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Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Acting

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). 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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Golden BeastMOVIE
MOVIE

Golden Beast

Golden Beast
Kozue Takenaka
Poster for The Idiot
MOVIE

The Idiot

7.0(0.1K)
The Idiot
Ayako
Poster for Drunken Angel
MOVIE

Drunken Angel

7.6(0.3K)
Drunken Angel
Schoolgirl
Poster for Equinox Flower
MOVIE

Equinox Flower

7.4(0.2K)
Equinox Flower
Fumiko Mikami
Poster for Good Morning
MOVIE

Good Morning

7.7(0.3K)
Good Morning
Setsuko Arita
Poster for Taira Clan Saga
MOVIE

Taira Clan Saga

6.8(0.0K)
Taira Clan Saga
Tokiko
Poster for The Woman in the Rumor
MOVIE

The Woman in the Rumor

7.3(0.0K)
The Woman in the Rumor
Yukiko Mabuchi
Poster for Portrait of Madame Yuki
MOVIE

Portrait of Madame Yuki

6.7(0.0K)
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Hamako Abe
Poster for Goryokaku
MOVIE

Goryokaku

Goryokaku
Poster for Godzilla vs. Biollante
MOVIE

Godzilla vs. Biollante

7.4(0.3K)
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Prime Minister's Wife

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Yoshiko Kuga portrait
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