Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga | |
|---|---|
久我 美子 | |
 Kuga in 1953 | |
| Born | Haruko Koga 21 January 1931 |
| Died | 9 June 2024 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–2000 |
| Spouse | |
Yoshiko Kuga (久我 美子, Kuga Yoshiko, 21 January 1931 – 9 June 2024), was a Japanese actress.. In 1947, she made her debut as one of the lead actresses in an omnibus movie Four Love Stories (四つの恋の物語, Yottsu no Koi no Monogatari).
Kuga is known for her roles in 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), Zero Focus (1961), The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) as Kobue[1] and Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1997).
Kuga was married to actor Akihiko Hirata from 1961 until his death in 1984. She died from aspiration pneumonia on 9 June 2024, at the age of 93.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 女優久我美子さん死去 93歳 誤嚥性肺炎 第１期東宝ニューフェイス 「３時のあなた」司会も (in Japanese)
Other websites
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- Yoshiko Kuga on IMDb
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