Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1934-03-26
Day of Death
2008-03-11
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Akemi Negishi
Biography
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.
Filmography (64)
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
1993
The Setting Sun
1992
Shikibu monogatari
1990
Location
1984
The Makioka Sisters
1983
Lady Karuizawa
1982
Distant Thunder
1981
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
No More Easy Life
1979
The Strangling
1979
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
1979
An Unforgettable Affair
1978
Dangerous Liaisons
1978
The Life of Chikuzan
1977
