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Yōko Minamida
Also known as: Yoko Kitada, Yoko Minamida, Youko Minamida, Ёко Минамида
Biography
Yōko Minamida (南田 洋子, Minamida Yōko, March 1, 1933 – October 21, 2009) was a Japanese actress. Born in Tokyo, Minamida made her screen debut in 1953 for the Daiei studio and quickly rose to stardom, working with Kenji Mizoguchi on two films: “A Story from Chikamatsu” and “Princess Yang Kwei-fei.” In 1955, she moved to the Nikkatsu studio, where she starred in Takumi Furukawa’s “Season of the Sun” (1956), a smash hit that launched the so-called “Sun Tribe” boom for films about rebellious youth looking for sex and kicks on Shonan Beach — Japan’s nearest equivalent to Malibu. Minamida acted in dozens of movies for Nikkatsu, working with Shohei Imamura, Seijun Suzuki, and other directors. In 1961 she married her co-star on “Season of the Sun,” Hiroyuki Nagato. As she acted in fewer movies after the mid-1960s, Minamida made a smooth and successful transition to TV as both an actress and MC. She also continued to appear occasionally in movies, with the last being Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “Song of Goodbye” in 2006. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in November 2008, and a TV documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband to care for her. She died in Tokyo.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 1, 1933
Day of Death
October 21, 2009
Age at Death
76 years old
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Popularity Score
0.9
Filmography
Song of Goodbye
Kyoko Tanabe
2007Movie
The Motive
Kinue Ishida
2004Movie
Gokusen
Matsubara
2002TV
Lost Paradise
Eto Kuniko
1997TV
Salaryman Senka
1995Movie
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1993Movie
Yellow Fangs
Kiyo
1990Movie
砂山の唄殺人事件
1990TV
Tears of a Swan
Atsuko Kawata
1989TV
This Story of Love
1987Movie
Star Ranch
1987Movie
Zero
Ine Hamada
1984Movie
Yôi don
栄市の母・せい
1982TV
At Noon
1978Movie
Take Me Away!
Tomi Oguchi
1978Movie
The Wild Daisy
Fuki - Masao's Mother
1977Movie
Ame no meguri ai
1977Movie
House
Hausu Karei
1977Movie
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977Movie
Akai Shougeki
1976TV
Time of First Love
1975Movie
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974Movie
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Maid
1972Movie
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970Movie
Niji
三谷かな子
1970TV
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1969Movie
Chivalrous Pride
1969Movie
Portrait of Chieko
Kazuko Tsubaki
1967Movie
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967Movie
The Domain: White Blade
1967Movie
Glorious Fights
Akemi
1966Movie
Showdown of Men
1966Movie
Debt of Honor
Oiku
1966Movie
NET Playhouse
Nobuko Muroi
1966TV
Underworld Code
1965Movie
The Soundless Cry
Tokie Matsuura
1965Movie
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965Movie
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965Movie
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965Movie
The Tattooed Lord
1965Movie
Irogotoshi harudanji
Otama
1965Movie
An Outlaw
1964Movie
Jakoman and Tetsu
Masa
1964Movie
The Domain
1964Movie
Prison Gambler
Kimura Uta
1964Movie
Gambler
Kimura Uta
1964Movie
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Misato
1964Movie
A Modern Samurai Village
Yasu Tajima
1963Movie
Okashina yatsu
Fujiko, Shuntô
1963Movie
Love Comes with Youth
1963Movie
I Have the Sun in My Back
Sachiko
1963Movie
Beyond the Green Hills
Umetaro
1963Movie
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963Movie
The Gambling Monk
1963Movie
Kiriko's Tango
1963Movie
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962Movie
Black Dice
1962Movie
Sun and Stars
1962Movie
Last Round
1962Movie
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
Sanae Kitazawa
1962Movie
Glass-Hearted Johnny
Yumi
1962Movie
The Rambler Returns Home
1962Movie
Pigs and Battleships
Katsuyo
1961Movie
He Killed Dad
1961Movie
The Crimson Plains
Sakie Yazaki
1961Movie
Wind and waves of the South
Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
1961Movie
Tokyo Knights
Koji's Mother
1961Movie
The Man with a Shotgun
Harue
1961Movie
Quick Draw Joe
Jane, the dancer
1961Movie
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Yuri Harada
1961Movie
Gun of Nosappu
1961Movie
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1961Movie
Bet on a Seaside Romance
1960Movie
Return of the Vagabond
1960Movie
The Rambler Rides Again
1960Movie
Yakuza Song
1960Movie
Jungle Block
Kayoko Komuro
1960Movie
The Law's Bloody Wounds
榎本吟子
1960Movie
Lone Wolf
Naomi
1960Movie
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Sumi
1960Movie
Yuganda tsuki
Namiko Eda
1959Movie
A Turning to Hell
Takako
1959Movie
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959Movie
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959Movie
Wounded Beast
1959Movie
When a Man Risks His Life
1959Movie
Elegy to Youth
1959Movie
Masked Woman
1959Movie
We Live Today
1959Movie
Get Over Her
Yukie
1959Movie
Voice Without a Shadow
Asako Kotani
1958Movie
Stolen Desire
Chidori Yamamura
1958Movie
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958Movie
Osaka no kaze
1958Movie
Unga
Ryôko Fujiyama
1958Movie
死の壁の脱出
Sayan
1958Movie
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Koharu
1957Movie
Streetlights
早川千鶴子
1957Movie
The Barefoot Girl
1957Movie
The Champion
Natsuko Miyagawa
1957Movie
But the Flesh is Weak
1957Movie
Dancing Sisters
1957Movie
Mountain Pass
1957Movie
The Awakening
1957Movie
Aishū no sono
1957Movie
Season of the Sun
Eiko Takeda
1956Movie
The Happy Dancers
Michiko Morishita
1956Movie
Our Town
Otsuru / Kimie
1956Movie
Tonari no yome
1956Movie
Hungry Soul
Reiko Shiba
1956Movie
Hungry Soul, Part II
Reiko Shiba
1956Movie
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Hung-tao
1955Movie
The Doctor
1955Movie
The Motherless
Tomiko
1955Movie
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955Movie
A Daughter's Life Guide
田部三津子
1955Movie
Miss Teacher
1955Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Otama
1954Movie
Rakka no mon
1954Movie
Haha tokidori
1954Movie
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Akiko Yasutomi
1953Movie
Jūdai no seiten
1953Movie
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953Movie
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953Movie
Haha no hitomi
1953Movie
Shinkon noroke bushi
1953Movie
Gendai shojo
1953Movie
Haha nami
1953Movie
New Enoshima Elegy
1953Movie
Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō
1953Movie
Red Camellia
1953Movie
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
1953Movie
Her Secret
1952Movie
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
1952Movie