Fujiko Yamamoto
Fujiko Yamamoto (山本富士子, Yamamoto Fujiko) (born 11 December 1931) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. She was the winner of the first Miss Nippon Grand Prix in 1950, and appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963, including works by directors Yasujirō Ozu, Kon Ichikawa, Shirō Toyoda and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. Yamamoto was born on 11 December 1931 in Nishi ward, Osaka. In 1953, she made her film debut at Daiei Film, and became one of the studio's top actresses. Yamamoto was considered one of Japan's most beautiful women, with, in the words of film historian Catherine Russell, "noble" features that represented the classic ideal of Japanese beauty. As such, she was well-suited for costumed parts in the era's popular period dramas, with her less-frequent modern roles (in films like Ozu's Equinox Flower and Ichikawa's Being Two Isn't Easy) often shot in "movie star" closeups that placed her apart from the films' contemporary storytelling. In 1963, when her contract came up for renewal, she insisted on changes. The head of Daiei, Masaichi Nagata, refused, dismissed her, and prevented her from finding work at other film studios via the Five-Company Agreement. After the Daiei dismissal, Yamamoto acted in the TV series Toshiba Sunday Theatre and on Fuji TV. Even though she has appeared frequently on stage and on television, she has not appeared in a film since then.
Filmography
Ghost Soup
Ghost Soup
An Actor's Revenge
as Ohatsu
An Actor's Revenge
as Ohatsu
Being Two Isn't Easy
as Chiyo
Being Two Isn't Easy
as Chiyo
The Great Wall
as Princess Chu
The Great Wall
as Princess Chu
The Venus' Tear
The Venus' Tear
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Yume de aritai
Yume de aritai
京化粧
京化粧
Okoto and Sasuke
as Okoto
Okoto and Sasuke
as Okoto
Refresher Course for Wives
Refresher Course for Wives
Ten Dark Women
as Futaba Kaze
Ten Dark Women
as Futaba Kaze
Blind Devotion
as Natsuko
Blind Devotion
as Natsuko
Nocturne of a Woman
Nocturne of a Woman
Hunting Rifle
as Saiko Tagi
Hunting Rifle
as Saiko Tagi
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
as Omatsu
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
as Omatsu
Satan's Sword
as Omatsu
Satan's Sword
as Omatsu
The Twilight Story
The Twilight Story
Yoru wa usotsuki
Yoru wa usotsuki
Patterns of Love
Patterns of Love
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern
Princess Sen in Edo
as Princess Sen
Princess Sen in Edo
as Princess Sen
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Pilgrimage at Night
as Naoko
Pilgrimage at Night
as Naoko
Beauty the Enemy
as Kikue Yoshino
Beauty the Enemy
as Kikue Yoshino
The Path I Remember
as Saya Ikeda
The Path I Remember
as Saya Ikeda
Paper Pigeon
as Masako Komaki
Paper Pigeon
as Masako Komaki
Jōen
Jōen
The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters
Peony on the Skin
Peony on the Skin
The Snowy Heron
The Snowy Heron
Musume no boken
Musume no boken
The Swishing Sword
The Swishing Sword
Thirst
Thirst
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Yôsen'in
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Yôsen'in
The Precipice
The Precipice
Mother
as Yamanaka
Mother
as Yamanaka
Tokyo Eyes
Tokyo Eyes
Secret of Naruto
Secret of Naruto
Floating Vessel
as Ukifune
Floating Vessel
as Ukifune
Night Butterflies
as O-Kiku
Night Butterflies
as O-Kiku
Love of the Princess
as Yuhide
Love of the Princess
as Yuhide
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
Flowery Hood 2
Flowery Hood 2
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Umematsu
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Umematsu
Bridge of Japan
as Kiyoha Takinoya
Bridge of Japan
as Kiyoha Takinoya
Undercurrent
as Kiwa Funaki
Undercurrent
as Kiwa Funaki
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Flowery Hood
Flowery Hood
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Miai Ryokou
Miai Ryokou
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima
The Dancer and Two Warriors
The Dancer and Two Warriors
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Michiyo Sawada
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as Michiyo Sawada
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi
The Messenger from the Moon
as Michiko Nonomiya
The Messenger from the Moon
as Michiko Nonomiya
Hana no Inochi wo
Hana no Inochi wo
The Golden Demon
as Miya
The Golden Demon
as Miya
Jūdai no yūwaku
Jūdai no yūwaku
Made in Japan
as Yoshiko Sunohara
Made in Japan
as Yoshiko Sunohara
Shunsetsu no mon
Shunsetsu no mon
Hana no kenkajō
Hana no kenkajō
Seki no yatappe
Seki no yatappe
Coming Up of Kodokan
Coming Up of Kodokan