About

Known credits:
111
Birthday:
1933-03-01
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Japan
Website:
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Yōko Minamida

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2007 Song of Goodbye Actor Kyoko Tanabe N/A
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2004 The Motive Actor Kinue Ishida 58
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1997 Lost Paradise Actor Eto Kuniko 69
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1995 Salaryman Senka Actor N/A
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1990 砂山の唄殺人事件 Actor N/A
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1990 Yellow Fangs Actor Kiyo 58
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1989 Tears of a Swan Actor Atsuko Kawata N/A
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1987 This Story of Love Actor N/A
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1984 Zero Actor Ine Hamada 58
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1982 Yôi don Actor 栄市の母・せい N/A
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1978 At Noon Actor 58
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1978 Take Me Away! Actor Tomi Oguchi 58
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1977 House Actor Hausu Karei 67
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1977 The Wild Daisy Actor Fuki - Masao's Mother N/A
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1977 Japanese Humanity and Justice Actor 58
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1977 Ame no meguri ai Actor N/A
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1976 Akai Shougeki Actor 69
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1975 Time of First Love Actor N/A
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1974 Karafuto 1945 Summer Actor 58
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1972 The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang Actor Maid 58
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1970 Niji Actor 三谷かな子 N/A
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1970 A Young Man's Stronghold Actor N/A
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1969 Chivalrous Pride Actor N/A
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1969 Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza Actor N/A
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1967 The Domain: Where The Blade Enters Actor N/A
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1967 Portrait of Chieko Actor Kazuko Tsubaki N/A
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1967 The Domain: White Blade Actor N/A
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1966 Glorious Fights Actor Akemi 58
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1966 Showdown of Men Actor N/A
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1965 The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 Actor N/A
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1965 The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry Actor 58
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1965 Ankoku gai jingi Actor N/A
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1965 The Tattooed Lord Actor 58
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1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story Actor 58
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1965 The Soundless Cry Actor Tokie Matsuura 59
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1964 Prison Gambler Actor Kimura Uta 59
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1964 The Domain Actor 58
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1964 Gambler Actor Kimura Uta 58
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1964 An Outlaw Actor 58
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1964 Jakoman and Tetsu Actor Masa 58
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1964 To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 Actor Misato N/A
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1963 Okashina yatsu Actor Fujiko, Shuntô N/A
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1963 The Gambling Monk Actor N/A
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1963 Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword Actor 59
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1963 Kiriko's Tango Actor N/A
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1963 Love Comes with Youth Actor 58
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1963 I Have the Sun in My Back Actor Sachiko N/A
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1963 A Modern Samurai Village Actor Yasu Tajima N/A
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1963 Beyond the Green Hills Actor Umetaro N/A
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1962 The Guys Who Put Money on Me Actor Sanae Kitazawa 59
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1962 Glass-Hearted Johnny Actor N/A
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1962 The Rambler Returns Home Actor N/A
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1962 Last Round Actor N/A
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1962 Sun and Stars Actor N/A
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1962 Black Dice Actor N/A
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1962 Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi Actor N/A
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1961 Zurari oretacha yōjinbō Actor N/A
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1961 Wind and waves of the South Actor Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother N/A
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1961 Nosappu no jū Actor N/A
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1961 The Crimson Plains Actor Sakie Yazaki N/A
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1961 The Man with a Shotgun Actor Harue 58
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1961 Quick Draw Joe Actor Jane, the dancer N/A
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1961 Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living Actor Yuri Harada N/A
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1961 Tokyo Knights Actor Koji's Mother 58
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1961 Pigs and Battleships Actor Katsuyo 59
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1961 He Killed Dad Actor N/A
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1960 Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow Actor Sumi N/A
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1960 The Rambler Rides Again Actor N/A
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1960 Umi no jōji ni kakero Actor N/A
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1960 Lone Wolf Actor Naomi N/A
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1960 Jungle Block Actor Kayoko Komuro 58
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1960 Return of the Vagabond Actor 59
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1960 The Poem of the Blue Star Actor N/A
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1960 The Law's Bloody Wounds Actor 榎本吟子 N/A
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1959 When a Man Risks His Life Actor N/A
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1959 A Turning to Hell Actor Takako N/A
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1959 Elegy to Youth Actor N/A
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1959 Farewell to Southern Tosa Actor N/A
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1959 Yuganda tsuki Actor Namiko Eda N/A
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1959 Umi wa kurutte iru Actor N/A
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1959 Wounded Beast Actor N/A
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1959 We Live Today Actor N/A
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1959 Kamen no Onna Actor N/A
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1958 Osaka no kaze Actor N/A
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1958 Voice Without a Shadow Actor Asako Kotani 58
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1958 Taiyō o buchi otose Actor N/A
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1958 Stolen Desire Actor Chidori Yamamura 58
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1957 The Awakening Actor N/A
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1957 Mountain Pass Actor N/A
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1957 But the Flesh is Weak Actor 58
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1957 The Barefoot Girl Actor N/A
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1957 A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era Actor Koharu 59
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1957 The Champion Actor Natsuko Miyagawa 59
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1957 Streetlights Actor 早川千鶴子 N/A
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1957 Aishū no sono Actor N/A
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1957 Dancing Sisters Actor N/A
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1956 Hungry Soul, Part II Actor Reiko Shiba 58
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1956 Hungry Soul Actor Reiko Shiba 59
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1956 Tonari no yome Actor N/A
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1956 Our Town Actor Otsuru / Kimie 58
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1956 Season of the Sun Actor Eiko Takeda 58
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1956 The Happy Dancers Actor Michiko Morishita N/A
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1955 The Motherless Actor Tomiko N/A
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1955 The Doctor Actor N/A
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1955 Princess Yang Kwei-fei Actor Hung-tao 59
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1955 A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love Actor N/A
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1954 The Crucified Lovers Actor Otama 62
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1953 Jūdai no yūwaku Actor N/A
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1953 Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten Actor N/A
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1953 Zoku jūdai no seiten Actor Akiko Yasutomi N/A
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1953 Jūdai no seiten Actor N/A
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