Akemi Negishi
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Akemi Negishi
Red Beard
1965
Filmography
Acting (67)
1993
Aoi bara satsujin jikenas Mitsuko Tsuruta
1992
The Setting Sunas Yamashita's wife
4.8
1990
Shikibu monogatarias Fuji
3.7
1984
Locationas Umeko
8.5
1983
The Makioka Sistersas Mrs. Shimozuma
7.4
1982
Lady Karuizawaas Yôko Ayukawa
5.0
1981
Distant Thunderas Mother of Hirotsugu
6.8
1979
No More Easy Lifeas Mariko's Mother
7.3
1979
4.8
1979
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildlyas Mineko Taguchi
4.8
4.3
1978
Dangerous Liaisonsas Masae Miyakawa
3.7
1977
The Life of Chikuzanas Tami
8.2
1974
Military Comfort Womanas Kura
7.5
1973
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Songas Prison Guard Minamimura
6.2
1973
Lady Snowbloodas Tajire no Okiku
7.5
1973
Female Yakuza Taleas Osada
6.1
1973
1973
Sex and Furyas Ogin Shitateya
6.2
1972
1972
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpionas Otsuka
7.1
1971
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Triggeras Katsuko Ogawa
7.0
1970
Dodes'ka-denas Good-Looking Housewife
7.1
9.0
1970
The Hot Little Girlas Keiko
4.7
1970
The Kingpin of Fair Ladiesas Cecile Hanada
5.0
1970
Play It Coolas Tomi
5.0
1969
1968
Snake Woman's Curseas Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
6.0
1968
1967
6.0
1965
7.5
1965
Red Beardas Okuni
8.2
1963
18 Roughsas Hisako Murata
6.7
1963
King Kong vs. Godzillaas Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
6.6
1963
8.0
1962
King Kong vs. Godzillaas Chikiro's Mother
6.9
9.0
1958
9.0
1958
10.0
1957
The Lower Depthsas Osen the Prostitute
7.1
1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2as Atsuko Shimada
9.0
1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowmanas The Mountain Girl
3.5
1957
A Man in the Stormas Okon
7.0
1956
A Wife's Heartas Sumiko
6.9
1956
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girlas Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)
1956
7.0
1956
Sudden Rainas Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
6.7
1955
I Live in Fearas Asako Kuribayashi
7.3
1955
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Treeas Yukie
8.0
1955
Beast Man Snow Manas Chika
4.9
1954
1954
Farewell Rabaulas Kimu
8.1
1953
The Red Light Military Baseas Yukiko
9.0
1953
Anatahanas Keiko Kusakabe
6.8