Snow Man

Movie · as Chika

1955
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree poster

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Movie · as Yukie

1954
Mako Osorubeshi poster

Mako Osorubeshi

Movie

1954
Farewell Rabaul poster

Farewell Rabaul

Movie · as Kimu

1954
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen poster

This Love Costs 50 Million Yen

Movie

1953
Anatahan poster

Anatahan

Movie · as Keiko Kusakabe

1953
The Red Light Military Base poster

The Red Light Military Base

Movie · as Yukiko