Akemi Negishi
Acting
Mar 26, 1934 – Mar 11, 2008 · Tokyo, Japan
Akemi Negishi (根岸明美 Negishi Akemi, b. 26 March 1934, Tokyo, Japan - died 11 March 2008 (73), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) was a Japanese actress. In 1953, when Josef von Sternberg made a film adaptation of the Queen of Anatahan incident, she was discovered at an audition and made her debut in the lead role in Anatahan. Since then, she has been active mainly in film and television. She gained popularity as an actress with a bewitching charm who "could act as well." Ishirō Honda said that Negishi's unique aura suited his films. She died of ovarian cancer at a hospital in Kawasaki City on March 11, 2008. She was 73 years old.
- Lady Snowblood1973
as Tajire no Okiku
- Red Beard1965
as Okuni
as Chikiro's Mother
as Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) (uncredited)
as Otsuka
as Good-Looking Housewife
as Osen the Prostitute
as Asako Kuribayashi
as Ogin Shitateya
as Prison Guard Minamimura
as Keiko Kusakabe
as Mrs. Shimozuma
