Yoshiko Kuga
| Yoshiko Kuga | |
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 Kuga in Drunken Angel (1948). | |
| Born |
久我 美子 (Haruko Koga) 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.
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.
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 (1948)
- The Idiot (1951)
- Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953)
- The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
- Equinox Flower (1958)
- Good Morning (1959)
- Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
- The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) as Kobue[1]
- Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1997)
References
- ↑ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yoshiko Kuga. |
- Yoshiko Kuga at the Internet Movie Database
- Yoshiko Kuga at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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