Fujiko Yamamoto
Acting
Fujiko Yamamoto (山本富士子, Yamamoto Fujiko) (born 11 December 1931) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. She was the winner of the first Miss Nippon Grand Prix in 1950, and appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963, including works by directors Yasujirō Ozu, Kon Ichikawa, Shirō Toyoda and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. Yamamoto was born on 11 December 1931 in Nishi ward, Osaka. In 1953, she made her film debut at Daiei Film, and became one of the studio's top actresses. Yamamoto was considered one of Japan's most beautiful women, with, in the words of film historian Catherine Russell, "noble" features that represented the classic ideal of Japanese beauty. As such, she was well-suited for costumed parts in the era's popular period dramas, with her less-frequent modern roles (in films like Ozu's Equinox Flower and Ichikawa's Being Two Isn't Easy) often shot in "movie star" closeups that placed her apart from the films' contemporary storytelling. In 1963, when her contract came up for renewal, she insisted on changes. The head of Daiei, Masaichi Nagata, refused, dismissed her, and prevented her from finding work at other film studios via the Five-Company Agreement. After the Daiei dismissal, Yamamoto acted in the TV series Toshiba Sunday Theatre and on Fuji TV. Even though she has appeared frequently on stage and on television, she has not appeared in a film since then.
Known for
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tvSeijuu Sentai Gingaman
1998
Kyouhei's Mother
moviePicnic
1996
Nurse
movieThe Great Wall
1962
Princess Chu
movieBuddha
1961
Usha
movieTen Dark Women
1961
Futaba Kaze
movieBlind Devotion
1961
Natsuko
movieHunting Rifle
1961
Saiko Tagi
movieSatan's Sword
1960
Omatsu
movieWhat Price Love?
1960
Komako Shirokoya
moviePrincess Sen in Edo
1960
Princess Sen
movieStop the Old Fox
1959
Tomi / Toyoharu
movieBeauty the Enemy
1959
Kikue Yoshino
movieThe Path I Remember
1959
Saya Ikeda
moviePaper Pigeon
1959
Masako Komaki
movieEquinox Flower
1958
Yukiko Sasaki
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Yôsen'in
movieMother
1958
Yamanaka
movieFloating Vessel
1957
Ukifune
movieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Umematsu
movieBridge of Japan
1956
Kiyoha Takinoya
movieUndercurrent
1956
Kiwa Funaki
movieA Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Michiyo Sawada
movieThe Messenger from the Moon
1954
Michiko Nonomiya
movieMade in Japan
1953
Yoshiko Sunohara
