Yoshiko Kuga
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1931-01-21
- Died
- 2024-06-09
- Place of birth
- Ushigome, Japon
- Also known as
- Kuga Yoshiko · Ёсико Куга · یوشیکو کوگا
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (76)
Good Morning
1959
as Setsuko Arita
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989
as Prime Minister's Wife
Drunken Angel
1948
as Schoolgirl
The Idiot
1951
as Ayako
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Suzuko Watanabe
Equinox Flower
1958
as Fumiko Mikami
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Yuhime
Cruel Story of Youth
1960
as Yuki
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Kobue
Spring Dreams
1960
as Kazuko Yasugi
Goryokaku
1988
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
as Hamako Abe
Brother and Sister
1953
as San
Samurai Banners
1969
119
1994
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
Nowhere Man
1991
as Lady who walks
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Yumiko (segment 3)
Okoge
1992
as Women's clothing store manager
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Yukiko Mabuchi
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Yuhime
A Billionaire
1954
as Sute Kagami
Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Tokiko
The Angry Street
1950
As the River Flows
2000
as Yuki Shiokawa
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
as Reiko
Farewell to Dream
1956
as Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
Mune yori mune ni
1955
as Harue Kawazoe
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
Whirlwind
1964
as Kikusato
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1997
as Michie Yoshiyama
Yellow Crow
1957
as Yasuko Ashihara
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
1993
as Fumi Kobayshi
Love Letter
1953
as Michiko Kubota
Delinquent Girl
1949
Spring Awakens
1947
as Kumiko Hirobe
Beautiful Days
1955
as Sakurako
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
The Eternal Rainbow
1958
as Chie
Till We Meet Again
1950
as Keiko Ono
The Rose on His Arm
1956
as Keiko Hase
Elegy of the North
1957
as Reiko Hyodo
Zero Focus
1961
as Teiko Uhara
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
as Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
The Bitch
1951
as Yukiko
This Way, That Way
1952
Jakoman and Tetsu
1949
as Girl at church
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Yaeno Kurumiya
Four Love Stories
1947
Hijō no otoko
1961
Haitoku no mesu
1961
as Nobuko Sato
Thus Another Day
1959
as Yasuko Satô
Mother Country
1962
Moonlight in the Rain
1961
Umineko ga tonde
1962
The Snow Flurry
1959
as Sakura
Reunion
1953
Woman Unveiled
1958
The Paths of Two Maidens
1952
Golden Beast
1950
as Kozue Takenaka
Akireta musumetachi
1949
The Garden of Women
1954
as Akiko Hayashino
Guntō nanban-sen
1950
Women in Prison
1956
as Senko Minami, prisoner
Rinchi
1949
as Kuwako
A Case of Honor
1957
Honoo no hada
1951
Aku no tanoshisa
1954
as Yasuyo Uematsu
Tomorrow's Happiness
1955
as Tomiko
Ballad of a Workman
1962
as Chiyo
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
1948
as Shizu
Through Days and Months
1969
as Matsuko's Mother
Autumn Interlude
1954
as Setsuko Fushimi
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
月の出船
1950
as 荻原静江
About Yoshiko Kuga
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 Mizog… With 83 credits spanning from 1947 to 2000, Yoshiko Kuga has appeared in 76 films and 7 TV shows.
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- Good Morning (1959) — as Setsuko Arita
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) — as Prime Minister's Wife
- Drunken Angel (1948) — as Schoolgirl
- The Idiot (1951) — as Ayako
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) — as Suzuko Watanabe
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