Yoshiko Kuga
Acting
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.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Michie Yoshiyama
Age 66 (now 93)
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Yaeno Kurumiya
Age 32 (now 93)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Yuhime
Age 26 (now 93)
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
as Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
Age 23 (now 93)
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
as Shizu
Age 17 (now 93)
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Also Known As
Kuga Yoshiko, Ёсико Куга, یوشیکو کوگا
IMDB
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