Yōko Minamida
Biography
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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Gokusen
as Matsubara · 2002
NET Playhouse
as Nobuko Muroi · 1966
Yôi don
as 栄市の母・せい · 1982
Niji
as 三谷かな子 · 1970
House
as Auntie Karei Hausu · 1977
Akai Shougeki
· 1976
Tears of a Swan
as Atsuko Kawata · 1989
Lost Paradise
as Eto Kuniko · 1997
Atarashiki ten
· 1954
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Otama · 1954
Haru no uzumaki
· 1954
Haha nami
· 1953
Inhibited Love
· 1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
as Hung-tao · 1955
Red Camellia
· 1953
Teenage Secrets
· 1954
Kimi machifune
· 1954
Four Mothers
· 1954
Itsuki no komori uta
· 1954
Pigs and Battleships
as Katsuyo · 1961
New Enoshima Elegy
· 1953
Gendai shojo
· 1953
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Koharu · 1957
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
· 1953
Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō
· 1953
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
· 1952
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
· 1967
Yellow Fangs
as Kiyo · 1990
Mashiroki Fuji no mine
· 1954
Beyond the Green Hills
as Umetaro · 1963
Konna beppin mita koto nai
· 1954
Shinkon noroke bushi
· 1953
砂山の唄殺人事件
· 1990
Zero
as Ine Hamada · 1984
Haha tokidori
· 1954
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as Maid · 1972
Her Secret
· 1952
Portrait of Chieko
as Kazuko Tsubaki · 1967
The Motive
as Kinue Ishida · 2004
Jakoman and Tetsu
as Masa · 1964
Miss Teacher
· 1955
Rakka no mon
· 1954
Konna bidanshi mita kotonai
· 1954
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Misato · 1964
The Champion
as Natsuko Miyagawa · 1957
Haha no hitomi
· 1953
Jungle Block
as Kayoko Komuro · 1960
死の壁の脱出
as Sayan · 1958
死の壁の脱出
as Sakin · 1958
The Domain
· 1964
The Tattooed Lord
· 1965
Showdown of Men
· 1966
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
· 1965
Dancing Sisters
· 1957
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
· 1953
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
· 1965
Japanese Humanity and Justice
· 1977
Tokyo Knights
as Koji's Mother · 1961
Song of Goodbye
as Kyoko Tanabe · 2007
Take Me Away!
as Tomi Oguchi · 1978
A Young Man's Stronghold
· 1970
Our Town
as Otsuru / Kimie · 1956
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
· 1955
Season of the Sun
as Eiko Takeda · 1956
Okashina yatsu
as Fujiko, Shuntô · 1963
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
· 1965
Hungry Soul
as Reiko Shiba · 1956
Last Round
· 1962
The Rambler Rides Again
· 1960
Voice Without a Shadow
as Asako Kotani · 1958
Glass-Hearted Johnny
as Yumi · 1962
Chivalrous Pride
· 1969
Bet on a Seaside Romance
· 1960
The Law's Bloody Wounds
as 榎本吟子 · 1960
An Outlaw
· 1964
Wounded Beast
· 1959
We Live Today
· 1959
This Story of Love
· 1987
At Noon
· 1978
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
· 1963
Love Comes with Youth
· 1963
Kiriko's Tango
· 1963
Get Over Her
as Yukie · 1959
Underworld Code
· 1965
Stolen Desire
as Chidori Yamamura · 1958
The Man with a Shotgun
as Harue · 1961
Jūdai no yūwaku
· 1953
The Rambler Returns Home
· 1962
Elegy to Youth
· 1959
Gun of Nosappu
· 1961
Jūdai no seiten
· 1953
The Soundless Cry
as Tokie Matsuura · 1965
The Domain: White Blade
· 1967
Ame no meguri ai
· 1977
Quick Draw Joe
as Jane, the dancer · 1961
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
· 1969
Return of the Vagabond
· 1960
Gambler
as Kimura Uta · 1964
Streetlights
as 早川千鶴子 · 1957
Salaryman Senka
· 1995
A Daughter's Life Guide
as 田部三津子 · 1955
Glorious Fights
as Akemi · 1966
The Gambling Monk
· 1963
Masked Woman
· 1959
Hungry Soul, Part II
as Reiko Shiba · 1956
But the Flesh is Weak
· 1957
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
as Sanae Kitazawa · 1962
Mountain Pass
· 1957
A Turning to Hell
as Takako · 1959
The Barefoot Girl
· 1957
Yuganda tsuki
as Namiko Eda · 1959
When a Man Risks His Life
as Yuko Kanzawa · 1959
Umi wa kurutte iru
· 1959
Lone Wolf
as Naomi · 1960
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
· 1961
The Crimson Plains
as Sakie Yazaki · 1961
Yakuza Song
· 1960
Wind and waves of the South
as Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother · 1961
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
· 1962
Tonari no yome
· 1956
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
as Yuri Harada · 1961
Karafuto 1945 Summer
· 1974
Farewell to Southern Tosa
· 1959
Star Ranch
· 1987
Prison Gambler
as Kimura Uta · 1964
Zoku jūdai no seiten
as Akiko Yasutomi · 1953
Sun and Stars
· 1962
Osaka no kaze
· 1958
The Motherless
as Tomiko · 1955
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
as Sumi · 1960
The Wild Daisy
as Fuki - Masao's Mother · 1977
Time of First Love
· 1975
A Modern Samurai Village
as Yasu Tajima · 1963
The Doctor
· 1955
Irogotoshi harudanji
as Otama · 1965
He Killed Dad
· 1961
Black Dice
· 1962
Debt of Honor
as Oiku · 1966
The Awakening
· 1957
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
· 1993
Unga
as Ryôko Fujiyama · 1958
Taiyō o buchi otose
· 1958
I Have the Sun in My Back
as Sachiko · 1963
The Happy Dancers
as Michiko Morishita · 1956
Aishū no sono
· 1957