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Yoshiko Kuga

Born: 1931-01-21 in Ushigome, Japon

Died: 2024-06-09

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2007

2000

1994

1993

1992

  • Okoge as Women's clothing store manager

1991

1989

1986

1976

1974

1969

1967

  • Tabiji as 室伏はる子（伊東はる子）

1964

1960

1959

1957

1956

1955

1954

1951

1950

1949

1947