Fujiko Yamamoto
Age: N/A | From: Itachibori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Person Details
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Aliases: 山本富士子 , Фудзико Ямамото
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Itachibori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Movie Involvements: 26
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
Fujiko Yamamoto (山本富士子, Yamamoto Fujiko) (born 11 December 1931) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. She was the winner of the first Miss Nippon Grand Prix in 1950, and appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963, including works by directors Yasujirō Ozu, Kon Ichikawa, Shirō Toyoda and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. Yamamoto was born on 11 December 1931 in Nishi ward, Osaka. In 1953, she made her film debut at Daiei Film, and became one of the studio's top actresses. Yamamoto was considered one of Japan's most beautiful women, with, in the words of film historian Catherine Russell, "noble" features that represented the classic ideal of Japanese beauty. As such, she was well-suited for costumed parts in the era's popular period dramas, with her less-frequent modern roles (in films like Ozu's Equinox Flower and Ichikawa's Being Two Isn't Easy) often shot in "movie star" closeups that placed her apart from the films' contemporary storytelling. In 1963, when her contract came up for renewal, she insisted on changes. The head of Daiei, Masaichi Nagata, refused, dismissed her, and prevented her from finding work at other film studios via the Five-Company Agreement. After the Daiei dismissal, Yamamoto acted in the TV series Toshiba Sunday Theatre and on Fuji TV. Even though she has appeared frequently on stage and on television, she has not appeared in a film since then.
Most Famous Work
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
(1998) Kyouhei's Mother
An Actor's Revenge
(1963) Ohatsu
Picnic
(1996) Nurse
The Loyal 47 Ronin
(1958) Yôsen'in
Buddha
(1961) Usha
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
(1960) Omatsu
Stop the Old Fox
(1959) Tomi / Toyoharu
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
(1955) Michiyo SawadaActing
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| 1998 | Kyouhei's Mother | |
| 1996 | Nurse | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Ohatsu | |
| 1962 | Chiyo | |
| Princess Chu | ||
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| 1961 | Usha | |
| Okoto | ||
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| Futaba Kaze | ||
| Natsuko | ||
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| Saiko Tagi | ||
| 1960 | Omatsu | |
| Omatsu | ||
| Komako Shirokoya | ||
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| Princess Sen | ||
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| 1959 | N/A | |
| Tomi / Toyoharu | ||
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| Kikue Yoshino | ||
| Oshin | ||
| Saya Ikeda | ||
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| 1958 | N/A | |
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| Yukiko Sasaki | ||
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| Yôsen'in | ||
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| 1957 | N/A | |
| Ukifune | ||
| O-Kiku | ||
| Yuhide | ||
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| 1956 | N/A | |
| Umematsu | ||
| Kiyoha Takinoya | ||
| Kiwa Funaki | ||
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| 1955 | N/A | |
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| Michiyo Sawada | ||
| 1954 | Michiko Nonomiya | |
| Miya | ||
| 1953 | N/A | |
| Yoshiko Sunohara | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
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