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.
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
64 titles
Red Beard
Sex and Fury
Lady Karuizawa
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Lady Snowblood
I Live in Fear
Dodes'ka-den
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Female Yakuza Tale
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
The Lower Depths
Beast Man Snow Man
Sudden Rain
The Makioka Sisters
A Wife's Heart
Anatahan
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Holiday in Tokyo
The Life of Chikuzan
Distant Thunder
A Man in the Storm
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
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