Fujiko Yamamoto
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1931-12-11 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Itachibori, Nishi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- 山本富士子 · Фудзико Ямамото
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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (72)
Picnic
1996
as Nurse
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Ohatsu
Ten Dark Women
1961
as Futaba Kaze
Equinox Flower
1958
as Yukiko Sasaki
Buddha
1961
as Usha
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Yôsen'in
The Makioka Sisters
1959
Satan's Sword
1960
as Omatsu
Bridge of Japan
1956
as Kiyoha Takinoya
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
Secret of Naruto
1957
Hunting Rifle
1961
as Saiko Tagi
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Chiyo
Mother
1958
as Yamanaka
The Great Wall
1962
as Princess Chu
Ghost Soup
1992
Undercurrent
1956
as Kiwa Funaki
Beauty the Enemy
1959
as Kikue Yoshino
The Twilight Story
1960
Jōen
1959
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
Blind Devotion
1961
as Natsuko
The Snowy Heron
1958
The Precipice
1958
The Song Lantern
1960
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Peony on the Skin
1959
The Golden Demon
1954
as Miya
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Umematsu
The Romance of Yushima
1955
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
Flowery Hood
1956
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Stop the Old Fox
1959
as Tomi / Toyoharu
Princess Sen in Edo
1960
as Princess Sen
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
as Omatsu
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
Tange Sazen
1953
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Oshin
Nocturne of a Woman
1961
Night Butterflies
1957
as O-Kiku
What Price Love?
1960
as Komako Shirokoya
Love of the Princess
1957
as Yuhide
Tokyo Eyes
1958
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
A Woman's Testament
1960
Tange Sazen
1952
The Swishing Sword
1958
The Messenger from the Moon
1954
as Michiko Nonomiya
Thirst
1958
Musume no boken
1958
Miai Ryokou
1955
Made in Japan
1953
as Yoshiko Sunohara
Patterns of Love
1960
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
1957
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
as Michiyo Sawada
Flowery Hood 2
1956
京化粧
1961
Okoto and Sasuke
1961
as Okoto
Jūdai no yūwaku
1953
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
Madame Aki
1963
as Aki
Yume de aritai
1962
The Venus' Tear
1962
Floating Vessel
1957
as Ukifune
The Path I Remember
1959
as Saya Ikeda
Paper Pigeon
1959
as Masako Komaki
About Fujiko Yamamoto
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, i… With 73 credits spanning from 1952 to 1998, Fujiko Yamamoto has appeared in 72 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Fujiko Yamamoto Movies
- Picnic (1996) — as Nurse
- An Actor's Revenge (1963) — as Ohatsu
- Ten Dark Women (1961) — as Futaba Kaze
- Equinox Flower (1958) — as Yukiko Sasaki
- Buddha (1961) — as Usha
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