Akemi Negishi
Acting
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
1993Aoi bara satsujin jiken
Mitsuko Tsuruta
1992The Setting Sun
Yamashita's wife
1990Shikibu monogatari
Fuji
1984Location
Umeko
1983The Makioka Sisters
Mrs. Shimozuma
1982Lady Karuizawa
Yôko Ayukawa
1981Distant Thunder
Mother of Hirotsugu
1981The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1979The Strangling
1979Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
1979No More Easy Life
Mariko's Mother
1978Dangerous Liaisons
Masae Miyakawa
1978An Unforgettable Affair
1977The Life of Chikuzan
Tami
1976The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion
1975Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
1974Military Comfort Woman
Kura
1973Lady Snowblood
Tajire no Okiku
1973Sex and Fury
Ogin Shitateya
1973Toshigoro
1973Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Prison Guard Minamimura
1973Female Yakuza Tale
Osada
1972Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Otsuka
1972Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Harue