Mariko Kaga (Japanese: 加賀まりこ, Hepburn: Kaga Mariko, born 11 December 1943) is a Japanese actress.

Career

Scouted in Shibuya, Kaga starred in the television drama Yonjū hassai no teikō in 1962. She became known for playing femme fatale characters in films such as Pale Flower and Getsuyōbi no Yuka. She was given the Kinuyo Tanaka Award at the Mainichi Film Awards in 2014 for her career in film.

Selected filmography

Film

  • A Legend or Was It? (1963)
  • Pale Flower (1964)
  • Getsuyōbi no Yuka (1964)
  • With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
  • Silence Has No Wings (1966)
  • Yūgure made (1980)
  • Muddy River (1981)
  • Dotonbori River (1982)
  • The Gate of Youth: Part 2 (1982)
  • Haru no Kane (1985)
  • Chōchin (1987)
  • Love Letter (1995), Yasuyo Fujii
  • Hana Yori Dango Final (2008)
  • Patisserie Coin de rue (2011)
  • In His Chart (2011)
  • The Lone Ume Tree (2021)

Television

  • Yonjū hassai no teikō (1962)
  • Asunaro Hakusho (1993)
  • Toshiie and Matsu (2002), Tatsu
  • Hana Yori Dango (2005)
  • Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007)
  • (2011), Lady Ōba
  • From Five to Nine (2015)
  • Minami-kun ga Koibito!? (2024), Yuriko

References

External links

  • Mariko Kaga at IMDb

Mariko Kaga Tracks at Discogs Magazine photography, Modern japanese

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