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Kyoko Enami
Japanese actress (1942–2018)
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Kyoko Enami (江波 杏子, Enami Kyōko; 15 October 1942 – 27 October 2018) was a Japanese film and television actress.
Career
Enami was the daughter of the actress Kazuko Enami.[1] She joined the Daiei Film studio in 1959 and made her screen debut in 1960 with Ashita kara otona da.[2] Her first starring role as Noboriryū no Ogin in Onna no toba (1966) was a major hit, and developed into the "Woman Gambler" series that totaled 17 films.[1][3] She also had serious roles, and won the best actress award from Kinema Junpo for Tsugaru Jongarabushi (1973).[1] She died rather suddenly at a Tokyo hospital on 27 October 2018 of pulmonary emphysema, having performed on a radio drama only five days before.[3]
Selected filmography
Films
- Ashita kara otona da (1960)
- Her Brother (1960)
- The Whale God (1962)
- Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
- Onna no toba (1966)
- Tsugaru Jongarabushi (1973)
- The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
- Nihon no Fixer (1979)
- KT (2002)
- Ouran High School Host Club (2012)
Television
- G-Men '75 (1982)
- Kawaite sōrō (1984)
- Ōoku (2005), Keishō'in
- Carnation (2011–2012)
- Ghost Writer (2015)
- Kabukimono Keiji (2015)
Honours
- Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2010)[4]