Acting · Itachibori, Nishi, Osaka, Osaka, Japan · Born December 11, 1931
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.
TVSeijuu Sentai Gingaman
1998
as Kyouhei's Mother
MoviePicnic
1996
as Nurse
MovieGhost Soup
1992
MovieMadame Aki
1963
as Aki
MovieAn Actor's Revenge
1963
as Ohatsu
MovieBeing Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Chiyo
MovieThe Great Wall
1962
as Princess Chu
MovieThe Venus' Tear
1962
MovieNakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
MovieIka naru hoshi no moto ni
1962
MovieYume de aritai
1962
MovieThe Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
Movie京化粧
1961
MovieBuddha
1961
as Usha
MovieOkoto and Sasuke
1961
as Okoto
Refresher Course for Wives
1961
MovieTen Dark Women
1961
as Futaba Kaze
MovieBlind Devotion
1961
as Natsuko
MovieNocturne of a Woman
1961
MovieHunting Rifle
1961
as Saiko Tagi
MovieSatan's Sword II: The Dragon God
1960
as Omatsu
MovieSatan's Sword
1960
as Omatsu
MovieWhat Price Love?
1960
as Komako Shirokoya
MovieThe Twilight Story
1960
MoviePatterns of Love
1960
MovieThe Song Lantern
1960
MovieThe Demon of Mount Oe
1960
MoviePrincess Sen in Edo
1960
as Princess Sen
MovieA Woman's Testament
1960
MovieUtamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
MovieStop the Old Fox
1959
as Tomi / Toyoharu
MoviePilgrimage at Night
1959
MovieBeauty the Enemy
1959
as Kikue Yoshino
MovieJirocho Fuji
1959
as Oshin
MovieThe Path I Remember
1959
as Saya Ikeda
MoviePaper Pigeon
1959
as Masako Komaki
MovieJōen
1959
MovieThe Makioka Sisters
1959
MoviePeony on the Skin
1959
MovieThe Snowy Heron
1958
MovieMusume no boken
1958
MovieEquinox Flower
1958
as Yukiko Sasaki
MovieThe Swishing Sword
1958
MovieThirst
1958
MovieInochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
MovieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Yôsen'in
MovieThe Precipice
1958
MovieMother
1958
as Yamanaka
MovieTokyo Eyes
1958
MovieSecret of Naruto
1957
MovieFloating Vessel
1957
as Ukifune
MovieNight Butterflies
1957
as O-Kiku
MovieLove of the Princess
1957
as Yuhide
MovieDaiei Studio is Bustling
1957
MovieCase Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
1957
MovieFlowery Hood 2
1956
MovieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Umematsu
MovieBridge of Japan
1956
as Kiyoha Takinoya
MovieUndercurrent
1956
as Kiwa Funaki
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
MovieFlowery Hood
1956
MovieThree Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
MovieMiai Ryokou
1955
MovieThe Romance of Yushima
1955
MovieThe Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
MovieA Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
as Michiyo Sawada
MovieKawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi
1955
MovieThe Messenger from the Moon
1954
as Michiko Nonomiya
MovieHana no Inochi wo
1954
MovieThe Golden Demon
1954
as Miya
MovieJūdai no yūwaku
1953
MovieMade in Japan
1953
as Yoshiko Sunohara
MovieZoku Tange Sazen
1953
MovieTange Sazen
1953
MovieTange Sazen
1952
