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.
Movie Appearances
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Chikiro's Mother
1962
Lady Snowblood
as Tajire no Okiku
1973
Red Beard
as Okuni
1965
Sex and Fury
as Ogin Shitateya
1973
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
1966
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967
I Live in Fear
as Asako Kuribayashi
1955
Toshigoro
1973
The Lower Depths
as Osen the Prostitute
1957
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
as Otsuka
1972
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Girl in College
1969
Anatahan
as Keiko Kusakabe
1953
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Mountain Girl
1957
Sudden Rain
as Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
1956
Beast Man Snow Man
as Chika
1955
Distant Thunder
as Mother of Hirotsugu
1981
The Hot Little Girl
as Keiko
1970
Code of Ruffians
1965
Dangerous Liaisons
as Masae Miyakawa
1978