About

Known credits:
66
Birthday:
1931-12-11
Place of birth:
Itachibori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Fujiko Yamamoto

Overview

Fujiko Yamamoto (山本富士子, Yamamoto Fujiko) (born 11 December 1931) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. She was the winner of the first Miss Nippon Grand Prix in 1950, and appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963, including works by directors Yasujirō Ozu, Kon Ichikawa, Shirō Toyoda and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.

Yamamoto was born on 11 December 1931 in Nishi ward, Osaka. In 1953, she made her film debut at Daiei Film, and became one of the studio's top actresses. Yamamoto was considered one of Japan's most beautiful women, with, in the words of film historian Catherine Russell, "noble" features that represented the classic ideal of Japanese beauty. As such, she was well-suited for costumed parts in the era's popular period dramas, with her less-frequent modern roles (in films like Ozu's Equinox Flower and Ichikawa's Being Two Isn't Easy) often shot in "movie star" closeups that placed her apart from the films' contemporary storytelling.

In 1963, when her contract came up for renewal, she insisted on changes. The head of Daiei, Masaichi Nagata, refused, dismissed her, and prevented her from finding work at other film studios via the Five-Company Agreement. After the Daiei dismissal, Yamamoto acted in the TV series Toshiba Sunday Theatre and on Fuji TV. Even though she has appeared frequently on stage and on television, she has not appeared in a film since then.

Known for

Acting
1996 Picnic Actor Nurse 59
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1992 Ghost Soup Actor 59
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1963 An Actor's Revenge Actor Ohatsu 59
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1962 Being Two Isn't Easy Actor Chiyo 59
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1962 The Great Wall Actor Princess Chu 59
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1962 The Venus' Tear Actor N/A
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1962 Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo Actor N/A
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1962 Ika naru hoshi no moto ni Actor N/A
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1962 Yume de aritai Actor N/A
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1962 The Actress and the Three Rascals Actor N/A
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1961 Buddha Actor Usha N/A
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1961 Okoto and Sasuke Actor Okoto N/A
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1961 Refresher Course for Wives Actor N/A
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1961 Ten Dark Women Actor Futaba Kaze 59
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1961 Blind Devotion Actor Natsuko N/A
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1961 Nocturne of a Woman Actor N/A
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1961 Hunting Rifle Actor Saiko Tagi 59
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1960 Satan's Sword: The Dragon God Actor Omatsu 59
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1960 Satan's Sword Actor Omatsu 59
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1960 What Price Love? Actor Komako Shirokoya N/A
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1960 The Twilight Story Actor 59
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1960 Patterns of Love Actor N/A
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1960 The Song Lantern Actor N/A
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1960 The Demon of Mount Oe Actor 59
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1960 A Woman's Testament Actor 58
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1960 Princess Sen in Edo Actor Princess Sen N/A
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1959 Utamaro, Painter of the Woman Actor N/A
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1959 Stop the Old Fox Actor Tomi / Toyoharu N/A
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1959 Pilgrimage at Night Actor N/A
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1959 Beauty the Enemy Actor Kikue Yoshino N/A
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1959 Jirocho Fuji Actor Oshin 59
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1959 The Path I Remember Actor Saya Ikeda N/A
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1959 The Makioka Sisters Actor 59
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1959 Peony on the Skin Actor N/A
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1958 The Snowy Heron Actor 59
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1958 Musume no boken Actor N/A
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1958 Equinox Flower Actor Yukiko Sasaki 62
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1958 The Swishing Sword Actor N/A
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1958 Thirst Actor N/A
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1958 Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko Actor N/A
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1958 The Loyal 47 Ronin Actor Yôsen'in 59
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1958 The Precipice Actor N/A
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1958 Mother Actor Yamanaka N/A
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1958 Tokyo Eyes Actor N/A
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1957 Secret of Naruto Actor 59
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1957 Floating Vessel Actor Ukifune N/A
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1957 Night Butterflies Actor O-Kiku 58
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1957 Love of the Princess Actor Yuhide N/A
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1957 Daiei Studio is Bustling Actor N/A
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1957 Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi Actor N/A
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1956 Flowery Hood 2 Actor N/A
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1956 Tsukigata Hanpeita Actor Umematsu 59
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1956 Bridge of Japan Actor Kiyoha Takinoya 59
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1956 Night River Actor Kiwa Funaki 59
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1956 Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin Actor N/A
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1956 Flowery Hood Actor N/A
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1956 Three Women Around Yoshinaka Actor 59
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1955 Miai Ryokou Actor N/A
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1955 The Romance of Yushima Actor 59
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1955 The Dancer and Two Warriors Actor 59
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1955 A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love Actor Michiyo Sawada N/A
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1954 The Messenger from the Moon Actor Michiko Nonomiya N/A
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1954 The Golden Demon Actor Miya N/A
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1953 Jūdai no yūwaku Actor N/A
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1953 Made in Japan Actor Yoshiko Sunohara N/A
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1952 Tange Sazen Actor N/A
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