Meiko Kaji
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-03-24
- Place of birth:
- Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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 an icon with *Lady Snowblood* (1973), which greatly inspired Quentin Tarantino in *Kill Bill*. Her other notable films include *Double Suicide at Sonezaki* (1978). She also sang for her films and released several albums and singles. She has appeared in over 100 films and series since the 1960s.
Known For
Filmography
Romantics Anonymous
Yu Yu Hakusho
Modern Love Tokyo
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Nezunoban
Under the Open Sky
The Voice of Sin
My Neighbor's Masala
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
The Inugami Clan
Seven Ms. Prisoners
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku
Bad Girls of Japan
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
Wonderful Single Life
Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki
The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor
Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman
The Lawyer of Shimane
Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace
Nogaremono Orin
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Ooku Dai-isho
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
There's Someone Watching
Zeno: Unlimited Love
Kenkaku Shōbai
SMAP×SMAP
Onihei's Detective Records
Hanayome wa 16-sai!
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
Onihei Hankachō
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
The Blue Mountains '88
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8
Tree Without Leaves
森村誠一サスペンス 異常の太陽
秘められた関係
Hanayome Ishou wa Dare ga Kiru
Ponytail Won't Look Back
A Star is Born
Life of St. Blue Eyes
ミステリー「万引き夫人のとんでもない誤解」
Cold Current
There Was a War When I Was a Child
The Man of Five Rings
The Wicked
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Fushoku no kōzō
Dazzling Cops
Flickering Flames
Yakuza Graveyard
Lullaby of the Earth
Between Women and Wives
The Story of Yumeji Takehisa: In Love
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Main Line to Terror
The Homeless
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Jeans Blues: No Future
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Lady Snowblood
Yakuza of the Present
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Ronin of the Wastelands
Morning Fog
Blood for Blood
The Killer
Onna no Iji
Night Butterflies
Secret Zone of Tokyo
Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71
Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal
Step on the Gas!
Ōedo Sōsamō
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
Melody of Rebellion
Blind Woman's Curse
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
Greatest Boss of Japan
A Young Man's Stronghold
Gambling Den Desire
A Gangster's Morals
The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto
The Cleanup
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Gokudô Petenshi
Gambler's Dilemma
Chivalrous Pride
The SAKURA Code
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
Mini-Skirt Lynchers
Inu to Asachan
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority
Whirlwind Of Love
Women's Police
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
I Shall Not Forget
The Blazing Continent
Lost Virgin
若い川の流れ
Retaliation
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
The Code of Man
My Sweetheart
Aruhi watashi wa
Burning Nature
A Warm Misty Night
The Man of Victory
I'll Never Cry!
The Stormy Man
No Greater Love
Kill or Be Killed
Your Life
Goodbye Mr. Tears
Till We Meet Again
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
I Love The Sun
Blood Shed
Youth A Go Go!
Showdown in the Red Valley
Adventure With Him
In Tears
The Rule for a Vagabond
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
Gambling is My Destiny
Song of Farewell