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, Shinjuku, 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

  • Godzilla vs. Biollante

    Godzilla vs. Biollante

  • Inochi

    Inochi

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • Katsu Kaishu

    Katsu Kaishu

  • The Woman in the Rumor

    The Woman in the Rumor

  • Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga

  • Samurai Banners

    Samurai Banners

  • Zero Focus

    Zero Focus

  • The Eternal Rainbow

    The Eternal Rainbow

  • Cruel Story of Youth

    Cruel Story of Youth

  • The Snow Flurry

    The Snow Flurry

  • Tabiji

    Tabiji

  • The Garden of Women

    The Garden of Women

  • An Inlet of Muddy Water

    An Inlet of Muddy Water

  • Honoo no hada

    Honoo no hada

  • Farewell to Dream

    Farewell to Dream

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • Portrait of Madame Yuki

    Portrait of Madame Yuki

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • Okoge

    Okoge

  • Spring Dreams

    Spring Dreams

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

  • Mune yori mune ni

    Mune yori mune ni

  • Mother Country

    Mother Country

  • Thus Another Day

    Thus Another Day

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Yellow Crow

    Yellow Crow

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • Brother and Sister

    Brother and Sister

  • The Rose on His Arm

    The Rose on His Arm

  • The Angry Street

    The Angry Street

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • A Billionaire

    A Billionaire

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

  • Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

  • The Paths of Two Maidens

    The Paths of Two Maidens

  • Rinchi

    Rinchi

  • Nowhere Man

    Nowhere Man

  • Daredevil in the Castle

    Daredevil in the Castle

  • Haitoku no mesu

    Haitoku no mesu

  • Moonlight in the Rain

    Moonlight in the Rain

  • A Case of Honor

    A Case of Honor

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood

    Four Days of Snow and Blood

  • Tokyo Fair Weather

    Tokyo Fair Weather

  • Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

  • Miyako no kaze

    Miyako no kaze

  • Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

    Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

  • I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

    I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

  • Guntō nanban-sen

    Guntō nanban-sen

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

  • Whirlwind

    Whirlwind

  • As the River Flows

    As the River Flows

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • Oogonju

    Oogonju

  • Jakoman and Tetsu

    Jakoman and Tetsu

  • Umineko ga tonde

    Umineko ga tonde

  • Hijō no otoko

    Hijō no otoko

  • Beyond the Seasonal Wind

    Beyond the Seasonal Wind

  • This Way, That Way

    This Way, That Way

  • 119

    119

  • Delinquent Girl

    Delinquent Girl

  • Good Morning

    Good Morning

  • The Bitch

    The Bitch

  • Elegy of the North

    Elegy of the North

  • Goryokaku

    Goryokaku

  • Reunion

    Reunion

  • The Roads Men Travel

    The Roads Men Travel

  • Spring Awakens

    Spring Awakens

  • Sky Cannot Be This Blue

    Sky Cannot Be This Blue

  • Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

  • Equinox Flower

    Equinox Flower

  • Pieces of Autumn

    Pieces of Autumn

  • Akireta musumetachi

    Akireta musumetachi

  • 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