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Home/People/Akemi Negishi
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Born
Mar 26, 1934Died: Mar 11, 2008
Lived 73 years
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

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Akemi Negishi

Acting

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.
Aoi bara satsujin jiken poster

Aoi bara satsujin jiken

as Mitsuko Tsuruta
1993
The Setting Sun poster

The Setting Sun

as Yamashita's wife
1992
Shikibu monogatari poster

Shikibu monogatari

as Fuji
1990
Location poster

Location

as Umeko
1984
The Makioka Sisters poster

The Makioka Sisters

as Mrs. Shimozuma
1983
Lady Karuizawa poster

Lady Karuizawa

as Yôko Ayukawa
1982
Distant Thunder poster

Distant Thunder

as Mother of Hirotsugu
1981
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story poster

The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story

Cast
1981
No More Easy Life poster

No More Easy Life

as Mariko's Mother
1979
The Strangling poster

The Strangling

Cast
1979
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly poster

Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly

Cast
1979
An Unforgettable Affair poster

An Unforgettable Affair

Cast
1978
Dangerous Liaisons poster

Dangerous Liaisons

as Masae Miyakawa
1978
The Life of Chikuzan poster

The Life of Chikuzan

as Tami
1977
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion poster

The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion

Cast
1976
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter poster

Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

Cast
1975
Military Comfort Woman poster

Military Comfort Woman

as Kura
1974
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song poster

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

as Prison Guard Minamimura
1973
Lady Snowblood poster

Lady Snowblood

as Tajire no Okiku
1973
Female Yakuza Tale poster

Female Yakuza Tale

as Osada
1973