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