From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Yōko Minamida 南田 洋子 Minamida Yōko March 1 1933 October 21 2009 was a Japanese actress She was diagnosed with Alzheimers in November 2008 and a TV documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband actor Hiroyuki Nagato to care for her She died in Tokyo Description above from the Wikipedia article Yōko Minamida licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia