Akemi Negishi
Acting • Born 1934-03-26 – Died 2008-03-11
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
64 credits
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie • 1962
Chikiro's Mother
Lady Snowblood
Movie • 1973
Tajire no Okiku
Red Beard
Movie • 1965
Okuni
Sex and Fury
Movie • 1973
Ogin Shitateya
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
Movie • 1966
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
Movie • 1967
I Live in Fear
Movie • 1955
Asako Kuribayashi
Toshigoro
Movie • 1973
The Lower Depths
Movie • 1957
Osen the Prostitute
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Movie • 1972
Otsuka
Mako Osorubeshi
Movie • 1954
Girl in College
Movie • 1969
Anatahan
Movie • 1953
Keiko Kusakabe
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Movie • 1957
The Mountain Girl
Sudden Rain
Movie • 1956
Hinako (Nenkichi's wife)
Beast Man Snow Man
Movie • 1955
Chika
Distant Thunder
Movie • 1981
Mother of Hirotsugu
The Hot Little Girl
Movie • 1970
Keiko
Code of Ruffians
Movie • 1965
Dangerous Liaisons
Movie • 1978
Masae Miyakawa
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Movie • 1970
Cecile Hanada
18 Roughs
Movie • 1963
Hisako Murata
A Man in the Storm
Movie • 1957
Okon
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Movie • 1955
Yukie
Holiday in Tokyo
Movie • 1958
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Movie • 1972
Harue
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Movie • 1973
Prison Guard Minamimura
The Setting Sun
Movie • 1992
Yamashita's wife
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
Movie • 1975
Dodes'ka-den
Movie • 1970
Good-Looking Housewife
Play It Cool
Movie • 1970
Tomi
Female Yakuza Tale
Movie • 1973
Osada
A Wife's Heart
Movie • 1956
Sumiko
Lady Karuizawa
Movie • 1982
Yôko Ayukawa
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
Movie • 1981
Snake Woman's Curse
Movie • 1968
Masae Ônuma , Landlord's Wife
Location
Movie • 1984
Umeko
The Underworld
Movie • 1956
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
Movie • 1971
Katsuko Ogawa
Farewell Rabaul
Movie • 1954
Kimu
King of the Widow-Killers
Movie • 1971
The Strangling
Movie • 1979
High School Juniors (Part II)
Movie • 1964
Hooligans on Buggies
Movie • 1970
An Unforgettable Affair
Movie • 1978
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Movie • 1964
The Life of Chikuzan
Movie • 1977
Tami
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Movie • 1979
Express Train
Movie • 1967
No More Easy Life
Movie • 1979
Mariko's Mother
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion
Movie • 1976
Military Comfort Woman
Movie • 1974
Kura
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Movie • 1957
Atsuko Shimada
Song for a Bride
Movie • 1958
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
Movie • 1993
Mitsuko Tsuruta
Shikibu monogatari
Movie • 1990
Fuji
Happiness of Us Alone
Movie • 1961
The Makioka Sisters
Movie • 1983
Mrs. Shimozuma
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Movie • 1957
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Movie • 1963
Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
Red-Light Bases
Movie • 1953
Yukiko
続・図々しい奴
Movie • 1964
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Movie • 1956
Osen (Country Girl, Miki’s Fiancée)
Defeat the Boss
Movie • 1963