Yōko Minamida
Born March 01, 1933 (Age: 93)
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Tokyo, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
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Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1993
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Age: 59
Zero
1984
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as Ine Hamada
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Age: 51
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970
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Age: 37
Chivalrous Pride
1969
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Age: 36
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1969
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Age: 36
Ankoku gai jingi
1965
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Age: 32
Okashina yatsu
1963
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as Fujiko, Shuntô
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Age: 30
The Gambling Monk
1963
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Age: 30
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963
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Age: 30
Kiriko's Tango
1963
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Age: 30
I Have the Sun in My Back
1963
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as Sachiko
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Age: 30
A Modern Samurai Village
1963
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as Yasu Tajima
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Age: 29
The Rambler Returns Home
1962
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Age: 29
Last Round
1962
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Age: 29
Black Dice
1962
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Age: 29
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
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Age: 28
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1961
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Age: 28
Wind and waves of the South
1961
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as Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
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Age: 28
Gun of Nosappu
1961
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Age: 28
The Crimson Plains
1961
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as Sakie Yazaki
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Age: 28
The Man with a Shotgun
1961
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as Harue
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Age: 28
Quick Draw Joe
1961
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as Jane, the dancer
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Age: 28
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961
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as Yuri Harada
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Age: 28
Tokyo Knights
1961
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as Koji's Mother
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Age: 27
Pigs and Battleships
1961
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as Katsuyo
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Age: 27
He Killed Dad
1961
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Age: 27
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960
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as Sumi
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Age: 27
Bet on a Seaside Romance
1960
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Age: 27
Lone Wolf
1960
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as Naomi
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Age: 27
Return of the Vagabond
1960
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Age: 27
The Law's Bloody Wounds
1960
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as 榎本吟子
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Age: 26
When a Man Risks His Life
1959
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Age: 26
A Turning to Hell
1959
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as Takako
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Age: 26
Elegy to Youth
1959
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Age: 26
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959
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Age: 26
Yuganda tsuki
1959
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as Namiko Eda
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Age: 26
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959
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Age: 26
Wounded Beast
1959
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Age: 26
We Live Today
1959
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Age: 26
Kamen no Onna
1959
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Age: 25
Osaka no kaze
1958
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Age: 25
Voice Without a Shadow
1958
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as Asako Kotani
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Age: 25
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958
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Age: 25
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
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as Reiko Shiba
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Age: 23
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Tonari no yome
1956
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Age: 23
Our Town
1956
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as Otsuru / Kimie
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Age: 23
Season of the Sun
1956
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as Eiko Takeda
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Age: 23
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The Happy Dancers
1956
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as Michiko Morishita
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Age: 23
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The Motherless
1955
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as Tomiko
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Age: 22
The Doctor
1955
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Age: 22
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955
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as 田部三津子
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Age: 22
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
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Age: 22