| Yumiko Nogawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1944-08-30) August 30, 1944 (age 80) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
Yumiko Nogawa (野川由美子, Nogawa Yumiko, born August 30, 1944) is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably Gate of Flesh (1964), part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including Story of a Prostitute (1965) and Carmen from Kawachi (1966), these films are known as Nogawa's "Flesh Trilogy". Nogawa has appeared in numerous films in Japan, including director Nagisa Oshima's The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) and Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), the eighteenth film in the Zatoichi series. She has also appeared in television series on Nippon Television, TV Tokyo, Fuji TV, and NHK.
Filmography
- Gate of Flesh (1964) - Maya
- Kunoichi ninpō (1964) - Sen hime
- Story of a Prostitute (1965) - Harumi
- The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) - Hitomi
- Carmen from Kawachi (1966) - Carmen
- A Certain Killer (1967) - Keiko
- Daimon Otokode Shinitai (1969)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) - Kaoru Sugita
- Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
- Okinawan Boys (1983)
- Ruten no umi (1990) - Fusae Matsuzaka
- The Geisha House (1999) - Michiko
- The Sea Is Watching (2002) - Omine
- The Book Peddler (2016) - Sachi Toda
Television
- Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) - Okin
- Tasukenin Hashiru (1974)
- Choshichiro Edo Nikki (1983-91)
- Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) - Asahi no kata
- Last Cinderella (2013) - Setsuko Takenouchi
References
- 野川由美子 のがわ・ゆみこ (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 179. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- "Zatoichi & the Fugitives: cast". All Movie Guide. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- Criterion Collection movies starring Yumiko Nogawa http://www.criterion.com/search/results?cx=015536958783835185649%3Am0a2kgqd__m&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Yumiko+Nogawa&x=46&y=8#534
External links
- "Yumiko Nogawa". All Movie Guide. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- 野川由美子 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- Yumiko Nogawa at IMDb
- "YUMIKO NOGAWA". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2010-03-22.