Yoshiko Kuga

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 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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan
    Birthday
    1/21/1931
Oogonju
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7
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7.6
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7.4
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7.7
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7.1
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7.4
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6.7
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0
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6.6
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6.6
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6
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The Snow Flurry
6.6
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6.7
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6.9
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A Billionaire
5.7
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6.3
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The Garden of Women
6.6
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5.8
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5.6
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I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
0
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Daredevil in the Castle
7.4
Spring Awakens
Spring Awakens
6.8
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Elegy of the North
5.4
Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners
7.4
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Four Love Stories
5.8
Love Letter
Love Letter
6.8
An Inlet of Muddy Water
An Inlet of Muddy Water
6.1
Yellow Crow
Yellow Crow
5.8
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0
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Mune yori mune ni
0
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6.8
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119
6
As the River Flows
As the River Flows
0
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6.3
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0
Guntō nanban-sen
Guntō nanban-sen
0
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5.2
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6.3
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6.5
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Rinchi
0
The Rose on His Arm
The Rose on His Arm
5.8
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Ballad of a Workman
5.7
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5
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Akireta musumetachi
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6.9
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Beyond the Seasonal Wind
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0
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Woman Unveiled
6
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Delinquent Girl
0
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0
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This Way, That Way
7
The Bitch
The Bitch
0
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6.5
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Women in Prison
1
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A Case of Honor
0
Ai Sureba Koso
Ai Sureba Koso
0
Haitoku no mesu
Haitoku no mesu
0
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Jakoman and Tetsu
0
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To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
0
Reunion
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6
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