Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

Acting

Born:
1958-12-13
Place of birth:
Kamo, Niigata, Japan

Biography

Kanako Higuchi (樋口 可南子, Higuchi Kanako) (born December 13, 1958) is a Japanese actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. Born in Kamo, Niigata, she played her first lead at age 20 in the television drama Kōrogi-bashi. Kanako's film credits include Hokusai Manga, Bedtime Eyes, Zatoichi (1989), Casshern, Memories of Tomorrow, and Ashura no Jō Blood Gets In Your Eyes. Among her television roles are Lady Yodo in the 1987 NHK Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune and Hanayasha in the 1991 Taiga drama Taiheiki. She has represented the cosmetics firms KOSÉ and Kao.

Known For

Filmography

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku

8.82020Shimasu Yako
TV
The Pearls of the Stone Man

The Pearls of the Stone Man

8.32015Ryoko Kobayashi
Movie
Time Never Stops

Time Never Stops

10.02014Asako Saigo
Movie
Ohisama

Ohisama

9.02011Tokuko Maruyama
TV
Detective Lovesick

Detective Lovesick

7.22010Tamae Aoki
TV
A Little Princess

A Little Princess

8.02009Chieko Mimura
TV
Door To Door

Door To Door

9.32009Kurasawa Mitsue
Movie
Achilles and the Tortoise

Achilles and the Tortoise

7.02008Sachiko
Movie
Atsuhime

Atsuhime

9.02008
TV
The Invitation from Cinema Orion

The Invitation from Cinema Orion

6.52007Yoshie Miyoshi
Movie
Memories of Tomorrow

Memories of Tomorrow

6.12006Emiko Saeki
Movie
Ashura

Ashura

5.32005Bizan
Movie
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

7.22004
Movie
Casshern

Casshern

5.92004Midori Azuma
Movie
Karaoke Terror

Karaoke Terror

5.72003Midori Suzuki
Movie
Hana

Hana

2003
Movie
Shara

Shara

6.42003Shouko
Movie
Letter from the Mountain

Letter from the Mountain

8.22002Michiko Ueda
Movie
The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike

8.52002
TV
Saigo no Kazoku

Saigo no Kazoku

2001
TV
Amakarashan

Amakarashan

1997神沢(榊)ふみ
TV
San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku

San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku

8.01996
TV
The Oil-Hell Murder

The Oil-Hell Murder

6.01992Okichi
Movie
Shimanto River

Shimanto River

6.81991
Movie
Heat Wave

Heat Wave

5.91991Rin Jyoshima
Movie
Ronin-gai

Ronin-gai

6.21990Oshin
Movie
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

6.41989Boss Han Bosatsu
Movie
Love is Always Almond Pink

Love is Always Almond Pink

1988
Movie
Bedtime Eyes

Bedtime Eyes

4.71987
Movie
Masamune Shogun

Masamune Shogun

9.01987Kanako Higuchi
TV
Tora-san, the Go-Between

Tora-san, the Go-Between

6.91985江上若菜
Movie
The Wangan Highway

The Wangan Highway

8.01984Fumiko Sugimoto
Movie
Romansu

Romansu

2.01984小島はる
TV
Deaths in Tokimeki

Deaths in Tokimeki

7.21984Hiromi Kozue
Movie
Modori River

Modori River

5.71983Kotoe
Movie
Manji

Manji

5.21983Mitsuko Shido
Movie
Sketchbook of Early Spring

Sketchbook of Early Spring

8.01983
TV
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun

Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun

1983
TV
Toge no Gunzo

Toge no Gunzo

1982
TV
雪の華-建礼門院徳子の生涯

雪の華-建礼門院徳子の生涯

1982
TV
Edo Porn

Edo Porn

5.91981Onao
Movie
The Night of Martial Law

The Night of Martial Law

1980
Movie
Nukata no Ōkimi

Nukata no Ōkimi

1980
TV