Yōko Minamida
Actor
March 1, 1933 — October 21, 2009 (76 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2004 | The Reason · as Kinue Ishida |
| 2002 | Gokusen · as Matsubara |
| 1995 | |
| 1990 | Yellow Fangs · as Kiyo |
| 1989 | Onihei Hankachō (1989) · as Cast |
| 1987 | |
| 1984 | Zero · as Ine Hamada |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Take Me Away! · as Tomi Oguchi |
| 1977 | House · as Hausu KareiOn Plex |
| 1977 | Nogiku no haka · as Fuki - Masao's Mother |
| 1977 | |
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| 1969 | |
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| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Portrait of Chieko · as Kazuko Tsubaki |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | Jigoku no okite ni asu wa nai · as Akemi |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Kawachi zoro: Abaredako · as Osawa |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse · as Nobuko Muroi |
| 1964 | Kawachi zoro: Kenka shamo · as Osawa |
| 1964 | Kangoku bakuto · as Kimura Uta |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Kawachi zoro: Dokechi mushi · as Cast |
| 1964 | |
| 1964 | Jakoman and Tetsu · as Masa |
| 1964 | Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama · as Misato |
| 1963 | Okashina yatsu · as Fujiko, Shuntô |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Kiriko no tango · as Tae |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Escape Into Terror · as Cast |
| 1963 | Ore no senaka ni hi ga ataru · as Sachiko |
| 1963 | Samurai no ko · as Yasu Tajima |
| 1963 | Aoi sanmyaku · as Umetaro |
| 1962 | The Guys Who Put Money on Me · as Sanae Kitazawa |
| 1962 | Garasu no Jonî: Yajû no yô ni miete · as Yumi |
| 1962 | |
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| 1961 | |
| 1961 | Akai kôya · as Sakie Yazaki |
| 1961 | Otôchan wa daigakusei · as Cast |
| 1961 | The Man with a Shotgun · as Harue |
| 1961 | Yôjinbo kagyô · as Cast |
| 1961 | Quick Draw Joe · as Jane, The Dancer |
| 1961 | Tokyo Knights · as Koji's Mother |
| 1961 | Pigs and Battleships · as Katsuyo |
| 1961 | Ore no chi ga sawagu · as Madame Keiko Of Elm |
| 1960 | Kenjû burai jô: Asu naki otoko · as Cast |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Umi no jôji ni kakero · as Cast |
| 1960 | Ippiki ôkami · as Naomi |
| 1960 | The Jungle Block · as Kayoko Komuro |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Kizu darake no okite · as 榎本吟子 |
| 1959 | Otoko ga inochi o kakeru toki · as Cast |
| 1959 | Jigoku no magarikado · as Takako |
| 1959 | Seishun banka · as Fuji Nakagawa |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Yuganda tsuki · as Namiko Eda |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Onna o wasurero · as Yukie |
| 1959 | Nirenjû no tetsu · as Cast |
| 1958 | Voice Without a Shadow · as Asako Kotani |
| 1958 | Stolen Desire · as Chidori Yamamura |
| 1958 | Kokoro to nikutai no tabi · as Naomi Inamura |
| 1957 | |
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| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate · as Koharu |
| 1957 | The Champion · as Natsuko Miyagawa |
| 1957 | Seishun no kôgi · as Cast |
| 1956 | Hungry Soul, Part II · as Reiko Shiba |
| 1956 | Hungry Soul · as Reiko Shiba |
| 1956 | Our Town · as Otsuru / Kimie |
| 1956 | Season of the Sun · as Eiko Takeda |
| 1956 | Tange Sazen: Kenun no maki · as Cast |
| 1955 | Bosu · as Yuri |
| 1955 | Princess Yang Kwei-fei · as Hung-TaoOn Plex |
| 1954 | A Story from Chikamatsu · as OtamaOn Plex |