was a Japanese film and television

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Career

Enami was the daughter of the actress Kazuko Enami. She joined the

Daiei Film Daiei Film Co. Ltd. ( Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ''Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha'') was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film Co., Ltd., it was one of the major studios during the postwar Golden Age of Japanese cinema, produci ...

studio in 1959 and made her screen debut in 1960 with ''Ashita kara otona da''. 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. She also had serious roles, and won the best actress award from

Kinema Junpo , commonly called , is Japan's oldest film magazine and began publication in July 1919. It was first published three times a month, using the Japanese ''Jun'' (旬) system of dividing months into three parts, but the postwar ''Kinema Junpō'' ha ...

for ''

Tsugaru Jongarabushi is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Kōichi Saitō. The story is about the search for the basis of Japanese national identity, and the escape of lovers to the wonderfulness of nature. Awards 50th Kinema Junpo Award *Won: Best Film *Won: Best Di ...

'' (1973). She died rather suddenly at a Tokyo hospital on 27 October 2018 of

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, having performed on a

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only five days before.

Selected filmography

Films

*''Ashita kara otona da'' (1960) *''

Her Brother is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the novel ''Otōto'' by Aya Koda. Plot In Taishō era Tokyo, 17-year-old Gen takes care of the household of her family due to her stepmother's rheumatism. Meanwhile, her y ...

'' (1960) *''

The Whale God , alternatively as ''Killer Whale'', is a 1962 Japanese tokusatsu ( kaiju) film produced by Daiei Film based on the 1961 Akutagawa Prize winning novel of the same name by Kōichirō Uno. It was presumably inspired by the 1851 novel ''Moby-Dick ...

'' (1962) *''

Gamera vs. Barugon is a 1966 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii. Produced by Daiei Film, it is the second entry in the ''Gamera'' franchise, and stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, and Y� ...

'' (1966) *''Onna no toba'' (1966) *''

'' (1973) *''

The Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the forty-seven Ronin ('' Chūshingura''). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including ...

'' (1978) * ''

Nihon no Fixer is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Inspired by Lockheed bribery scandals. Modeling on Kakuei Tanaka and Yoshio Kodama, the film depicts the collusion between Japanese right-wing organizations and the political and business world ...

'' (1979) *'' KT'' (2002) *''

Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori. It was serialized in Hakusensha's '' LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ou ...

'' (2012)

Television

*''

G-Men '75 was a long-running prime-time popular television detective series in Japan. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:54 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) network from May 24, 1975 to April 3, 1982. A sequel, ''G-Men ' ...

'' (1982) *''

Kawaite sōrō is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1984. It is also known as "A Samurai's Sorrow." It is based on Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike's manga of the same title. The lead star is Masakazu Tamura. Masakazu Tamur ...

'' (1984) *''

Ōoku The was historically the harem, women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful , such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term. During ...

'' (2005), Keishō'in *''

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'' (2011–2012) *''

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'' (2015) *''

Kabukimono Keiji is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time on NHK in 2015. Tatsuya Fuji played Maeda Keiji. Kabukimono Keiji depicts the later life of Maeda Keiji who was called Kabukimono. Plot Maeda Keiji used to ...

'' (2015)

Honours

*Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2010)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enami, Kyoko 1942 births 2018 deaths Actresses from Tokyo Respiratory disease deaths in Japan Deaths from emphysema