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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 d…
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- Gokusen (2002) as Matsubara
- Yôi don (1982) as 栄市の母・せい
- House (1977) as Hausu Karei
- Akai Shougeki (1976) Cast
- Niji (1970) as 三谷かな子
- Lost Paradise (1997) as Eto Kuniko
- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) as Otama
- Japanese Humanity and Justice (1977) Cast
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) as Hung-tao
- The Motive (2004) as Kinue Ishida
- The Soundless Cry (1965) as Tokie Matsuura
- Tears of a Swan (1989) as Atsuko Kawata
- Beyond the Green Hills (1963) as Umetaro
- Pigs and Battleships (1961) as Katsuyo
- The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry (1965) Cast
- Wind and waves of the South (1961) as Yasuko, Kazuo's foster mother
- Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi (1962) Cast
- Karafuto 1945 Summer (1974) Cast
- Jungle Block (1960) as Kayoko Komuro
- Glorious Fights (1966) as Akemi
- A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) as Koharu
- Yellow Fangs (1990) as Kiyo
- The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972) as Maid
- Zero (1984) as Ine Hamada
- But the Flesh is Weak (1957) Cast
- Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow (1960) as Sumi
- Portrait of Chieko (1967) as Kazuko Tsubaki
- Season of the Sun (1956) as Eiko Takeda
- The Tattooed Lord (1965) Cast
- Black Dice (1962) Cast
- The Guys Who Put Money on Me (1962) as Sanae Kitazawa
- The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965) Cast
- The Motherless (1955) as Tomiko
- The Barefoot Girl (1957) Cast
- Take Me Away! (1978) as Tomi Oguchi
- Stolen Desire (1958) as Chidori Yamamura
- To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 (1964) as Misato
- The Man with a Shotgun (1961) as Harue
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 (1965) Cast
- The Gambling Monk (1963) Cast
- Song of Goodbye (2007) as Kyoko Tanabe
- Jūdai no yūwaku (1953) Cast
- The Poem of the Blue Star (1960) Cast
- The Domain: Where The Blade Enters (1967) Cast
- Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living (1961) as Yuri Harada
- Last Round (1962) Cast
- Showdown of Men (1966) Cast
- Streetlights (1957) as 早川千鶴子
- He Killed Dad (1961) Cast
- The Rambler Returns Home (1962) Cast
- The Domain: White Blade (1967) Cast
- A Young Man's Stronghold (1970) Cast
- Zoku jūdai no seiten (1953) as Akiko Yasutomi
- Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959) Cast
- This Story of Love (1987) Cast
- A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955) Cast
- Jakoman and Tetsu (1964) as Masa
- Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962) as Yumi
- Bet on a Seaside Romance (1960) Cast
- Tonari no yome (1956) Cast
- Jūdai no seiten (1953) Cast
- We Live Today (1959) Cast
- Wounded Beast (1959) Cast
- Osaka no kaze (1958) Cast
- Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword (1963) Cast
- Our Town (1956) as Otsuru / Kimie
- Salaryman Senka (1995) Cast
- Dancing Sisters (1957) Cast
- Voice Without a Shadow (1958) as Asako Kotani
- An Outlaw (1964) Cast
- Ame no meguri ai (1977) Cast
- Chivalrous Pride (1969) Cast
- Get Over Her (1959) as Yukie
- The Rambler Rides Again (1960) Cast
- Love Comes with Youth (1963) Cast
- The Domain (1964) Cast
- A Modern Samurai Village (1963) as Yasu Tajima
- The Happy Dancers (1956) as Michiko Morishita
- Yuganda tsuki (1959) as Namiko Eda
- Elegy to Youth (1959) Cast
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Most-watched Yōko Minamida films currently: House (1977), Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954), Japanese Humanity and Justice (1977), Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955), The Motive (2004).
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Selected TV credits: Gokusen (2002), Yôi don (1982), Akai Shougeki (1976), Niji (1970), Lost Paradise (1997).
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