Yoshiko Kuga

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-01-21

Day of death

2024-06-09 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiko Kuga

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.

Known For

  • Tabiji

    Tabiji

  • Good Morning

    Good Morning

  • Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

  • Katsu Kaishu

    Katsu Kaishu

  • Guntō nanban-sen

    Guntō nanban-sen

  • Miyako no kaze

    Miyako no kaze

  • Equinox Flower

    Equinox Flower

  • Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

  • Cruel Story of Youth

    Cruel Story of Youth

  • Thus Another Day

    Thus Another Day

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • Honoo no hada

    Honoo no hada

  • Yellow Crow

    Yellow Crow

  • A Case of Honor

    A Case of Honor

  • Hijō no otoko

    Hijō no otoko

  • The Paths of Two Maidens

    The Paths of Two Maidens

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

  • Brother and Sister

    Brother and Sister

  • Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga

  • Rinchi

    Rinchi

  • The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

  • Whirlwind

    Whirlwind

  • The Woman in the Rumor

    The Woman in the Rumor

  • Haitoku no mesu

    Haitoku no mesu

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Reunion

    Reunion

  • Portrait of Madame Yuki

    Portrait of Madame Yuki

  • Mune yori mune ni

    Mune yori mune ni

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • Mother Country

    Mother Country

  • Zero Focus

    Zero Focus

  • Nowhere Man

    Nowhere Man

  • Goryokaku

    Goryokaku

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

  • This Way, That Way

    This Way, That Way

  • The Eternal Rainbow

    The Eternal Rainbow

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

  • Okoge

    Okoge

  • An Inlet of Muddy Water

    An Inlet of Muddy Water

  • Umineko ga tonde

    Umineko ga tonde

  • Delinquent Girl

    Delinquent Girl

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • Farewell to Dream

    Farewell to Dream

  • Oogonju

    Oogonju

  • Beyond the Seasonal Wind

    Beyond the Seasonal Wind

  • Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

  • Tokyo Fair Weather

    Tokyo Fair Weather

  • Elegy of the North

    Elegy of the North

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • Moonlight in the Rain

    Moonlight in the Rain

  • I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

    I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

    Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

  • A Billionaire

    A Billionaire

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • Spring Awakens

    Spring Awakens

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood

    Four Days of Snow and Blood

  • Samurai Banners

    Samurai Banners

  • The Bitch

    The Bitch

  • Godzilla vs. Biollante

    Godzilla vs. Biollante

  • Daredevil in the Castle

    Daredevil in the Castle

  • 119

    119

  • The Roads Men Travel

    The Roads Men Travel

  • Sky Cannot Be This Blue

    Sky Cannot Be This Blue

  • Inochi

    Inochi

  • As the River Flows

    As the River Flows

  • Pieces of Autumn

    Pieces of Autumn

  • 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　千姫有情　母ありき

    長七郎江戸日記スペシャル　千姫有情　母ありき

  • Aku no tanoshisa

    Aku no tanoshisa

  • Akireta musumetachi

    Akireta musumetachi