Kanako Higuchi
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1958-12-13 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Kamo, Niigata, Japan
- Also known as
- 糸井可南子
Biography
Kanako Higuchi (樋口 可南子, Higuchi Kanako) (born December 13, 1958) is a Japanese actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles.
Born in Kamo, Niigata, she played her first lead at age 20 in the television drama Kōrogi-bashi.
Kanako's film credits include Hokusai Manga, Bedtime Eyes, Zatoichi (1989), Casshern, Memories of Tomorrow, and Ashura no Jō Blood Gets In Your Eyes. Among her television roles are Lady Yodo in the 1987 NHK Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune and Hanayasha in the 1991 Taiga drama Taiheiki. She has represented the cosmetics firms KOSÉ and Kao.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Romansu
1984
as 小島はる
Ohisama
2011
as Tokuko Maruyama
Atsuhime
2008
Masamune Shogun
1987
as Kanako Higuchi
The Private Detective Mike
2002
Detective Lovesick
2010
as Tamae Aoki
Amakarashan
1997
as 神沢（榊）ふみ
Toge no Gunzo
1982
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
2020
as Shimasu Yako
A Little Princess
2009
as Mimura Chieko
Sketchbook of Early Spring
1983
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Saigo no Kazoku
2001
Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
1983
雪の華－建礼門院徳子の生涯
1982
Movies (27)
Modori River
1983
as Kotoe
Edo Porn
1981
as Onao
Casshern
2004
as Midori Azuma
Bedtime Eyes
1987
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004
The Night of Martial Law
1980
Manji
1983
as Mitsuko Shido
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
as Boss Han Bosatsu
Heat Wave
1991
as Rin Jyoshima
Achilles and the Tortoise
2008
as Sachiko
Ashura
2005
as Bizan
Karaoke Terror
2003
as Midori Suzuki
The Oil-Hell Murder
1992
as Okichi
Shara
2003
as Shouko
Letter from the Mountain
2002
as Michiko Ueda
The Wangan Highway
1984
as Fumiko Sugimoto
Memories of Tomorrow
2006
as Emiko Saeki
Door To Door
2009
as Kurasawa Mitsue
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
as Wakana Egami
Time Never Stops
2014
as Asako Saigo
Ronin-gai
1990
as Oshin
The Pearls of the Stone Man
2015
as Ryoko Kobayashi
Shimanto River
1991
The Invitation from Cinema Orion
2007
as Yoshie Miyoshi
Deaths in Tokimeki
1984
as Hiromi Kozue
Hana
2003
Love is Always Almond Pink
1988
About Kanako Higuchi
Kanako Higuchi (樋口 可南子, Higuchi Kanako) (born December 13, 1958) is a Japanese actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. Born in Kamo, Niigata, she played her first lead at age 20 in the television drama Kōrogi-bashi. Kanako's film credits include Hokusai Manga, Bedtime Eyes, Zatoichi (1989), Casshern, Memories of Tomorrow, and Ashura no Jō Blood Gets In Your Eyes. Among her television roles are Lady Yodo in the 1987 NHK Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune and Hanayasha in the 1991 Taiga… With 42 credits spanning from 1980 to 2020, Kanako Higuchi has appeared in 27 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kanako Higuchi Movies
- Modori River (1983) — as Kotoe
- Edo Porn (1981) — as Onao
- Casshern (2004) — as Midori Azuma
- Bedtime Eyes (1987)
- Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
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