Yōko Minamida

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-03-01

Day of death

2009-10-21 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Yōko Minamida

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.

Known For

  • House

    House

  • Chikamatsu Monogatari

    Chikamatsu Monogatari

  • Niji

    Niji

  • Aishū no sono

    Aishū no sono

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • Last Round

    Last Round

  • I Have the Sun in My Back

    I Have the Sun in My Back

  • The Happy Dancers

    The Happy Dancers

  • The Barefoot Girl

    The Barefoot Girl

  • Yôi don

    Yôi don

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

  • Taiyō o buchi otose

    Taiyō o buchi otose

  • Glass-Hearted Johnny

    Glass-Hearted Johnny

  • Umi wa kurutte iru

    Umi wa kurutte iru

  • The Motive

    The Motive

  • Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

    Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

  • Black Dice

    Black Dice

  • The Rambler Rides Again

    The Rambler Rides Again

  • Quick Draw Joe

    Quick Draw Joe

  • Beyond the Green Hills

    Beyond the Green Hills

  • Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

  • The Poem of the Blue Star

    The Poem of the Blue Star

  • Ame no meguri ai

    Ame no meguri ai

  • A Young Man's Stronghold

    A Young Man's Stronghold

  • Return of the Vagabond

    Return of the Vagabond

  • The Wild Daisy

    The Wild Daisy

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • This Story of Love

    This Story of Love

  • Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

    Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

  • At Noon

    At Noon

  • Farewell to Southern Tosa

    Farewell to Southern Tosa

  • Zero

    Zero

  • Yellow Fangs

    Yellow Fangs

  • Tonari no yome

    Tonari no yome

  • Prison Gambler

    Prison Gambler

  • Nosappu no jū

    Nosappu no jū

  • Lone Wolf

    Lone Wolf

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

    Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

  • Hungry Soul

    Hungry Soul

  • Umi no jōji ni kakero

    Umi no jōji ni kakero

  • Jungle Block

    Jungle Block

  • Take Me Away!

    Take Me Away!

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • Ankoku gai jingi

    Ankoku gai jingi

  • The Champion

    The Champion

  • Yuganda tsuki

    Yuganda tsuki

  • Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

    Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

  • The Crimson Plains

    The Crimson Plains

  • The Domain

    The Domain

  • Portrait of Chieko

    Portrait of Chieko

  • Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

  • Love Comes with Youth

    Love Comes with Youth

  • The Domain: White Blade

    The Domain: White Blade

  • When a Man Risks His Life

    When a Man Risks His Life

  • We Live Today

    We Live Today

  • The Man with a Shotgun

    The Man with a Shotgun

  • Mountain Pass

    Mountain Pass

  • The Gambling Monk

    The Gambling Monk

  • Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza

    Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza

  • Kamen no Onna

    Kamen no Onna

  • Japanese Humanity and Justice

    Japanese Humanity and Justice

  • Salaryman Senka

    Salaryman Senka

  • The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

  • A Turning to Hell

    A Turning to Hell

  • The Motherless

    The Motherless

  • Kiriko's Tango

    Kiriko's Tango

  • The Rambler Returns Home

    The Rambler Returns Home

  • Gambler

    Gambler

  • Showdown of Men

    Showdown of Men

  • Hungry Soul, Part II

    Hungry Soul, Part II

  • He Killed Dad

    He Killed Dad

  • Zurari oretacha yōjinbō

    Zurari oretacha yōjinbō

  • The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

  • The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

    The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

  • The Law's Bloody Wounds

    The Law's Bloody Wounds

  • Season of the Sun

    Season of the Sun

  • Wind and waves of the South

    Wind and waves of the South

  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story

    The Domain: The Naniwa Story

  • Tokyo Knights

    Tokyo Knights

  • Chivalrous Pride

    Chivalrous Pride

  • The Soundless Cry

    The Soundless Cry

  • Streetlights

    Streetlights

  • Wounded Beast

    Wounded Beast

  • Elegy to Youth

    Elegy to Youth

  • But the Flesh is Weak

    But the Flesh is Weak

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

  • Time of First Love

    Time of First Love

  • Okashina yatsu

    Okashina yatsu

  • An Outlaw

    An Outlaw

  • The Guys Who Put Money on Me

    The Guys Who Put Money on Me

  • Sun and Stars

    Sun and Stars

  • Jūdai no seiten

    Jūdai no seiten

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

  • Jūdai no yūwaku

    Jūdai no yūwaku

  • Dancing Sisters

    Dancing Sisters

  • Glorious Fights

    Glorious Fights

  • Princess Yang Kwei-fei

    Princess Yang Kwei-fei

  • The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

  • Voice Without a Shadow

    Voice Without a Shadow

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Karafuto 1945 Summer

    Karafuto 1945 Summer

  • Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

    Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

  • Akai Shougeki

    Akai Shougeki

  • Zoku jūdai no seiten

    Zoku jūdai no seiten

  • Osaka no kaze

    Osaka no kaze

  • Tears of a Swan

    Tears of a Swan

  • Lost Paradise

    Lost Paradise

  • Song of Goodbye

    Song of Goodbye

  • 砂山の唄殺人事件

    砂山の唄殺人事件

  • A Modern Samurai Village

    A Modern Samurai Village