Yoshiko Kuga

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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 television and on stage. 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.

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Delinquent Girl Trailer (1949)

22 March 1949

A melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular bad girl and the optimistic scholar returning from the big city.

The Eternal Rainbow Trailer (1958)

28 October 1958

Two men at an ironworks encounter roadblocks: the first does not have the grades to get a job, while the other finds himself falling for a co-worker.

Akireta musumetachi Trailer (1949)

11 October 1949

Japanese comedy film.

Moonlight in the Rain Trailer (1961)

16 May 1961

A home drama about a mother and her three daughters, based on the novel by Fumiko Hayashi.

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II Trailer (1958)

03 January 1958

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan.

Godzilla vs. Biollante Trailer (1989)

16 December 1989

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria).

Daredevil in the Castle Trailer (1961)

03 January 1961

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle.

Rinchi Trailer (1949)

20 December 1949

Japanese noir.

An Inlet of Muddy Water Trailer (1953)

23 November 1953

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself in.

Brother and Sister Trailer (1953)

19 August 1953

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family.

Good Morning Trailer (1959)

12 May 1959

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set.

Portrait of Madame Yuki Trailer (1950)

21 October 1950

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.

Four Love Stories Trailer (1947)

01 April 1947

Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

Zero Focus Trailer (1961)

19 March 1961

One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns.

Goryokaku Trailer (1988)

30 December 1988

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country.

Mother Country Trailer (1962)

29 April 1962

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married soon.

Reunion Trailer (1953)

07 July 1953

If two clouds go away, the eyes of a maiden who gets wet in tears, Tsukaman Aise who earnestly wished, and the two who cried under the harsh trials of ten years when they fell in love and fell in love, climbed the hill of memories again.

Samurai Banners Trailer (1969)

01 March 1969

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain.

Yagyu Secret Scrolls Trailer (1957)

14 April 1957

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan.

Sky Cannot Be This Blue Trailer (1993)

20 February 1993

Kantarou Kobayashi is an ordinary businessman who has multiple troubles on hand. He's been having an affair with a woman working in the same company, but she does lots of eccentric things.

The Idiot Trailer (1951)

23 May 1951

A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgraced Taeko Nasu, the proud Ayako, and his possessive friend Akama.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Trailer (1997)

08 November 1997

A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.

Whirlwind Trailer (1964)

03 January 1964

Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army.

Nowhere Man Trailer (1991)

02 November 1991

Sukezo, a former manga comic artist, takes up the art rock business by setting up a shop in a shed by the river.

Spring Dreams Trailer (1960)

03 January 1960

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous friends.

Umineko ga tonde Trailer (1962)

05 December 1962

The Bitch Trailer (1951)

10 August 1951

The fall of an accountant enthralled by the sexual charms of a cabaret dancer.

A Billionaire Trailer (1954)

22 November 1954

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

Equinox Flower Trailer (1958)

07 September 1958

Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage.

If Indeed One Loves Trailer (1955)

05 July 1955

The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir.

Okoge Trailer (1992)

26 May 1992

A straight young woman living in Tokyo becomes involved in the lives of a gay man and his married lover.

Drunken Angel Trailer (1948)

27 April 1948

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.

Taira Clan Saga Trailer (1955)

21 September 1955

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

Based on Muneta Hiroshi's military novel. The main character, Yamaguchi Zensuke, is a military dog soldier.

Farewell to Dream Trailer (1956)

17 April 1956

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor.

Four Days of Snow and Blood Trailer (1989)

17 June 1989

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military.

The Woman in the Rumor Trailer (1954)

20 June 1954

After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.

Beyond the Seasonal Wind Trailer (1958)

10 June 1958

Japanese drama film.

This Way, That Way Trailer (1952)

23 December 1952

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly to stay with them.

Cruel Story of Youth Trailer (1960)

03 June 1960

A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitchhiking to rob middle-class men.

Tokyo Fair Weather Trailer (1997)

18 October 1997

This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki.

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky Trailer (1954)

23 November 1954

A Tokyo family running a liquor store overcome impotence and dysfunction as they induce an understanding through each other of how to deal with their individual problems.

Elegy of the North Trailer (1957)

01 September 1957

​Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes dangerously obsessed with his unfaithful wife, Akiko.

The Snow Flurry Trailer (1959)

03 January 1959

After surviving the double suicide pact she made with her lover, a woman gives birth to their child.

119 Trailer (1994)

05 November 1994

In Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for nearly twenty years.

Golden Beast Trailer (1950)

04 November 1950

On a Sunday morning, young dentist Toshio Ezaki wakes up with a hangover, on a bench in his office. He finds a poisoned woman in a green-striped Western-style outfit lying in his exam room.

Thus Another Day Trailer (1959)

27 September 1959

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out their house during the summer to pay off their mortgage, and there she meets a lonely old man.

Love Letter Trailer (1953)

13 December 1953

Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.

Till We Meet Again Trailer (1950)

21 March 1950

Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of war separates them.

As the River Flows Trailer (2000)

29 April 2000

2000 live-action Japanese film.

The Rose on His Arm Trailer (1956)

14 November 1956

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

Beautiful Days Trailer (1955)

25 May 1955

A romantic drama depicting the lives of two generations of a family who run a Tokyo florist shop.

The Angry Street Trailer (1950)

14 May 1950

University students Sudo and Mori make money by picking up rich girls in dance clubs and conning them into giving them cash.

Guntō nanban-sen Trailer (1950)

13 June 1950

1950 Japanese movie

Honoo no hada Trailer (1951)

19 October 1951

The Garden of Women Trailer (1954)

16 March 1954

A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

Aku no tanoshisa Trailer (1954)

05 October 1954

Film directed by Yasuki Chiba.

Spring Awakens Trailer (1947)

02 November 1947

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

Mune yori mune ni Trailer (1955)

06 December 1955

Japanese drama

Haitoku no mesu Trailer (1961)

06 August 1961