Eiko Minami was born {{nihongo|'''Sakae Gosha'''|五社栄|Gosha Sakae}} in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]]. She joined [[Shochiku]]'s [[musical theatre]] troupe shortly after its founding in 1922 as one of its first dancers. While at Schochiku she studied dance under the famous Russian ballerina [[Xenia Makletzova]]. Throughout her career she was active mainly in the theatre, though she made 2 film appearances in her life. Her best known role was that of a dancer in a mental hospital in [[Teinosuke Kinugasa]]'s 1926 [[avant-garde]] classic ''[[A Page of Madness]]''. Her second and final film appearance was in the 1927 film ''Tabigeinin'', directed by [[Yutaka Abe]] and Yasunaga Higashibōjō. ''Tabigeinin'' is now [[Lost film|lost]] and it is unknown what role she played in the film.
Eiko Minami was born {{nihongo|'''Sakae Gosha'''|五社栄|Gosha Sakae}} in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]]. She joined [[Shochiku]]'s [[musical theatre]] troupe shortly after its founding in 1922 as one of its first dancers. While at Schochiku she studied dance under the famous Russian ballerina [[Xenia Makletzova]]. Throughout her career she was active mainly in the theatre, though she made 2 film appearances in her life. Her best known role was that of a dancer in a mental hospital in [[Teinosuke Kinugasa]]'s 1926 [[avant-garde]] classic ''[[A Page of Madness]]''. Her second and final film appearance was in the 1927 film ''Tabigeinin'', directed by [[Yutaka Abe]] and Yasunaga Higashibōjō. ''Tabigeinin'' is now [[Lost film|lost]] and it is unknown what role she played in the film.
After her film career, she taught and choreographed dancers for movies at the [[Nikkatsu]] film studios and also taught dance at Biyo Minaguchi's acting school. She opened the Minami Dance Institute, her own school where she taught students.
After her film career, Minami taught and choreographed dancers for movies at the [[Nikkatsu]] film studios and also taught dance at an acting school owned by Biyo Minaguchi (水口薇陽). She opened the Minami Dance Institute, her own school where she taught students.
Eiko Minami (南栄子, Minami Eiko, born February 20, 1909) was a Japanesedancer.[1]
Biography
Eiko Minami was born Sakae Gosha (五社栄, Gosha Sakae) in Hiroshima Prefecture. She joined Shochiku's musical theatre troupe shortly after its founding in 1922 as one of its first dancers. While at Schochiku she studied dance under the famous Russian ballerina Xenia Makletzova. Throughout her career she was active mainly in the theatre, though she made 2 film appearances in her life. Her best known role was that of a dancer in a mental hospital in Teinosuke Kinugasa's 1926 avant-garde classic A Page of Madness. Her second and final film appearance was in the 1927 film Tabigeinin, directed by Yutaka Abe and Yasunaga Higashibōjō. Tabigeinin is now lost and it is unknown what role she played in the film.
After her film career, Minami taught and choreographed dancers for movies at the Nikkatsu film studios and also taught dance at an acting school owned by Biyo Minaguchi (水口薇陽). She opened the Minami Dance Institute, her own school where she taught students.
