Biography
Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子, Kuga Yoshiko, born 21 January 1931) is 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.
Filmography
all 72
Movies 66
TV Shows 6
Heroic Age (2007)
As the River Flows (2000)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1997)
Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
119 (1994)
Sky Cannot Be This Blue (1993)
Okoge (1992)
Nowhere Man (1991)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
Goryokaku (1988)
Miyako no kaze (1986)
Inochi (1986)
Against The Grain (1976)
Katsu Kaishu (1974)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Tabiji (1967)
Our Wonderful Years (1966)
Whirlwind (1964)
Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama (1964)
Umineko ga tonde (1962)
Ballad of a Workman (1962)
Mother Country (1962)
Haitoku no mesu (1961)
Zero Focus (1961)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Spring Dreams (1960)
Thus Another Day (1959)
Good Morning (1959)
The Snow Flurry (1959)
The Eternal Rainbow (1958)
Equinox Flower (1958)
Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)
Woman Unveiled (1958)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)
Elegy of the North (1957)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
Yellow Crow (1957)
A Case of Honor (1957)
The Rose on His Arm (1956)
Women in Prison (1956)
Farewell to Dream (1956)
Mune yori mune ni (1955)
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
Ai Sureba Koso (1955)
Beautiful Days (1955)
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
A Billionaire (1954)
Woman of Rumor (1954)
The Garden of Women (1954)
Love Letter (1953)
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Brother and Sister (1953)
Reunion (1953)
This Way, That Way (1952)
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki (1952)
Honoo no hada (1951)
The Bitch (1951)
The Idiot (1951)
Golden Beast (1950)
Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
The Angry Street (1950)
Till We Meet Again (1950)
Rinchi (1949)
Akireta musumetachi (1949)
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)
Delinquent Girl (1949)
Drunken Angel (1948)
Spring Awakens (1947)
Four Love Stories (1947)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1931-01-21 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceUshigome, Japan
Height153-centimeter
RelationshipsAkihiko Hirata (1961-01-01 - 1984-01-01)
FatherMichiaki Koga
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsKuga Yoshiko, 久我美子, Ёсико Куга
AwardsKinuyo Tanaka Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress
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