Acting
Akemi Negishi
JA, EN cinema · 68 credits
Born
26 March 1934
Died
11 March 2008 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
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
Filmography
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
as Mitsuko Tsuruta
The Setting Sun
as Yamashita's wife
Location
as Umeko
The Makioka Sisters
as Mrs. Shimozuma
Lady Karuizawa
as Yôko Ayukawa
Distant Thunder
as Mother of Hirotsugu
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
as Mineko Taguchi
No More Easy Life
as Mariko's Mother
Dangerous Liaisons
as Masae Miyakawa
Lady Snowblood
as Tajire no Okiku
Sex and Fury
as Ogin Shitateya
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
as Prison Guard Minamimura
Female Yakuza Tale
as Osada
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
as Katsuko Ogawa
Games
Actor
The Hot Little Girl
as Keiko
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
as Cecile Hanada
Dodes'ka-den
as Good-Looking Housewife
Play It Cool
as Tomi
Snake Woman's Curse
as Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
Red Beard
as Okuni
18 Roughs
as Hisako Murata
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Chikiro's Mother
The Lower Depths
as Osen the Prostitute
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as The Mountain Girl
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Atsuko Shimada
Sudden Rain
as Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
A Wife's Heart
as Sumiko
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
as Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)
I Live in Fear
as Asako Kuribayashi
Beast Man Snow Man
as Chika
Farewell Rabaul
as Kimu
Anatahan
as Keiko Kusakabe