
Known for
Acting
Born
January 21, 1931
Birthplace
Ushigome, Japon
Died
June 9, 2024 (aged 93)
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 tele...
2007
2000
as Yuki Shiokawa
1997
as Michie Yoshiyama
1997
1994
1993
as Fumi Kobayshi
1992
as Women's clothing store manager
1991
as Lady who walks
1989
as Prime Minister's Wife
1989
as Suzuko Watanabe
1988
1988
1986
1986
1976
1974
1973
1969
as Matsuko's Mother
1969
1967
1965
as Yoshie Matsumoto
1964
as Kikusato
1964
as Yaeno Kurumiya
1962
1962
as Chiyo