Yōko Minamida
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Song of Goodbye
2007
The Motive
2004
Gokusen
2002
Lost Paradise
1997
Salaryman Senka
1995
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1993
砂山の唄殺人事件
砂山の唄殺人事件
1990
Yellow Fangs
1990
Tears of a Swan
1989
This Story of Love
1987
Star Ranch
1987
Zero
1984
Yôi don
1982
At Noon
1978
Take Me Away!
1978
House
1977
The Wild Daisy
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Ame no meguri ai
1977
Akai Shougeki
1976
Time of First Love
1975
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
Niji
1970
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
Chivalrous Pride
1969
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1969
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967
Portrait of Chieko
1967
The Domain: White Blade
1967
Debt of Honor
1966
Glorious Fights
1966
NET Playhouse
1966
Showdown of Men
1966
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Ankoku gai jingi
1965
Irogotoshi harudanji
1965
The Tattooed Lord
1965
The Soundless Cry
1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
Prison Gambler
1964
The Domain
1964
Gambler
1964
An Outlaw
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
Okashina yatsu
1963
The Gambling Monk
1963
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963
Kiriko's Tango
1963
Love Comes with Youth
1963
I Have the Sun in My Back
1963
A Modern Samurai Village
1963
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962
The Rambler Returns Home
1962
Last Round
1962
Sun and Stars
1962
Black Dice
1962
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1961
Wind and waves of the South
1961
Gun of Nosappu
1961
The Crimson Plains
1961
The Man with a Shotgun
1961
Quick Draw Joe
1961
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961
Tokyo Knights
1961
Pigs and Battleships
1961
He Killed Dad
1961
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Bet on a Seaside Romance
1960
Lone Wolf
1960
Jungle Block
1960
Return of the Vagabond
1960
Yakuza Song
1960
The Law's Bloody Wounds
1960