1931-01-21 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.
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Kawa no Nagare no You ni | Yuki Shiokawa | 2000-04-29 |
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東京日和 | 1997-10-18 | |
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時をかける少女 | Michie Yoshiyama | 1997-11-08 |
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119 | 1994-11-05 | |
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空がこんなに青いわけがない | Fumi Kobayshi | 1993-02-20 |
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おこげ | Women's clothing store manager | 1992-05-26 |
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無能の人 | Lady who walks | 1991-11-02 |
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ゴジラvsビオランテ | Prime Minister's Wife | 1989-12-16 |
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226 | Suzuko Watanabe | 1989-06-17 |
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五稜郭 | 1988-12-30 | |
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風林火山 | 1969-03-01 | |
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士魂魔道 大龍巻 | Kikusato | 1964-07-26 |
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続 拝啓天皇陛下様 | Yaeno Kurumiya | 1964-01-01 |
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山河あり | 1962-04-29 | |
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海猫が飛んで | 1962-12-05 | |
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二人で歩いた幾春秋 | Chiyo | 1962-08-12 |
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大阪城物語 | Kobue | 1961-01-03 |
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女家族 | 1961-05-16 | |
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非情の男 | 1961-02-13 | |
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ゼロの焦点 | Teiko Uhara | 1961-03-19 |
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背徳のメス | Nobuko Sato | 1961-08-06 |
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春の夢 | Kazuko Yasugi | 1960-01-03 |
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青春残酷物語 | Yuki | 1960-06-03 |
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今日もまたかくてありなん | Yasuko Satô | 1959-09-27 |
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風花 | Sakura | 1959-01-03 |
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お早よう | Setsuko Arita | 1959-05-12 |
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季節風の彼方に | 1958-06-10 | |
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柳生武芸帳 双龍秘剣 | Yuhime | 1958-01-03 |
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彼岸花 | Fumiko Mikami | 1958-09-07 |
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女であること | 1958-01-15 | |
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この天の虹 | Chie | 1958-10-28 |
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黄色いからす | Yasuko Ashihara | 1957-02-27 |
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正義派 | 1957-02-20 | |
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挽歌 | Reiko Hyodo | 1957-09-01 |
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柳生武芸帳 | Yuhime | 1957-04-14 |
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夕やけ雲 | Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko | 1956-04-17 |
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太陽とバラ | Keiko Hase | 1956-11-14 |
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女囚と共に | Senko Minami, prisoner | 1956-09-11 |
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愛すればこそ | Yumiko (segment 3) | 1955-07-05 |
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あすなろ物語 | Reiko | 1955-10-05 |
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美わしき歳月 | 1955-05-25 | |
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胸より胸に | Harue Kawazoe | 1955-12-06 |
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新・平家物語 | Tokiko | 1955-09-21 |
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悪の愉しさ | Yasuyo Uematsu | 1954-10-05 |
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この広い空のどこかに | Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife | 1954-11-23 |
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噂の女 | Yukiko Mabuchi | 1954-06-20 |
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女の園 | Akiko Hayashino | 1954-03-16 |
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億万長者 | Sute Kagami | 1954-11-22 |
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恋文 | Michiko Kubota | 1953-12-13 |
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にごりえ | 1953-11-23 | |
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あにいもうと | San | 1953-08-19 |
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再会 | 1953-07-07 | |
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二つの處女線 | 1952-08-07 | |
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あの手この手 | 1952-12-23 | |
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長崎の歌は忘れじ | 1952-03-27 | |
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白痴 | Ayako | 1951-05-23 |
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牝犬 | Yukiko | 1951-08-10 |
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炎の肌 | 1951-10-19 | |
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また逢う日まで | Keiko Ono | 1950-03-21 |
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群盗南蛮船 | 1950-06-13 | |
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雪夫人絵図 | Hamako Abe | 1950-10-21 |
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怒りの街 | 1950-05-14 | |
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黄金獣 | Kozue Takenaka | 1950-11-04 |
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不良少女 | 1949-03-22 | |
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私刑 | Kuwako | 1949-12-20 |
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あきれた娘たち | 1949-10-11 | |
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ジャコ萬と鉄 | Girl at church | 1949-07-11 |
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酔いどれ天使 | Schoolgirl | 1948-04-27 |
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春の目ざめ | Kumiko Hirobe | 1947-11-02 |
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四つの恋の物語 | 1947-04-01 |
