Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Heroic Age ★ 7.6 Heroic Age 2007 As the River Flows ★ 9.0 As the River Flows 2000 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time ★ 7.5 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 1997 Tokyo Fair Weather ★ 7.2 Tokyo Fair Weather 1997 119 ★ 6.3 119 1994 Sky Cannot Be This Blue ★ 9.0 Sky Cannot Be This Blue 1993 Okoge ★ 6.0 Okoge 1992 Nowhere Man ★ 6.2 Nowhere Man 1991 Godzilla vs. Biollante ★ 7.4 Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989 Four Days of Snow and Blood ★ 7.4 Four Days of Snow and Blood 1989 Goryokaku Goryokaku 1988 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 千姫有情 母ありき 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 千姫有情 母ありき 1988 Miyako no kaze Miyako no kaze 1986 Inochi Inochi 1986 The Roads Men Travel ★ 8.2 The Roads Men Travel 1976 Katsu Kaishu Katsu Kaishu 1974 Pieces of Autumn Pieces of Autumn 1973 Through Days and Months ★ 8.0 Through Days and Months 1969 Samurai Banners ★ 7.4 Samurai Banners 1969 Tabiji Tabiji 1967 Whirlwind ★ 6.6 Whirlwind 1964 To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 1964 Umineko ga tonde Umineko ga tonde 1962 Ballad of a Workman ★ 6.1 Ballad of a Workman 1962 Mother Country ★ 6.8 Mother Country 1962 Haitoku no mesu ★ 7.0 Haitoku no mesu 1961 Moonlight in the Rain ★ 9.0 Moonlight in the Rain 1961 Zero Focus ★ 6.3 Zero Focus 1961 Hijō no otoko Hijō no otoko 1961 Daredevil in the Castle ★ 7.3 Daredevil in the Castle 1961 Cruel Story of Youth ★ 6.6 Cruel Story of Youth 1960 Spring Dreams ★ 6.0 Spring Dreams 1960 Thus Another Day ★ 5.7 Thus Another Day 1959 Good Morning ★ 7.7 Good Morning 1959 The Snow Flurry ★ 6.9 The Snow Flurry 1959 The Eternal Rainbow ★ 7.3 The Eternal Rainbow 1958 Equinox Flower ★ 7.4 Equinox Flower 1958 Beyond the Seasonal Wind ★ 9.0 Beyond the Seasonal Wind 1958 Woman Unveiled ★ 8.0 Woman Unveiled 1958 Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II ★ 5.4 Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II 1958 Elegy of the North ★ 6.1 Elegy of the North 1957 Yagyu Secret Scrolls ★ 6.5 Yagyu Secret Scrolls 1957 Yellow Crow ★ 6.7 Yellow Crow 1957 A Case of Honor A Case of Honor 1957 The Rose on His Arm ★ 5.8 The Rose on His Arm 1956 Women in Prison ★ 4.0 Women in Prison 1956 Farewell to Dream ★ 7.1 Farewell to Dream 1956 Mune yori mune ni ★ 10.0 Mune yori mune ni 1955 Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree ★ 8.0 Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree 1955 Taira Clan Saga ★ 6.8 Taira Clan Saga 1955 Bride in the Kitchen Bride in the Kitchen 1955 If Indeed One Loves ★ 10.0 If Indeed One Loves 1955 Beautiful Days ★ 6.8 Beautiful Days 1955 Tomorrow's Happiness Tomorrow's Happiness 1955 Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky ★ 6.6 Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky 1954 A Billionaire ★ 6.8 A Billionaire 1954 Aku no tanoshisa Aku no tanoshisa 1954 The Woman in the Rumor ★ 7.3 The Woman in the Rumor 1954 The Garden of Women ★ 6.6 The Garden of Women 1954 Autumn Interlude Autumn Interlude 1954 Love Letter ★ 6.9 Love Letter 1953 An Inlet of Muddy Water ★ 6.3 An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953 Brother and Sister ★ 6.3 Brother and Sister 1953 Reunion ★ 6.0 Reunion 1953 This Way, That Way ★ 8.5 This Way, That Way 1952 The Paths of Two Maidens The Paths of Two Maidens 1952 I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki 1952 群狼の街 群狼の街 1952 Honoo no hada Honoo no hada 1951 The Bitch ★ 8.0 The Bitch 1951 The Idiot ★ 7.0 The Idiot 1951 Golden Beast Golden Beast 1950 Portrait of Madame Yuki ★ 6.7 Portrait of Madame Yuki 1950 Guntō nanban-sen ★ 8.0 Guntō nanban-sen 1950 The Angry Street ★ 6.7 The Angry Street 1950 Till We Meet Again ★ 6.7 Till We Meet Again 1950 月の出船 月の出船 1950 Rinchi Rinchi 1949 Akireta musumetachi Akireta musumetachi 1949 Jakoman and Tetsu ★ 10.0 Jakoman and Tetsu 1949