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.
Filmography
all 76
Movies 68
TV Shows 8
Heroic Age (2007)
As the River Flows (2000)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1997)
Sky Cannot Be This Blue (1993)
Okoge (1992)
Nowhere Man (1991)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
Inochi (1986)
The Roads Men Travel (1976)
Katsu Kaishu (1974)
Tabiji (1967)
Our Wonderful Years (1966)
Whirlwind (1964)
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 (1964)
Haitoku no mesu (1961)
Zero Focus (1961)
Spring Dreams (1960)
Thus Another Day (1959)
Good Morning (1959)
The Snow Flurry (1959)
Equinox Flower (1958)
Elegy of the North (1957)
Yellow Crow (1957)
The Rose on His Arm (1956)
Women in Prison (1956)
Farewell to Dream (1956)
Mune yori mune ni (1955)
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
Ai Sureba Koso (1955)
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
A Billionaire (1954)
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
The Garden of Women (1954)
Love Letter (1953)
The Bitch (1951)
Oogonju (1950)
Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)
Till We Meet Again (1950)
Rinchi (1949)
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)
Drunken Angel (1948)
Spring Awakens (1947)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-01-21
Deathday
2024-06-09 (93 years old)
Birth Name
久我 美子
Birth Place
Ushigome, Japan
Height
153-centimeter
Relationships
Akihiko Hirata (1961 - 1984)
Father
Michiaki Koga
Citizenships
Empire of Japan, Japan
Also Known As
Kuga Yoshiko, Ёсико Куга, یوشیکو کوگا
Awards
Kinuyo Tanaka Award, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best ing Actress
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