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