Akemi Negishi

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

Lady Snowblood

as Tajire no Okiku

Red Beard

as Okuni

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Chikiro's Mother

King Kong vs. Godzilla

as Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701

as Otsuka

Dodes'ka-den

as Good-Looking Housewife

The Lower Depths

as Osen the Prostitute

I Live in Fear

as Asako Kuribayashi

Sex and Fury

as Ogin Shitateya

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

as Prison Guard Minamimura