Yôko Minakaze was born on January 22, 1930 in Kobe, Japan as Hiroko Wakasugi. She was an actress, known for A Man Called Tiger (1973), Ôabare fûraibô (1960) and Banka (1976). She was married to 若杉光夫. She died on August 19, 2007 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.