Kyôko Enami(1942-2018)
- Actress
Kyôko Enami was discovered through Daiei's New Face program in 1959,
and was promptly made a star in 1960. An awesome beauty with remarkably
pale skin, she also conveyed a kind of steeliness that turned out to
make her ideal for the popular film series "Gambling Woman," which made
her one of the first Japanese actresses to carry a crime-themed series.
No simple ingenue, she remains in demand in films and television; among
her most acclaimed film was 1973's TSUGARU FOLKSONG, although it is
probable that her most-seen film outside Japan is 1966's GAMERA VS.
BARUGON.
