Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Date of Birth:

Jan 21, 1931

Place of Birth:

Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan

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:

Rinchi Rinchi

1949

Whirlwind Whirlwind

1964

119 119

1994

Okoge Okoge

1992

Reunion Reunion

1953

The Bitch The Bitch

1951

Zero Focus Zero Focus

1961

Goryokaku Goryokaku

1988

The Idiot The Idiot

1951

Oogonju Oogonju

1950

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