Akiko Koyama | |
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Born | Akiko Usui 25 January 1935
Ichikawa,
Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1955–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Awards |
Akiko Koyama (小山 明子, Koyama Akiko, born 25 January 1935) is a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in over 80 films, [1] many directed by her husband Nagisa Ōshima. [2] [3] [4]
Koyama was born Akiko Usui in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture as the youngest of six children. [2] She graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Tsurumi High School in 1953 and entered a dressmaking school to study fashion design. [2] After appearing on the cover of Katei Yomiuri magazine, she received an offer by the Shochiku film studios, where she gave her screen debut in 1955. [2] In 1960, she married film director Nagisa Ōshima and left Shochiku with him, becoming a co-founder of the independent film company Sozosha which produced Ōshima's subsequent films and in which she regularly starred. [2] In the 1980s, she switched from film to television work, while still appearing on stage. [2] Koyama temporarily retired from acting after Ōshima's collapse from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 to nurse her husband. [2] She and Ōshima, who died in 2013, had two sons. [3] In recent years, she has been active as a lecturer and essayist on the subject of nursing care. [2]
Akiko Koyama | |
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Born | Akiko Usui 25 January 1935
Ichikawa,
Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1955–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Awards |
Akiko Koyama (小山 明子, Koyama Akiko, born 25 January 1935) is a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in over 80 films, [1] many directed by her husband Nagisa Ōshima. [2] [3] [4]
Koyama was born Akiko Usui in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture as the youngest of six children. [2] She graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Tsurumi High School in 1953 and entered a dressmaking school to study fashion design. [2] After appearing on the cover of Katei Yomiuri magazine, she received an offer by the Shochiku film studios, where she gave her screen debut in 1955. [2] In 1960, she married film director Nagisa Ōshima and left Shochiku with him, becoming a co-founder of the independent film company Sozosha which produced Ōshima's subsequent films and in which she regularly starred. [2] In the 1980s, she switched from film to television work, while still appearing on stage. [2] Koyama temporarily retired from acting after Ōshima's collapse from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 to nurse her husband. [2] She and Ōshima, who died in 2013, had two sons. [3] In recent years, she has been active as a lecturer and essayist on the subject of nursing care. [2]