Akiko Wakabayashi
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Akiko Wakabayashi (若林映子 Wakabayashi Akiko) is a Japanese actress.
Career
After unsuccessful auditions for The Hidden Fortress and the unmade Toho film Uminari, Wakabayashi made her debut in the 1958 Ishiro Honda film Song for a Bride.[1] As a Toho contract player, she was frequently cast alongside Mie Hama, including in King Kong vs. Godzilla. Her character's boyish disguise in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster was based on her own preferred style.[2] Tetsuro Tamba recommended her and Hama for the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967). Neither actress knew any English, but Wakabayashi picked it up much faster. As a result, she swapped roles with Hama to play the character with more dialogue, Japanese spy Aki. She retired from acting prematurely due to injuries she sustained on the job.[1] Her final role was in an episode of the 1971-72 series Shirley's World.
Selected filmography
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Tamiye
- Dogora (1964) as Hamako, Diamond thief
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Princess Maas Doulina Salno, monarch of Selgina
- Ultra Q (TV 1966) as Kyoko [episode 9]
- Ultraman (TV 1966-67) as Setsuko Hamaguchi [episode 5]
Audio commentary
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) [2001 Toho DVD]
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