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  1. Yumi Shirakawa (白川 由美, Shirakawa Yumi, 21 November 1936 – 14 June 2016) was a Japanese film and television actress. She was called the Japanese Grace Kelly when she debuted. She was scouted and joined Toho film company. In the same year, she made her film debut with Narazumono.

  2. Yumi Shirakawa (1936-2016) was a Toho star who appeared in sci-fi and drama films, such as THE MYSTERIANS and THE LAST WAR. She also sang the theme song for THE H-MAN and had a long TV career.

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    • Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  3. Jun 15, 2016 · Yumi Shirakawa, a versatile actress of the Japanese Golden Age, passed away on June 14th. She starred in early Ishiro Honda kaiju films, such as Rodan and The Mysterians, and many other genres.

  4. A tribute to the late actress who starred in Toho's science fiction movies, such as Rodan and H-Man. Learn about her life, career, and legacy in this article by Patrick Galvan.

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    Yumi Shirakawa (Born: 二谷 安基子 Yamazaki Akiko Translate: Akiko Yamazaki) was a Japanese actress known for science fiction.

    Yumi Shirakawa joined Toho when she was just 19, in 1956. By the end of the year, Toho had catapulted the beautiful actress into her first starring role, alongside Kenji Sahara in RODAN (Sora no Daikaiju Radon, 1956). Director Ishiro Honda took a shine to her and cast her in several of his subsequent movies, both science fiction (THE MYSTERIANS, TH...

    •Rodan (1956)-Kiyo

    •The Mysterians (1957)

    •The Badger Palace (大当り狸御殿, Ōatari tanuki goten) aka The Princess of Badger Palace (1958)

    •A Holiday in Tokyo (1958)

    •Man Against Man aka Otoko tai otoko (1960)

    •The Last War (1961)

  5. Jun 15, 2016 · Yumi Shirakawa, a classic Japanese horror and sci-fi actress, passed away at 79. She starred in Rodan, The Mysterians, and The H-Man, among other films.

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  7. Directed by Ishiro Honda • 1957 • Japan. Starring Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata. Comic-book colors and charmingly retro, space-age special effects are among the highlights of this pure-pleasure science-fiction fantasia in which a band of aliens arrive on Earth seemingly in peace.