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 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.
TV Shows(7)
Movies(110)
Song of Goodbye
Kyoko Tanabe
2007
The Motive
Kinue Ishida
2004
Salaryman Senka
1995
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1993
Yellow Fangs
Kiyo
1990
This Story of Love
1987
Zero
Ine Hamada
1984
At Noon
1978
Take Me Away!
Tomi Oguchi
1978
House
Hausu Karei
1977
The Wild Daisy
Fuki - Masao's Mother
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Ame no meguri ai
1977
Time of First Love
1975
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Maid
1972
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
Kazuko Tsubaki
1967
The Domain: White Blade
1967
Glorious Fights
Akemi
1966
Showdown of Men
1966
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Ankoku gai jingi
1965
The Tattooed Lord
1965
The Soundless Cry
Tokie Matsuura
1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965
Prison Gambler
Kimura Uta
1964
The Domain
1964
Gambler
Kimura Uta
1964
An Outlaw
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu
Masa
1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Misato
1964
Okashina yatsu
Fujiko, Shuntô
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
Sachiko
1963
A Modern Samurai Village
Yasu Tajima
1963
Beyond the Green Hills
Umetaro
1963
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
Sanae Kitazawa
1962
Glass-Hearted Johnny
Yumi
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
Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
1961
Gun of Nosappu
1961
The Crimson Plains
Sakie Yazaki
1961
The Man with a Shotgun
Harue
1961
Quick Draw Joe
Jane, the dancer
1961
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Yuri Harada
1961
Tokyo Knights
Koji's Mother
1961
Pigs and Battleships
Katsuyo
1961
He Killed Dad
1961
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Sumi
1960
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
Bet on a Seaside Romance
1960
Lone Wolf
Naomi
1960
Jungle Block
Kayoko Komuro
1960
Return of the Vagabond
1960
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
The Law's Bloody Wounds
榎本吟子
1960
When a Man Risks His Life
1959
A Turning to Hell
Takako
1959
Elegy to Youth
1959
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
Yuganda tsuki
Namiko Eda
1959
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959
Wounded Beast
1959
We Live Today
1959
Masked Woman
1959
Get Over Her
Yukie
1959
Osaka no kaze
1958
Voice Without a Shadow
Asako Kotani
1958
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958
Stolen Desire
Chidori Yamamura
1958
The Awakening
1957
Mountain Pass
1957
But the Flesh is Weak
1957
The Barefoot Girl
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Koharu
1957
The Champion
Natsuko Miyagawa
1957
Streetlights
早川千鶴子
1957
Aishū no sono
1957
Dancing Sisters
1957
Hungry Soul, Part II
Reiko Shiba
1956
Hungry Soul
Reiko Shiba
1956
Tonari no yome
1956
Our Town
Otsuru / Kimie
1956
Season of the Sun
Eiko Takeda
1956
The Happy Dancers
Michiko Morishita
1956
The Motherless
Tomiko
1955
The Doctor
1955
A Daughter's Life Guide
田部三津子
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Hung-tao
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Otama
1954
Rakka no mon
1954
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953
Zoku jūdai no seiten
Akiko Yasutomi
1953
Jūdai no seiten
1953
Himitsu
1952