Akemi Negishi
Acting
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
Acting64
movieAoi bara satsujin jiken
1993
Mitsuko Tsuruta
movieThe Setting Sun
1992
Yamashita's wife
movieLocation
1984
Umeko
movieThe Makioka Sisters
1983
Mrs. Shimozuma
movieLady Karuizawa
1982
Yôko Ayukawa
movieDistant Thunder
1981
Mother of Hirotsugu
movieNo More Easy Life
1979
Mariko's Mother
movieDangerous Liaisons
1978
Masae Miyakawa
movieFemale Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
1973
Prison Guard Minamimura
movieLady Snowblood
1973
Tajire no Okiku
movieSex and Fury
1973
Ogin Shitateya
movieSex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
1971
Katsuko Ogawa
movieDodes'ka-den
1970
Good-Looking Housewife
movieThe Kingpin of Fair Ladies
1970
Cecile Hanada
movieSnake Woman's Curse
1968
Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
movieRed Beard
1965
Okuni
movie18 Roughs
1963
Hisako Murata
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
movieKing Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Chikiro's Mother
movieThe Lower Depths
1957
Osen the Prostitute
movieA Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
1957
Atsuko Shimada
movieHalf Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
The Mountain Girl
movieA Wife's Heart
1956
Sumiko
movieThree Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)
movieSudden Rain
1956
Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
movieI Live in Fear
1955
Asako Kuribayashi
movieAnatahan
1953
Keiko Kusakabe