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Yoshiko Kuga‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1931-01-21

Popularity

star11.5

Yoshiko Kuga

Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiko Kuga

Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1931-01-21

Popularity

star11.5

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.

Movie Credits

Oogonju

Oogonju‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

The Idiot

The Idiot‌
star6.9
calendar 1951

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel‌
star7.6
calendar 1948

Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower‌
star7.5
calendar 1958

Good Morning

Good Morning‌
star7.7
calendar 1959

Taira Clan Saga

Taira Clan Saga‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

The Woman in the Rumor

The Woman in the Rumor‌
star7.4
calendar 1954

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

Goryokaku

Goryokaku‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Godzilla vs. Biollante‌
star7.4
calendar 1989

Cruel Story of Youth

Cruel Story of Youth‌
star6.7
calendar 1960

Umineko ga tonde

Umineko ga tonde‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

Zero Focus

Zero Focus‌
star6.6
calendar 1961

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister‌
star6.6
calendar 1953

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky‌
star6.0
calendar 1954

The Snow Flurry

The Snow Flurry‌
star6.6
calendar 1959

Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days‌
star6.7
calendar 1955

Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream‌
star6.9
calendar 1956

A Billionaire

A Billionaire‌
star5.7
calendar 1954

The Eternal Rainbow

The Eternal Rainbow‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

The Garden of Women

The Garden of Women‌
star6.6
calendar 1954

Thus Another Day

Thus Another Day‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Spring Dreams

Spring Dreams‌
star5.8
calendar 1960

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle‌
star7.4
calendar 1961

Spring Awakens

Spring Awakens‌
star6.8
calendar 1947

Elegy of the North

Elegy of the North‌
star5.4
calendar 1957

Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners‌
star7.5
calendar 1969

Four Love Stories

Four Love Stories‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

Love Letter

Love Letter‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water‌
star6.1
calendar 1953

Yellow Crow

Yellow Crow‌
star5.8
calendar 1957

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Mune yori mune ni

Mune yori mune ni‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Tokyo Fair Weather

Tokyo Fair Weather‌
star6.8
calendar 1997

119

119‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

As the River Flows

As the River Flows‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Okoge

Okoge‌
star6.3
calendar 1992

The Paths of Two Maidens

The Paths of Two Maidens‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Guntō nanban-sen

Guntō nanban-sen‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man‌
star5.2
calendar 1991

Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again‌
star6.4
calendar 1950

The Angry Street

The Angry Street‌
star6.5
calendar 1950

Rinchi

Rinchi‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

The Rose on His Arm

The Rose on His Arm‌
star5.8
calendar 1956

Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman‌
star5.7
calendar 1962

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Whirlwind

Whirlwind‌
star6.8
calendar 1964

Akireta musumetachi

Akireta musumetachi‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood‌
star6.9
calendar 1989

Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Beyond the Seasonal Wind‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Sky Cannot Be This Blue

Sky Cannot Be This Blue‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Woman Unveiled

Woman Unveiled‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

Delinquent Girl

Delinquent Girl‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Honoo no hada

Honoo no hada‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

This Way, That Way

This Way, That Way‌
star7.0
calendar 1952

The Bitch

The Bitch‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Mother Country

Mother Country‌
star6.5
calendar 1962

Women in Prison

Women in Prison‌
star1.0
calendar 1956

A Case of Honor

A Case of Honor‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Ai Sureba Koso

Ai Sureba Koso‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Haitoku no mesu

Haitoku no mesu‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Jakoman and Tetsu

Jakoman and Tetsu‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Reunion

Reunion‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

Tv Credits

The Roads Men Travel

The Roads Men Travel‌
star8.2
calendar 1976

Miyako no kaze

Miyako no kaze‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Tabiji

Tabiji‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Katsu Kaishu

Katsu Kaishu‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Inochi

Inochi‌
star0.0
calendar 1986