Meiko Kaji
Acting
Born March 24, 1947 · Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Masako Ōta, known as Meiko Kaji, is a Japanese actress and enka singer born on 24 March 1947 in Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture. After graduating from Yakumo Academy in Meguro in 1965, she made her debut at Nikkatsu Studios under her real name, playing supporting roles in the late 1960s. Her first notable role came in 1969 in *Nihon Zankyoden*. She gained visibility with the 1970-1971 series *Stray Cat Rock* (Noraneko Rokku), playing young rebels in five films. In the 1970s, she excelled in roles as outlaws, notably in the *Joshuu Sasori* (Prisonnière Scorpion) series at Toei, with four films, the…
Known For · 40 titles
SMAP×SMAP
Onihei Hankachō
Yu Yu Hakusho
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Ooku Dai-isho
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Modern Love Tokyo
Romantics Anonymous
Wonderful Single Life
Seven Ms. Prisoners
Ronin of the Wastelands
Lady Snowblood
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Youth A Go Go!
There's Someone Watching
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Life of St. Blue Eyes
Secret Zone of Tokyo
Blood Shed
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
Fushoku no kōzō
Ōedo Sōsamō
The Wicked
Hanayome wa 16-sai!
Nogaremono Orin
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Kenkaku Shōbai
A Gangster's Morals
Goodbye Mr. Tears
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Dazzling Cops
Lost Virgin
Hanayome Ishou wa Dare ga Kiru
Under the Open Sky
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Yakuza Graveyard