Meiko Kaji

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-03-24 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Meiko Kaji

Biography

Masako Ōta, known as Meiko Kaji, is a Japanese actress and enka singer born on 24 March 1947 in Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture. After graduating from Yakumo Academy in Meguro in 1965, she made her debut at Nikkatsu Studios under her real name, playing supporting roles in the late 1960s. Her first notable role came in 1969 in *Nihon Zankyoden*. She gained visibility with the 1970-1971 series *Stray Cat Rock* (Noraneko Rokku), playing young rebels in five films. In the 1970s, she excelled in roles as outlaws, notably in the *Joshuu Sasori* (Prisonnière Scorpion) series at Toei, with four films, the first of which was released in 1972. She became a...

Acting

1973

Lady Snowblood

as Yuki Kashima

1969

Women's Police

as Michiko Fukue

2007

The Lawyer of Shimane

as Ishizuka Yoko

1976

Yakuza Graveyard

as Keiko Matsunaga

1974

1972

1999

Zeno: Unlimited Love

as Gentarou's mother (voice)

1976

1969

Mini-Skirt Lynchers

as Toshie Takami

1970

Blind Woman's Curse

as Akemi Tachibana

1965

Showdown in the Red Valley

as Daughter Kimiko

1976

1974

The Homeless

as Sakei

1968

Retaliation

as Saeko

2018

The Inugami Clan

as 宮川香琴

1966

Youth A Go Go!

as Yuko Muraki

1975

1965

1973

Yakuza of the Present

as Katsuko Niki

1968

1966

The Stormy Man

as Hisako Teramoto

1966

Blood Shed

as Osakae

1980

The Wicked

as Chise Fujishima

1967

2020

The Voice of Sin

as Mayumi Sone

1969

Gambler's Dilemma

as Komiyama Maki

1968

Lost Virgin

as Eiko Hase

1971

2021

2021

Under the Open Sky

as Shoji Atsuko

2021

Nezunoban

as Kumiko

Production

2022

Written Down

as Music

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