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.
Filmography
As the River Flows
as Yuki Shiokawa
As the River Flows
as Yuki Shiokawa
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Michie Yoshiyama
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
as Michie Yoshiyama
119
119
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
as Fumi Kobayshi
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
as Fumi Kobayshi
Godzilla vs. Biollante
as Prime Minister's Wife
Godzilla vs. Biollante
as Prime Minister's Wife
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Suzuko Watanabe
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Suzuko Watanabe
Goryokaku
Goryokaku
Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners
Whirlwind
as Kikusato
Whirlwind
as Kikusato
Hijō no otoko
Hijō no otoko
Daredevil in the Castle
as Kobue
Daredevil in the Castle
as Kobue
Cruel Story of Youth
as Yuki
Cruel Story of Youth
as Yuki
Spring Dreams
as Kazuko Yasugi
Spring Dreams
as Kazuko Yasugi
Thus Another Day
as Yasuko Satô
Thus Another Day
as Yasuko Satô
Good Morning
as Setsuko Arita
Good Morning
as Setsuko Arita
The Snow Flurry
as Sakura
The Snow Flurry
as Sakura
The Eternal Rainbow
as Chie
The Eternal Rainbow
as Chie
Equinox Flower
as Fumiko Mikami
Equinox Flower
as Fumiko Mikami
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Woman Unveiled
Woman Unveiled
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Yuhime
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Yuhime
Elegy of the North
as Reiko Hyodo
Elegy of the North
as Reiko Hyodo
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Yuhime
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Yuhime
Yellow Crow
as Yasuko Ashihara
Yellow Crow
as Yasuko Ashihara
A Case of Honor
A Case of Honor
The Rose on His Arm
as Keiko Hase
The Rose on His Arm
as Keiko Hase
Women in Prison
as Senko Minami, prisoner
Women in Prison
as Senko Minami, prisoner
Farewell to Dream
as Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
Farewell to Dream
as Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
Mune yori mune ni
as Harue Kawazoe
Mune yori mune ni
as Harue Kawazoe
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
as Reiko
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
as Reiko
Taira Clan Saga
as Tokiko
Taira Clan Saga
as Tokiko
Bride in the Kitchen
Bride in the Kitchen
If Indeed One Loves
as Yumiko (segment 3)
If Indeed One Loves
as Yumiko (segment 3)
Beautiful Days
as Sakurako
Beautiful Days
as Sakurako
Tomorrow's Happiness
as Tomiko
Tomorrow's Happiness
as Tomiko
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
as Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
as Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
The Pleasures of Vice
as Yasuyo Uematsu
The Pleasures of Vice
as Yasuyo Uematsu
The Woman in the Rumor
as Yukiko Mabuchi
The Woman in the Rumor
as Yukiko Mabuchi
The Garden of Women
as Akiko Hayashino
The Garden of Women
as Akiko Hayashino
Autumn Interlude
as Setsuko Fushimi
Autumn Interlude
as Setsuko Fushimi
Love Letter
as Michiko Kubota
Love Letter
as Michiko Kubota
An Inlet of Muddy Water
An Inlet of Muddy Water
To the Ends of the Earth
To the Ends of the Earth
Brother and Sister
as San
Brother and Sister
as San
The Paths of Two Maidens
The Paths of Two Maidens
Byakuran kōran
Byakuran kōran
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
Gunrō no machi
as 宇和島見奈子
Gunrō no machi
as 宇和島見奈子
Honoo no hada
Honoo no hada
The Bitch
as Yukiko
The Bitch
as Yukiko
Enoshima Elegy
Enoshima Elegy
The Idiot
as Ayako
The Idiot
as Ayako
Golden Beast
as Kozue Takenaka
Golden Beast
as Kozue Takenaka
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as Hamako Abe
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as Hamako Abe
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
Guntō nanban-sen
Guntō nanban-sen
The Angry Street
The Angry Street
Till We Meet Again
as Keiko Ono
Till We Meet Again
as Keiko Ono
Tsuki no shussen
as 荻原静江
Tsuki no shussen
as 荻原静江
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Jakoman and Tetsu
as Girl at church
Jakoman and Tetsu
as Girl at church
Delinquent Girl
Delinquent Girl
Drunken Angel
as Schoolgirl
Drunken Angel
as Schoolgirl
Spring Awakens
as Kumiko Hirobe
Spring Awakens
as Kumiko Hirobe
Four Love Stories
Four Love Stories