Yoshiko Kuga
Born January 21, 1931 (Age: 95)
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Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
As the River Flows
2000
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as Yuki Shiokawa
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Age: 69
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989
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as Prime Minister's Wife
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Age: 58
Umineko ga tonde
1962
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as
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Age: 31
Ballad of a Workman
1962
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as Chiyo
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Age: 31
Mother Country
1962
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as
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Age: 31
Haitoku no mesu
1961
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as Nobuko Sato
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Age: 30
Moonlight in the Rain
1961
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as
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Age: 30
Zero Focus
1961
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as Teiko Uhara
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Age: 30
Hijō no otoko
1961
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as
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Age: 30
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
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as Kobue
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Age: 29
Thus Another Day
1959
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as Yasuko Satô
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Age: 28
Good Morning
1959
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as Setsuko Arita
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Age: 28
The Snow Flurry
1959
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as Sakura
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Age: 27
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
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as
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Age: 27
Woman Unveiled
1958
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as
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Age: 26
Women in Prison
1956
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as Senko Minami, prisoner
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Age: 25
Mune yori mune ni
1955
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as Harue Kawazoe
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Age: 24
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
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as Reiko
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Age: 24
Ai Sureba Koso
1955
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as Yumiko (segment 3)
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Age: 24
Aku no tanoshisa
1954
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as Yasuyo Uematsu
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Age: 23
Guntō nanban-sen
1950
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as
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Age: 19