was a Japanese actress. Film career Tokyo-born Akemi Negishi came to the attention of international audiences when she starred in the US/Japanese co-production Anatahan, her debut film. Josef von Sternberg directed the tale of shipwrecked Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that World War II had ended six years after the bombing of Hiroshima. Negishi made several films with the acclaimed Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa, including Donzoko (The Lower Depths), Dodesukaden, and Ikimono no kiroku (I Live in Fear). Negishi also had a supporting role in Shurayukihime (Lady Snowblood), which was reportedly one of the main inspirations for Quentin Tarantino's film Kill Bill. Other credits included Tokyo no kyujitsu (Tokyo Holiday), Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (aka Half Human, with John Carradine), King Kong vs. Godzilla and Kaidan hebi-onna (Snake Woman's Curse). Her last film role was in Barameraba in 2005. Death She died from ovarian cancer, aged 73, in Kawasaki, Japan in 2008. Partial filmography Anatahan (1953) - Keiko Kusakabe, the 'Queen Bee' Akasen kichi (1953) - Yukiko Saraba Rabauru (1954) - Kimu Mako osorubeshi (1954) Jû jin yuki otoko (1955) - Chika, villager Asunaro monogatari (1955) - Yukie I Live in Fear (1955) - Asako Kuribayashi Shūu (1956) - Hinako Ankokugai (1956) - Natsue Kon'yaku sanbagarasu (1956) Tsuma no kokoro (1956) - Sumiko Arashi no naka no otoko (1957) - Okon A Rainbow Plays in My Heart (1957) - Atsuko Shimada The Lower Depths (1957) - Osen the Prostitute Song for a Bride (1958) A Holiday in Tokyo (1958) - Ballet Dancer Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1959) - The Mountain Girl Happiness of Us Alone (1961) King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) - Chikiro's Mother (Dancing Girl) Arashi wo yobu jûhachinin (1963) - Hisako Murata Bôsu o tosê (1963) Zûzûshii yatsu (1964) - Kiriko Zoku zûzûshii yatsu (1964) - Kiriko Zoku kôkô san'nensei (1964) - Yasuko Hanai Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken (1964) - Seiga the Medium / Kunoichi Red Beard (1965) - Okuni, the mistress Ore ni tsuite koi! (1965) Buraikan jingi (1965) - Tokuko Kumagai Kigeki: Kyûkô ressha (1967) Ârappoi no ha gômen dazê (1967) Kaidan hebi-onna (1968) - Masae Ônuma, Landlord's Wife Kemeko no uta (1968) - Fumi Maruhi joshidaisei: Ninshin chûzetsu (1969) Denki kurage (1970) - Tomi, Yumi's mother Onna-tarashi no teiô (1970) - Cecile Hanada Shibire Kurage (1970) - Keiko Dodes'ka-den (1970) - Good-Looking Housewife Asobi (1971) -