Yōko Minamida

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

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

  • Chikamatsu Monogatari

    Chikamatsu Monogatari

  • Niji

    Niji

  • The Man with a Shotgun

    The Man with a Shotgun

  • Gokusen

    Gokusen

  • The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

  • Lost Paradise

    Lost Paradise

  • Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

  • I Have the Sun in My Back

    I Have the Sun in My Back

  • House

    House

  • The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

  • Princess Yang Kwei-fei

    Princess Yang Kwei-fei

  • Hungry Soul

    Hungry Soul

  • Voice Without a Shadow

    Voice Without a Shadow

  • Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

  • Song of Goodbye

    Song of Goodbye

  • Tokyo Knights

    Tokyo Knights

  • An Outlaw

    An Outlaw

  • Yôi don

    Yôi don

  • The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

    The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

  • Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

  • Quick Draw Joe

    Quick Draw Joe

  • The Gambling Monk

    The Gambling Monk

  • Love Comes with Youth

    Love Comes with Youth

  • But the Flesh is Weak

    But the Flesh is Weak

  • Ame no meguri ai

    Ame no meguri ai

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

  • Zero

    Zero

  • Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

    Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

  • Beyond the Green Hills

    Beyond the Green Hills

  • Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

    Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten

  • Tonari no yome

    Tonari no yome

  • Wind and waves of the South

    Wind and waves of the South

  • Farewell to Southern Tosa

    Farewell to Southern Tosa

  • Prison Gambler

    Prison Gambler

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Portrait of Chieko

    Portrait of Chieko

  • Lone Wolf

    Lone Wolf

  • Last Round

    Last Round

  • Yellow Fangs

    Yellow Fangs

  • The Rambler Rides Again

    The Rambler Rides Again

  • Okashina yatsu

    Okashina yatsu

  • Season of the Sun

    Season of the Sun

  • The Crimson Plains

    The Crimson Plains

  • He Killed Dad

    He Killed Dad

  • The Soundless Cry

    The Soundless Cry

  • Sun and Stars

    Sun and Stars

  • Jūdai no seiten

    Jūdai no seiten

  • Hungry Soul, Part II

    Hungry Soul, Part II

  • The Wild Daisy

    The Wild Daisy

  • Dancing Sisters

    Dancing Sisters

  • Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

    Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

  • The Motive

    The Motive

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • When a Man Risks His Life

    When a Man Risks His Life

  • The Barefoot Girl

    The Barefoot Girl

  • Showdown of Men

    Showdown of Men

  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story

    The Domain: The Naniwa Story

  • The Champion

    The Champion

  • Elegy to Youth

    Elegy to Youth

  • Jungle Block

    Jungle Block

  • Glass-Hearted Johnny

    Glass-Hearted Johnny

  • Karafuto 1945 Summer

    Karafuto 1945 Summer

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

  • Japanese Humanity and Justice

    Japanese Humanity and Justice

  • The Domain: White Blade

    The Domain: White Blade

  • The Rambler Returns Home

    The Rambler Returns Home

  • Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

    Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

  • The Motherless

    The Motherless

  • Mountain Pass

    Mountain Pass

  • Chivalrous Pride

    Chivalrous Pride

  • Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza

    Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza

  • We Live Today

    We Live Today

  • A Turning to Hell

    A Turning to Hell

  • The Poem of the Blue Star

    The Poem of the Blue Star

  • At Noon

    At Noon

  • Nosappu no jū

    Nosappu no jū

  • Jūdai no yūwaku

    Jūdai no yūwaku

  • Streetlights

    Streetlights

  • Gambler

    Gambler

  • Yuganda tsuki

    Yuganda tsuki

  • Take Me Away!

    Take Me Away!

  • This Story of Love

    This Story of Love

  • Zoku jūdai no seiten

    Zoku jūdai no seiten

  • Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

    Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

  • The Guys Who Put Money on Me

    The Guys Who Put Money on Me

  • Ankoku gai jingi

    Ankoku gai jingi

  • The Law's Bloody Wounds

    The Law's Bloody Wounds

  • The Happy Dancers

    The Happy Dancers

  • Taiyō o buchi otose

    Taiyō o buchi otose

  • Kamen no Onna

    Kamen no Onna

  • Black Dice

    Black Dice

  • Salaryman Senka

    Salaryman Senka

  • Osaka no kaze

    Osaka no kaze

  • Umi no jōji ni kakero

    Umi no jōji ni kakero

  • Wounded Beast

    Wounded Beast

  • Time of First Love

    Time of First Love

  • The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

    The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

  • Kiriko's Tango

    Kiriko's Tango

  • Tears of a Swan

    Tears of a Swan

  • Akai Shougeki

    Akai Shougeki

  • A Young Man's Stronghold

    A Young Man's Stronghold

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • Umi wa kurutte iru

    Umi wa kurutte iru

  • The Domain

    The Domain

  • A Modern Samurai Village

    A Modern Samurai Village

  • Glorious Fights

    Glorious Fights

  • 砂山の唄殺人事件

    砂山の唄殺人事件

  • Return of the Vagabond

    Return of the Vagabond

  • Zurari oretacha yōjinbō

    Zurari oretacha yōjinbō

  • Aishū no sono

    Aishū no sono