Akemi Negishi
March 26, 1934 – 2008
Biography
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
Red Beard
1965
Lady Snowblood
1973
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Sex and Fury
1973
I Live in Fear
1955
Lady Karuizawa
1982
Female Yakuza Tale
1973
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
1973
The Lower Depths
1957
Beast Man Snow Man
1955
Location
1984
The Makioka Sisters
1983
No More Easy Life
1979