Akemi Negishi
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
She died of ovarian cancer at a hospital in Kawasaki City on March 11, 2008. She was 73 years old.
Born
Mar 26, 1934
Tokyo, Japan
Died
Mar 11, 2008
Known For
Acting
Movies
67 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.4
Known For
Red Beard
1965
as Okuni
Lady Snowblood
1973
as Tajire no Okiku
Sex and Fury
1973
as Ogin Shitateya
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
as Otsuka
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Good-Looking Housewife
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
as Chikiro's Mother
I Live in Fear
1955
as Asako Kuribayashi
The Lower Depths
1957
as Osen the Prostitute
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
as Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
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