Kyoko Enami
{{Short description|Japanese actress (1942–2018)}}
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{{nihongo|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.{{cite web |title=女優・江波杏子さん死去 76歳 『女賭博師』"昇り竜のお銀"|url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0104651 |website=Shinema Tudei|date=2 November 2018 |accessdate=3 November 2018 |language=ja-JP}} She joined the Daiei Film studio in 1959 and made her screen debut in 1960 with Ashita kara otona da.{{cite web |title=江波杏子さん急死 76歳「女賭博師」シリーズなど|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201811020000467.html|website=Nikkan Supōtsu|accessdate=3 November 2018 |language=ja-JP}} 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.{{cite web |title=江波杏子さん急死、５日前にラジオ収録していた|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/201811030000083.html?Page=1|website=Nikkan Supōtsu|accessdate=3 November 2018 |language=ja-JP}} She also had serious roles, and won the best actress award from Kinema Junpo for Tsugaru Jongarabushi (1973).
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.
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
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0256707}}
{{Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Actress}}
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