Akemi Negishi
Acting
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.
Filmography 67
Movies (67)
Aoi bara satsujin jiken1993Mitsuko Tsuruta
The Setting Sun1992Yamashita's wife
Shikibu monogatari1990Fuji
Location1984Umeko
The Makioka Sisters1983Mrs. Shimozuma
Lady Karuizawa1982Yôko Ayukawa
Distant Thunder1981Mother of Hirotsugu
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story1981
No More Easy Life1979Mariko's Mother
The Strangling1979
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly1979Mineko Taguchi
An Unforgettable Affair1978
Dangerous Liaisons1978Masae Miyakawa
The Life of Chikuzan1977Tami
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion1976
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter1975
Military Comfort Woman1974Kura
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song1973Prison Guard Minamimura
Lady Snowblood1973Tajire no Okiku
Female Yakuza Tale1973Osada
Toshigoro1973
Sex and Fury1973Ogin Shitateya
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori1972Harue
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion1972Otsuka
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger1971Katsuko Ogawa
King of the Widow-Killers1971
Dodes'ka-den1970Good-Looking Housewife
Hooligans on Buggies1970
The Hot Little Girl1970Keiko
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies1970Cecile Hanada