Toshie Negishi, who has been in dozens of supporting roles in Japanese films since 1977, was in fact revealed by the theater when she was 21 (in ‘Kohei Tsuka”s hit play “Stripper Monogatari””). Faithful to the playwright she was also in several of his other plays. Her most notable appearances in films were for Shohei Imamura (“”Vengeance is Mine””, 1979; “”Akai no shita no nurui mizu””, 2001) and Akira Kurosawa (“”Dreams””, 1990; “”Rhapsody in August””, 1991).”
Toshie Negishi
Movies
Dreams
This is essentially eight separate short films, though with some overlaps in terms of characters and thematic material – chiefly that of man’s relationship with his environment. ‘Sunshine Through The Rain’: a young boy is told not to go out on the day when both weather conditions occur, because that’s…
Fun Facts
Special skills: dance.