Akemi Negishi
Acting
Born: March 26, 1934 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: March 11, 2008 (aged 73)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Lady Snowblood
1973
Red Beard
1965
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
Dodes'ka-den
1970
The Lower Depths
1957
I Live in Fear
1955
Sex and Fury
1973
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
1973
The Makioka Sisters
1983
Anatahan
1953
Photos (3)
Movies (68)
Red Beard
Okuni
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother
Lady Karuizawa
Yôko Ayukawa
Sex and Fury
Ogin Shitateya
Female Yakuza Tale
Osada
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Otsuka
The Makioka Sisters
Mrs. Shimozuma
Lady Snowblood
Tajire no Okiku
Dodes'ka-den
Good-Looking Housewife
Sudden Rain
Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Prison Guard Minamimura
I Live in Fear
Asako Kuribayashi
Code of Ruffians
1965
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Mountain Girl
Beast Man Snow Man
Chika
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
The Lower Depths
Osen the Prostitute
Distant Thunder
Mother of Hirotsugu
Military Comfort Woman
Kura
The Underworld
1956
Games
1971
Snake Woman's Curse
Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Mineko Taguchi
The Life of Chikuzan
Tami
A Man in the Storm
Okon
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion
1976
Anatahan
Keiko Kusakabe
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Atsuko Shimada
The Strangling
1979
A Wife's Heart
Sumiko
The Hot Little Girl
Keiko
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Play It Cool
Tomi
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Yukie
Location
Umeko
No More Easy Life
Mariko's Mother
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Farewell Rabaul
Kimu
An Impudent Man 2
1964
King of the Widow-Killers
1971
An Unforgettable Affair
1978
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Toshigoro
1973
The Red Light Military Base
Yukiko
Song for a Bride
1958
18 Roughs
Hisako Murata
Dangerous Liaisons
Masae Miyakawa
You Can If You Try
1965
Shikibu monogatari
Fuji
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
Katsuko Ogawa
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
Express Train
1967
High School Juniors (Part II)
1964
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Harue
The Setting Sun
Yamashita's wife
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
Mitsuko Tsuruta
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Cecile Hanada
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
1966
Hooligans on Buggies
1970
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
Girl in College
1969
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
1975
Kemeko's Song
1968
Defeat the Boss
1963