
Known for
Acting
Born
March 1, 1933
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Died
October 21, 2009 (aged 76)
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 1...
2007
as Kyoko Tanabe
2004
as Kinue Ishida
2002
1997
1995
1993
1990
1990
as Kiyo
1989
1987
1987
1984
as Ine Hamada
1982
1978
1978
as Tomi Oguchi
1977
as Hausu Karei
1977
as Fuki - Masao's Mother
1977
1977
1976
1975
1974
1972
1970
1970