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Yōko Minamida
Tokyo, Japan
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 quick…
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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.
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2007
Song of Goodbye
Movie Kyoko Tanabe
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2004
The Motive
Movie Kinue Ishida
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2002
Gokusen
TV show Matsubara
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1997
Lost Paradise
TV show Eto Kuniko
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1995
Salaryman Senka
Movie
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1993
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
Movie
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1990
砂山の唄殺人事件
TV show
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1990
Yellow Fangs
Movie Kiyo
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1989
Tears of a Swan
TV show Atsuko Kawata
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1987
This Story of Love
Movie
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1987
Star Ranch
Movie
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1984
Zero
Movie Ine Hamada
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1982
Yôi don
TV show 栄市の母・せい
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1978
At Noon
Movie
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1978
Take Me Away!
Movie Tomi Oguchi
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1977
House
Movie Hausu Karei
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1977
The Wild Daisy
Movie Fuki - Masao's Mother
- 1977
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1977
Ame no meguri ai
Movie
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1976
Akai Shougeki
TV show
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1975
Time of First Love
Movie
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1974
Karafuto 1945 Summer
Movie
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1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Movie Maid
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1970
Niji
TV show 三谷かな子
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1970
A Young Man's Stronghold
Movie
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1969
Chivalrous Pride
Movie
- 1969
- 1967
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1967
Portrait of Chieko
Movie Kazuko Tsubaki
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1967
The Domain: White Blade
Movie
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1966
Debt of Honor
Movie Oiku
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1966
Glorious Fights
Movie Akemi
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1966
NET Playhouse
TV show Nobuko Muroi
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1966
Showdown of Men
Movie
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1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
Movie
- 1965
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1965
Underworld Code
Movie
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1965
Irogotoshi harudanji
Movie Otama
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1965
The Tattooed Lord
Movie
- 1965
