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Alternate Names: Yoko Kitada, Yoko Minamida, Youko Minamida, Ёко Минамида, یوکو مینامیدا
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Jūdai no seiten (1953) as
Most Important Roles: - Pigs and Battleships (1961) as Katsuyo
- A Modern Samurai Village (1963) as Yasu Tajima
- Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza (1969) as
- Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi (1962) as
- The Crucified Lovers (1954) as Otama
- Zoku jūdai no seiten (1953) as Akiko Yasutomi
- Black Dice (1962) as
- Okashina yatsu (1963) as Fujiko, Shuntô
- Salaryman Senka (1995) as
- A Young Man's Stronghold (1970) as
Career Highlights: - Pigs and Battleships (1961)
- A Modern Samurai Village (1963)
- Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza (1969)
- Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi (1962)
- The Crucified Lovers (1954)
- Zoku jūdai no seiten (1953)
- Black Dice (1962)
- Okashina yatsu (1963)
- Salaryman Senka (1995)
- A Young Man's Stronghold (1970)
Awards
Awards: - Won Blue Ribbon Award - Best Supporting Actress (1964)
Full Biography
Yōko Minamida (南田 洋子, Minamida Yōko, March 1, 1933 – October 21, 2009) was a Japanese actress. She was diagnosed with Alzheimers in November 2008, and a TV documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband, actor Hiroyuki Nagato, to care for her. She died in Tokyo.
