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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Lady Snowblood (1973) — Tajire no Okiku
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Red Beard (1965) — Okuni
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — Chikiro's Mother
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) — Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972) — Otsuka
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Dodes'ka-den (1970) — Good-Looking Housewife
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The Lower Depths (1957) — Osen the Prostitute
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I Live in Fear (1955) — Asako Kuribayashi
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Sex and Fury (1973) — Ogin Shitateya
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973) — Prison Guard Minamimura
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The Makioka Sisters (1983) — Mrs. Shimozuma
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Anatahan (1953) — Keiko Kusakabe
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Female Yakuza Tale (1973) — Osada
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Beast Man Snow Man (1955) — Chika
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Sudden Rain (1956) — Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964)
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957) — The Mountain Girl
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Distant Thunder (1981) — Mother of Hirotsugu
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A Wife's Heart (1956) — Sumiko
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The Strangling (1979)
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Lady Karuizawa (1982) — Yôko Ayukawa
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Snake Woman's Curse (1968) — Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
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Play It Cool (1970) — Tomi
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Farewell Rabaul (1954) — Kimu
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The Hot Little Girl (1970) — Keiko
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18 Roughs (1963) — Hisako Murata
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The Setting Sun (1992) — Yamashita's wife
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Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly (1979) — Mineko Taguchi
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Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
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Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter (1975)
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The Life of Chikuzan (1977) — Tami
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An Unforgettable Affair (1978)
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Dangerous Liaisons (1978) — Masae Miyakawa
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Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger (1971) — Katsuko Ogawa
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No More Easy Life (1979) — Mariko's Mother
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Shikibu monogatari (1990) — Fuji
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Code of Ruffians (1965)
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Location (1984) — Umeko
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Military Comfort Woman (1974) — Kura
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Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave (1966)