Fujiko Yamamoto

Acting

Born 1931-12-11 Itachibori, Nishi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan 75 credits Golden Arrow Award 1 Medal with Purple Ribbon 1 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress 1

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Won 1 Golden Arrow Award Award

Golden Arrow Award 1 won

— Golden Arrow Award Won

Medal with Purple Ribbon 1 won

2001 Medal with Purple Ribbon Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress 1 won

1959 Best Actress Won

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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.

Fujiko Yamamoto

Awards

Golden Arrow Award 1 won

Medal with Purple Ribbon 1 won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress 1 won

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