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.
117 movies · 8 shows
Song of Goodbye
2007·5.0
The Motive
2004·6.9
Salaryman Senka
1995·0.0
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1993·0.0
Yellow Fangs
1990·7.1
This Story of Love
1987·8.0
Star Ranch
1987·0.0
Zero
1984·6.1
At Noon
1978·3.3
Take Me Away!
1978·8.0
House
1977·7.3
The Wild Daisy
1977·9.0
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977·7.0
Ame no meguri ai
1977·0.0
Time of First Love
1975·0.0
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974·8.5
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972·6.8
A Young Man's Stronghold
1970·10.0
Chivalrous Pride
1969·0.0
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1969·0.0
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967·10.0
Portrait of Chieko
1967·7.5
The Domain: White Blade
1967·8.0
Debt of Honor
1966·0.0
Glorious Fights
1966·7.3
Showdown of Men
1966·7.0
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965·8.0
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965·7.5
Underworld Code
1965·0.0
Irogotoshi harudanji
1965·0.0
The Tattooed Lord
1965·7.5
The Soundless Cry
1965·9.0
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965·4.8
Prison Gambler
1964·9.0
The Domain
1964·6.5
Gambler
1964·9.0
An Outlaw
1964·5.0
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964·7.3
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964·0.0
Okashina yatsu
1963·0.0
The Gambling Monk
1963·0.0
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963·10.0
Kiriko's Tango
1963·0.0
Love Comes with Youth
1963·8.0
I Have the Sun in My Back
1963·0.0
A Modern Samurai Village
1963·9.0
Beyond the Green Hills
1963·7.0
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962·7.5
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962·0.0
The Rambler Returns Home
1962·0.0
Last Round
1962·0.0
Sun and Stars
1962·0.0
Black Dice
1962·0.0
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962·0.0
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1961·6.0
Wind and waves of the South
1961·0.0
Gun of Nosappu
1961·10.0
The Crimson Plains
1961·0.0
The Man with a Shotgun
1961·6.5
Quick Draw Joe
1961·0.0
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961·0.0
Tokyo Knights
1961·7.0
Pigs and Battleships
1961·7.1
He Killed Dad
1961·0.0
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960·9.0
The Rambler Rides Again
1960·10.0
Bet on a Seaside Romance
1960·9.0
Lone Wolf
1960·0.0
Jungle Block
1960·7.0
Return of the Vagabond
1960·5.0
Yakuza Song
1960·7.0
The Law's Bloody Wounds
1960·0.0
When a Man Risks His Life
1959·0.0
A Turning to Hell
1959·0.0
Elegy to Youth
1959·0.0
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959·0.0
Yuganda tsuki
1959·0.0
Umi wa kurutte iru
1959·0.0
Wounded Beast
1959·0.0
We Live Today
1959·0.0
Masked Woman
1959·0.0
Get Over Her
1959·0.0
Osaka no kaze
1958·0.0
Voice Without a Shadow
1958·6.2
Taiyō o buchi otose
1958·0.0
Unga
1958·0.0
死の壁の脱出
1958·0.0
Stolen Desire
1958·6.7
The Awakening
1957·0.0
Mountain Pass
1957·0.0
But the Flesh is Weak
1957·7.3
The Barefoot Girl
1957·0.0
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957·7.0
The Champion
1957·6.4
Streetlights
1957·0.0
Aishū no sono
1957·0.0
Dancing Sisters
1957·0.0
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956·6.5
Hungry Soul
1956·6.2
Tonari no yome
1956·0.0
Our Town
1956·6.9
Season of the Sun
1956·6.6
The Happy Dancers
1956·0.0
The Motherless
1955·9.0
The Doctor
1955·10.0
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955·0.0
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955·6.7
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955·10.0
Miss Teacher
1955·0.0
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954·7.8
Haha tokidori
1954·0.0
Rakka no mon
1954·0.0
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953·0.0
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1953·0.0
Zoku jūdai no seiten
1953·0.0
Jūdai no seiten
1953·7.0
Himitsu
1952·8.0