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Yoshiko Kuga
Actor

Yoshiko Kuga

21 Jan 1931Born
9 Jun 2024Died
93Age at death
95Credits

Biography

Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子, Kuga Yoshiko, 21 January 1931 – 9 June 2024) was a Japanese actress. Kuga was born in Tokyo, Japan. In 1946, while still attending Gakushuin Junior High School, she became an actress for Toho studios. In 1947, she made her debut as one of the lead actresses in the omnibus movie Four Love Stories (四つの恋の物語, Yottsu no Koi no Monogatari). In the 1950s, she started working independently and starred in many productions of the Shochiku studios under the direction of Keisuke Kinoshita. Other important directors include Kenji Mizoguchi (The Woman in the Rumor), Yasujirō Ozu (Equinox Flower), and Tadashi Imai (An Inlet of Muddy Water).

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Since the 1970s, she appeared mainly on television and on stage.

Kuga was married to actor Akihiko Hirata from 1961 until his death in 1984. She died from aspiration pneumonia on 9 June 2024, at the age of 93.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 95 credits.

  1. 2000As the River FlowsFilm: Yuki Shiokawa
  2. 1997The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeFilm: Michie Yoshiyama
  3. 1997Tokyo Fair WeatherFilm
  4. 1994119Film
  5. 1993Sky Cannot Be This BlueFilm: Fumi Kobayshi
  6. 1992OkogeFilm: Women's clothing store manager
  7. 1991Nowhere ManFilm: Lady who walks
  8. 1989Godzilla vs. BiollanteFilm: Prime Minister's Wife
  9. 1989Four Days of Snow and BloodFilm: Suzuko Watanabe
  10. 1988GoryokakuFilm
  11. 1988長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　千姫有情　母ありきSeries (1 episode)
  12. 1986Miyako no kazeSeries: 竹田静 (150 episodes)
  13. 1986InochiSeries: Takahara Chie (50 episodes)
  14. 1976The Roads Men TravelSeries: Tatsuo's mother (3 episodes)
  15. 1974Katsu KaishuSeries: Onobu (Kaishu's mother) (52 episodes)
  16. 1973Pieces of AutumnSeries (15 episodes)
  17. 1969Through Days and MonthsFilm: Matsuko's Mother
  18. 1969Samurai BannersFilm
  19. 1967TabijiSeries: 室伏はる子（伊東はる子） (309 episodes)
  20. 1965Ane to imôtoFilm: Yoshie Matsumoto
  21. 1964WhirlwindFilm: Kikusato
  22. 1964To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2Film: Yaeno Kurumiya
  23. 1962Umineko ga tondeFilm
  24. 1962Ballad of a WorkmanFilm: Chiyo
  25. 1962Mother CountryFilm
  26. 1961Haitoku no mesuFilm: Nobuko Sato
  27. 1961Moonlight in the RainFilm
  28. 1961Zero FocusFilm: Teiko Uhara
  29. 1961Hijō no otokoFilm
  30. 1961Daredevil in the CastleFilm: Kobue
  31. 1960Cruel Story of YouthFilm: Yuki
  32. 1960Spring DreamsFilm: Kazuko Yasugi
  33. 1959Thus Another DayFilm: Yasuko Satô
  34. 1959Good MorningFilm: Setsuko Arita
  35. 1959The Snow FlurryFilm: Sakura
  36. 1958The Eternal RainbowFilm: Chie
  37. 1958Equinox FlowerFilm: Fumiko Mikami
  38. 1958Beyond the Seasonal WindFilm
  39. 1958Woman UnveiledFilm
  40. 1958Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IIFilm: Yuhime
  41. 1957Elegy of the NorthFilm: Reiko Hyodo
  42. 1957Yagyu Secret ScrollsFilm: Yuhime
  43. 1957Yellow CrowFilm: Yasuko Ashihara
  44. 1957A Case of HonorFilm
  45. 1956The Rose on His ArmFilm: Keiko Hase
  46. 1956Women in PrisonFilm: Senko Minami, prisoner
  47. 1956Farewell to DreamFilm: Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
  48. 1955Mune yori mune niFilm: Harue Kawazoe
  49. 1955Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-TreeFilm: Reiko
  50. 1955Taira Clan SagaFilm: Tokiko
  51. 1955Bride in the KitchenFilm
  52. 1955If Indeed One LovesFilm: Yumiko (segment 3)
  53. 1955Beautiful DaysFilm: Sakurako
  54. 1955Tomorrow's HappinessFilm: Tomiko
  55. 1954Brotherly LoveFilm
  56. 1954Somewhere Beneath the Wide SkyFilm: Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
  57. 1954A BillionaireFilm: Sute Kagami
  58. 1954The Pleasures of ViceFilm: Yasuyo Uematsu
  59. 1954The Woman in the RumorFilm: Yukiko Mabuchi
  60. 1954The Garden of WomenFilm: Akiko Hayashino
  61. 1954Autumn InterludeFilm: Setsuko Fushimi
  62. 1954Shinzōyaburi no okaFilm
  63. 1953Love LetterFilm: Michiko Kubota
  64. 1953An Inlet of Muddy WaterFilm
  65. 1953To the Ends of the EarthFilm
  66. 1953Brother and SisterFilm: San
  67. 1953ReunionFilm
  68. 1953Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuruFilm
  69. 1952This Way, That WayFilm
  70. 1952The Paths of Two MaidensFilm
  71. 1952Byakuran kōranFilm
  72. 1952Eternal Song of NagasakiFilm
  73. 1952Gunrō no machiFilm: 宇和島見奈子
  74. 1951Honoo no hadaFilm
  75. 1951Dorei no machiFilm
  76. 1951The BitchFilm: Yukiko
  77. 1951Enoshima ElegyFilm
  78. 1951The IdiotFilm: Ayako
  79. 1951Kyūjō hirobaFilm
  80. 1950Golden BeastFilm: Kozue Takenaka

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