Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子, Kuga Yoshiko, born 21 January 1931) is 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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 21, 1931Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
67Place of birth
Ushigome, Tokyo, JapanAlso known as
Kuga Yoshiko, 久我美子, Ёсико Куга
Cast credits
The Idiot
Ayako
Drunken Angel
Schoolgirl
Good Morning
Setsuko Arita
Equinox Flower
Fumiko Mikami
The Woman in the Rumor
Yukiko Mabuchi
Taira Clan Saga
Tokiko
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Hamako Abe
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Prime Minister's Wife
Cruel Story of Youth
Yuki
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yuhime
Zero Focus
Teiko Uhara
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Yuhime
Brother and Sister
San
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
Beautiful Days
Farewell to Dream
Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
A Billionaire
Sute Kagami
The Eternal Rainbow
Chie
The Garden of Women
Akiko Hayashino
Thus Another Day
Yasuko Satô
Daredevil in the Castle
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