Yoshiko Kuga
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-01-21
- Died:
- 2024-06-09
- Place of birth:
- Ushigome, Japon
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.
Known For
Filmography
Heroic Age
As the River Flows
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Tokyo Fair Weather
119
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
Okoge
Nowhere Man
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Goryokaku
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 千姫有情 母ありき
Miyako no kaze
Inochi
The Roads Men Travel
Katsu Kaishu
Pieces of Autumn
Through Days and Months
Samurai Banners
Tabiji
Ane to imôto
Whirlwind
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Umineko ga tonde
Ballad of a Workman
Mother Country
Haitoku no mesu
Moonlight in the Rain
Zero Focus
Hijō no otoko
Daredevil in the Castle
Cruel Story of Youth
Spring Dreams
Thus Another Day
Good Morning
The Snow Flurry
The Eternal Rainbow
Equinox Flower
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Woman Unveiled
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Elegy of the North
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Yellow Crow
A Case of Honor
The Rose on His Arm
Women in Prison
Farewell to Dream
Mune yori mune ni
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Taira Clan Saga
Bride in the Kitchen
If Indeed One Loves
Beautiful Days
Tomorrow's Happiness
Brotherly Love
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
A Billionaire
The Pleasures of Vice
The Woman in the Rumor