Yoshiko Kuga
Acting
Born January 21, 1931 · 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 (Equin…
Known For · 40 titles
Tabiji
Miyako no kaze
Inochi
Katsu Kaishu
The Roads Men Travel
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Drunken Angel
Women in Prison
Honoo no hada
Ballad of a Workman
Good Morning
The Idiot
Pieces of Autumn
Cruel Story of Youth
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Love Letter
Tsuki no shussen
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Tomorrow's Happiness
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
As the River Flows
Equinox Flower
Gunrō no machi
A Case of Honor
Taira Clan Saga
Okoge
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Samurai Banners
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
The Garden of Women
Brother and Sister
Bride in the Kitchen
Whirlwind
Daredevil in the Castle
The Woman in the Rumor
Till We Meet Again
Nowhere Man
Tokyo Fair Weather