Cast

Yōko Minamida

1933 – 2009

Active years (films on this site)

1955–1961

Genres

DramaHistoryRomanceComedyCrime

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian CinemaJapanese Golden AgeJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Kenji Mizoguchi1 filmShohei Imamura1 film

Biography

Yōko Minamida was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in November 2008, and a television documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband, actor Hiroyuki Nagato, to care for her. She died in Tokyo.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

National / local

• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress 1964
• Golden Arrow Award

2 films on this site

1. Princess Yang Kwei Fei 1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
2. Pigs and Battleships 1961 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.4 · Cast