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 (67)
Red Beard
Okuni
Female Yakuza Tale
Osada
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Otsuka
Sex and Fury
Ogin Shitateya
Lady Snowblood
Tajire no Okiku
Lady Karuizawa
Yôko Ayukawa
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Prison Guard Minamimura
Dodes'ka-den
Good-Looking Housewife
The Lower Depths
Osen the Prostitute
The Makioka Sisters
Mrs. Shimozuma
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Mountain Girl
I Live in Fear
Asako Kuribayashi
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Mineko Taguchi
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Anatahan
Keiko Kusakabe
Hooligans on Buggies
1970
Dangerous Liaisons
Masae Miyakawa
Distant Thunder
Mother of Hirotsugu
A Man in the Storm
Okon
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
Katsuko Ogawa
The Setting Sun
Yamashita's wife
You Can If You Try
1965
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
Mako Osorubeshi
1954
Snake Woman's Curse
Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
Military Comfort Woman
Kura
A Wife's Heart
Sumiko
Express Train
1967
The Strangling
1979
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Girl in College
1969
Farewell Rabaul
Kimu
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Cecile Hanada
Beast Man Snow Man
Chika
Location
Umeko
Sudden Rain
Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
1966
No More Easy Life
Mariko's Mother
The Hot Little Girl
Keiko
The Life of Chikuzan
Tami
The Underworld
1956
King of the Widow-Killers
1971
Happiness of Us Alone
1961
The Red Light Military Base
Yukiko
Play It Cool
Tomi
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion
1976
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)
High School Juniors (Part II)
1964
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Harue
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
An Impudent Man 2
1964
Shikibu monogatari
Fuji
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Atsuko Shimada
Code of Ruffians
1965
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967
An Unforgettable Affair
1978
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Yukie
Song for a Bride
1958
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
1975
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
Mitsuko Tsuruta
18 Roughs
Hisako Murata
Toshigoro
1973
Defeat the Boss
1963
Kemeko's Song
1968