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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 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.

Song of Goodbye
as Kyoko Tanabe

The Motive
as Kinue Ishida

Gokusen
as Matsubara

Lost Paradise
as Eto Kuniko

Salaryman Senka
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
砂山の唄殺人事件

Yellow Fangs
as Kiyo

Tears of a Swan
as Atsuko Kawata

This Story of Love

Star Ranch

Zero
as Ine Hamada

Yôi don
as 栄市の母・せい

At Noon

Take Me Away!
as Tomi Oguchi

House
as Hausu Karei

The Wild Daisy
as Fuki - Masao's Mother

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Ame no meguri ai

Akai Shougeki

Time of First Love

Karafuto 1945 Summer

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as Maid

Niji
as 三谷かな子

A Young Man's Stronghold

Chivalrous Pride

Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

Portrait of Chieko
as Kazuko Tsubaki

The Domain: White Blade

Glorious Fights
as Akemi

NET Playhouse
as Nobuko Muroi

Showdown of Men

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Ankoku gai jingi

Irogotoshi harudanji
as Otama

The Tattooed Lord

The Soundless Cry
as Tokie Matsuura

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

Prison Gambler
as Kimura Uta

The Domain

Gambler
as Kimura Uta

An Outlaw

Jakoman and Tetsu
as Masa

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Misato

Okashina yatsu
as Fujiko, Shuntô

The Gambling Monk

Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

Kiriko's Tango

Love Comes with Youth

I Have the Sun in My Back
as Sachiko

A Modern Samurai Village
as Yasu Tajima

Beyond the Green Hills
as Umetaro

The Guys Who Put Money on Me
as Sanae Kitazawa

Glass-Hearted Johnny
as Yumi

The Rambler Returns Home

Last Round

Sun and Stars

Black Dice