Akemi Negishi
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was a Japan
ese actress.
-born Akemi Negishi came to the attention of international audiences when she starred in the US/Japanese co-production Anatahan, her debut film. Josef von Sternberg
directed the tale of shipwrecked Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended six years after the bombing of Hiroshima.
Ms. Negishi made several films with the acclaimed Japan
ese film director
Akira Kurosawa
, including Donzoko ("The Lower Depths"), Dodesukaden
, and Ikimono no kiroku ("I Live in Fear"). Negishi also had a supporting role in Shurayukihime ("Lady Snowblood"), which was reportedly one of the main inspirations for Quentin Tarantino
's film Kill Bill
. Other credits included Tokyo no kyujitsu ("Tokyo Holiday"), Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (aka "Half Human", with John Carradine
), Kingu Kongu tai Gojira ("King Kong vs. Godzilla") and Kaidan hebi-onna ("Snake Woman's Curse"). Her last film role was in Barameraba in 2005.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actress.
Film career
TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
-born Akemi Negishi came to the attention of international audiences when she starred in the US/Japanese co-production Anatahan, her debut film. Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg — born Jonas Sternberg — was an Austrian-American film director. He is particularly noted for his distinctive mise en scène, use of lighting and soft lens, and seven-film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich.-Youth:Von Sternberg was born Jonas Sternberg to a Jewish...
directed the tale of shipwrecked Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended six years after the bombing of Hiroshima.
Ms. Negishi made several films with the acclaimed Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...
, including Donzoko ("The Lower Depths"), Dodesukaden
Dodesukaden
is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa based on Shūgorō Yamamoto's [pen name of Satomu Shimizu] book Kisetsu no nai machi .-Plot:...
, and Ikimono no kiroku ("I Live in Fear"). Negishi also had a supporting role in Shurayukihime ("Lady Snowblood"), which was reportedly one of the main inspirations for Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
's film Kill Bill
Kill Bill
Kill Bill Volume 1 is a 2003 action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2....
. Other credits included Tokyo no kyujitsu ("Tokyo Holiday"), Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (aka "Half Human", with John Carradine
John Carradine
John Carradine was an American actor, best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns as well as Shakespearean theater. A member of Cecil B DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, he was one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood history...
), Kingu Kongu tai Gojira ("King Kong vs. Godzilla") and Kaidan hebi-onna ("Snake Woman's Curse"). Her last film role was in Barameraba in 2005.
Filmography
- (驟雨 ShūuShuu, literally: Sudden Rain, is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse.- Cast :* Setsuko Hara* Keiju Kobayashi* Shūji Sano* Akemi Negishi* Kyōko Kagawa* Chieko Nakakita* and others...
) (1956) - A Rainbow Plays in My HeartA Rainbow Plays in My Heartis a 1957 black and white Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda.-Cast:* Akira Takarada * Momoko Kōchi * Akemi Negishi * 上原謙* 高峰三枝子* 江原達怡* 杉葉子-External links:* わが胸に虹は消えず 第一部 http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1957/cg002670.htm...
(わが胸に虹は消えず Waga mune ni niji wa kiezu) (1957) - Song for a BrideSong for a Brideis a 1958 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Ishirō Honda.- Cast :* Mitsuko Kusabue* Akemi Negishi* Reiko Dan* Kenji Sahara* Hiroshi Koizumi* Yoshio Tsuchiya* Sachio Sakai* Fumiko Okamura* Daijirō Natsukawa* Toshiko Nakano* Yutaka Nakayama...
(花嫁三重奏 Hanayome sanjuso) (1958)