Yōko Minamida
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1933-03-01
- Died
- 2009-10-21
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Yoko Kitada · Yoko Minamida · Youko Minamida · Ёко Минамида · یوکو مینامیدا
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (117)
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964
as Masa
Song of Goodbye
2007
as Kyoko Tanabe
Debt of Honor
1966
as Oiku
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Quick Draw Joe
1961
as Jane, the dancer
House
1977
as Hausu Karei
死の壁の脱出
1958
as Sayan / Sakin
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Katsuyo
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Otama
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
as Hung-tao
Haha tokidori
1954
Irogotoshi harudanji
1965
as Otama
Unga
1958
as Ryôko Fujiyama
The Motive
2004
as Kinue Ishida
Hungry Soul
1956
as Reiko Shiba
Miss Teacher
1955
Himitsu
1952
At Noon
1978
Star Ranch
1987
Rakka no mon
1954
A Modern Samurai Village
1963
as Yasu Tajima
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Koharu
The Champion
1957
as Natsuko Miyagawa
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955
as 田部三津子
Gambler
1964
as Kimura Uta
Glorious Fights
1966
as Akemi
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1993
Zero
1984
as Ine Hamada
An Outlaw
1964
Tokyo Knights
1961
as Koji's Mother
The Gambling Monk
1963
Yellow Fangs
1990
as Kiyo
Jungle Block
1960
as Kayoko Komuro
Take Me Away!
1978
as Tomi Oguchi
He Killed Dad
1961
The Wild Daisy
1977
as Fuki - Masao's Mother
Season of the Sun
1956
as Eiko Takeda
The Man with a Shotgun
1961
as Harue
The Motherless
1955
as Tomiko
Voice Without a Shadow
1958
as Asako Kotani
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967
Stolen Desire
1958
as Chidori Yamamura
Dancing Sisters
1957
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Reiko Shiba
Portrait of Chieko
1967
as Kazuko Tsubaki
Get Over Her
1959
as Yukie
Return of the Vagabond
1960
The Domain
1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Misato
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1961
Love Comes with Youth
1963
Salaryman Senka
1995
The Barefoot Girl
1957
Our Town
1956
as Otsuru / Kimie
But the Flesh is Weak
1957
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
Streetlights
1957
as 早川千鶴子
Yuganda tsuki
1959
as Namiko Eda
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
I Have the Sun in My Back
1963
as Sachiko
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Yakuza Song
1960
The Tattooed Lord
1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
Black Dice
1962
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
as Umetaro
This Story of Love
1987
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Maid
The Crimson Plains
1961
as Sakie Yazaki
Showdown of Men
1966
Elegy to Youth
1959
Underworld Code
1965
Time of First Love
1975
The Awakening
1957
Masked Woman
1959
Wind and waves of the South
1961
as Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
Mountain Pass
1957
Kiriko's Tango
1963
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962
as Yumi
Okashina yatsu
1963
as Fujiko, Shuntô
The Soundless Cry
1965
as Tokie Matsuura
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
Sun and Stars
1962
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961
as Yuri Harada
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953
as Akiko Yasutomi
The Rambler Returns Home
1962
Wounded Beast
1959
Aishū no sono
1957
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
The Domain: White Blade
1967
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962
as Sanae Kitazawa
When a Man Risks His Life
1959
Ame no meguri ai
1977
Lone Wolf
1960
as Naomi
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960
as Sumi
The Law's Bloody Wounds
1960
as 榎本吟子
Prison Gambler
1964
as Kimura Uta
The Happy Dancers
1956
as Michiko Morishita
Last Round
1962
Chivalrous Pride
1969
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
Tonari no yome
1956
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959
The Doctor
1955
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1969
We Live Today
1959
Gun of Nosappu
1961
Bet on a Seaside Romance
1960
Osaka no kaze
1958
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963
Jūdai no seiten
1953
A Turning to Hell
1959
as Takako
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958
About Yōko Minamida
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… With 125 credits spanning from 1952 to 2007, Yōko Minamida has appeared in 117 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Jakoman and Tetsu (1964) — as Masa
- Song of Goodbye (2007) — as Kyoko Tanabe
- Debt of Honor (1966) — as Oiku
- The Rambler Rides Again (1960)
- Quick Draw Joe (1961) — as Jane, the dancer
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