Yōko Minamida
Known for Acting · 119 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 (7)
Movies (112)
House
1977
as Hausu Karei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
as Hung-tao
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Otama
Take Me Away!
1978
as Tomi Oguchi
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Katsuyo
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Koharu
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
The Motive
2004
as Kinue Ishida
Glorious Fights
1966
as Akemi
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
The Tattooed Lord
1965
Yellow Fangs
1990
as Kiyo
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
Voice Without a Shadow
1958
as Asako Kotani
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Maid
Season of the Sun
1956
as Eiko Takeda
An Outlaw
1964
A Modern Samurai Village
1963
as Yasu Tajima
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962
as Yumi
Love Comes with Youth
1963
Elegy to Youth
1959
Beyond the Green Hills
1963
as Umetaro
Zero
1984
as Ine Hamada
When a Man Risks His Life
1959
The Domain: White Blade
1967
The Barefoot Girl
1957
Kiriko's Tango
1963
A Turning to Hell
1959
as Takako
I Have the Sun in My Back
1963
as Sachiko
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Misato
Ame no meguri ai
1977
But the Flesh is Weak
1957
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967
Jungle Block
1960
as Kayoko Komuro
Portrait of Chieko
1967
as Kazuko Tsubaki
Time of First Love
1975
Ankoku gai jingi
1965
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953
as Akiko Yasutomi
The Gambling Monk
1963
The Motherless
1955
as Tomiko
Stolen Desire
1958
as Chidori Yamamura
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960
as Sumi
Wounded Beast
1959
This Story of Love
1987
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
Bet on a Seaside Romance
1960
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964
as Masa
The Domain
1964
Dancing Sisters
1957
Showdown of Men
1966
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
He Killed Dad
1961
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
Hungry Soul
1956
as Reiko Shiba
The Rambler Returns Home
1962
Our Town
1956
as Otsuru / Kimie
Mountain Pass
1957
Wind and waves of the South
1961
as Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
The Man with a Shotgun
1961
as Harue
Sun and Stars
1962
The Champion
1957
as Natsuko Miyagawa
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
The Soundless Cry
1965
as Tokie Matsuura
Okashina yatsu
1963
as Fujiko, Shuntô
Last Round
1962
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Masked Woman
1959
Tokyo Knights
1961
as Koji's Mother
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1969
The Wild Daisy
1977
as Fuki - Masao's Mother
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
Get Over Her
1959
as Yukie
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962
as Sanae Kitazawa
Aishū no sono
1957
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963
Yuganda tsuki
1959
as Namiko Eda
Gambler
1964
as Kimura Uta
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
The Awakening
1957
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
as Reiko Shiba
Gun of Nosappu
1961
Song of Goodbye
2007
as Kyoko Tanabe
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
At Noon
1978
The Doctor
1955
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959
Tonari no yome
1956
Chivalrous Pride
1969
The Crimson Plains
1961
as Sakie Yazaki
Prison Gambler
1964
as Kimura Uta
The Happy Dancers
1956
as Michiko Morishita
Black Dice
1962
Streetlights
1957
as 早川千鶴子
Lone Wolf
1960
as Naomi
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961
as Yuri Harada
We Live Today
1959
Salaryman Senka
1995
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1961
The Law's Bloody Wounds
1960
as 榎本吟子
Quick Draw Joe
1961
as Jane, the dancer
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958
Jūdai no seiten
1953
Return of the Vagabond
1960
Osaka no kaze
1958
Himitsu
1952
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1993
Rakka no mon
1954
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955
as 田部三津子
Irogotoshi harudanji
1965
as Otama
Unga
1958
as Ryôko Fujiyama
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 119 credits spanning from 1952 to 2007, Yōko Minamida has appeared in 112 films and 7 TV shows.
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- House (1977) — as Hausu Karei
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) — as Hung-tao
- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — as Otama
- Take Me Away! (1978) — as Tomi Oguchi
- Pigs and Battleships (1961) — as Katsuyo
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