Birth Day: 1931-01-21
Place of birth: Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子, Kuga Yoshiko, born 21 January 1931) is 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.
Credits
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As Yuki Shiokawa
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As Michie Yoshiyama
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As Fumi Kobayshi
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As Women's clothing store manager
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As Lady who walks
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As Suzuko Watanabe
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As Prime Minister's Wife
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As Yaeno Kurumiya
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As Kikusato
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As Chiyo
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As Teiko Uhara
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As Kobue
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As Nobuko Sato
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As Kazuko Yasugi
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As Yuki
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As Yasuko Satô
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As Setsuko Arita
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As Sakura
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As Chie
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As Yuhime
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As Fumiko Mikami
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As Reiko Hyodo
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As Yuhime
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As Yasuko Ashihara
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As Keiko Hase
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As Senko Minami, prisoner
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As Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko
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As Harue Kawazoe
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As Yumiko (segment 3)
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As Tokiko
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As Reiko
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As Akiko Hayashino
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As Sute Kagami
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As Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
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As Yukiko Mabuchi
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As San
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As Michiko Kubota
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As Yukiko
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As Ayako
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As Kozue Takenaka
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As Keiko Ono
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As Hamako Abe
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As Girl at church
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As Kuwako
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As Schoolgirl
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As Kumiko Hirobe