Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga
Kuga in Drunken Angel (1948).
Born	久我 美子 (Haruko Koga) (1931-01-21) January 21, 1931 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1947–2000
Spouse(s)	Akihiko Hirata (m. 1961-1984)

Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子, Kuga Yoshiko) (born January 21, 1931) is a Japanese actress.

Biography and personal life

Kuga was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her father, Michiaki Koga (久我通顕), was a marquis and a member of the House of Peers.^{[citation needed]}

In 1946, when she was in her third year in Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School, she became an actress under exclusive contract with Toho. In 1947, she made her debut as one of the lead actresses in an omnibus movie "Yottsu no Koi no Monogatari" (四つの恋の物語; "Four Love Stories").

In 1961, Kuga married Akihiko Hirata. They were known as a very harmonious couple until Hirata's death in 1984.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• 1954 - Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 1956 - Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 1994 - Kinuyo Tanaka Memorial Award at Mainichi Film Awards
• 1995 - The Golden Glory Award

Selected filmography

• Drunken Angel (酔いどれ天使 Yoidore tenshi) (1948)
• The Idiot (白痴 Hakuchi) (1951)
• Older Brother, Younger Sister (あにいもうと Ani Imōto) (1953)
• The Woman in the Rumor (噂の女 Uwasa no onna) (1954)
• Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1997)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yoshiko Kuga.

• Yoshiko Kuga at the Internet Movie Database
• Yoshiko Kuga at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)