(born December 13, 1958) is a

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actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. Born in Kamo, Niigata, she played her first lead at age 20 in the television drama ''Kōrogi-bashi.'' Kanako's film credits include ''

Hokusai Manga The is a collection of sketches of various subjects by the Japanese artist Hokusai. Subjects of the sketches include landscapes, flora and fauna, everyday life and the supernatural. The word ''manga'' in the title does not refer to the contemp ...

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'' (1989), ''

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Memories of Tomorrow is a 2006 Japanese drama film starring Ken Watanabe, Higuchi Kanako and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The film is based on a novel of the same title published by Hiroshi Ogiwara in 2004. Plot The film begins by showing the inevitable outcom ...

'', and ''Ashura no Jō Blood Gets In Your Eyes''. Among her television roles are Lady Yodo in the 1987

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Taiga drama ''Dokuganryū Masamune'' and Hanayasha in the 1991 Taiga drama ''Taiheiki.'' She has represented the cosmetics firms KOSÉ and Kao. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 15th

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for '' Rōningai''. She married

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in 1993 and has a dog named Bouillon.

Filmography

Films

*'' Edo Porn'' (1981) *'' Manji'' (1983) *'' Tora-san, the Go-Between'' (1985) *''Bedtime Eyes'' (1987) *''

'' (1989) *''Rōningai'' (1990) *'' Shara'' (2003) *''

'' (2004) *''Sharasoyju'' (2005) *'' Ashurajou no Hitomi'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *''The Invitation from Cinema Orion'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *'' The Pearls of the Stone Man'' (2015)

Television

*'' Dokuganryū Masamune'' (1987) -

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* ''

Taiheiki The (Chronicle of Great Peace) is a Japanese historical epic (see '' gunki monogatari'') written in the late 14th century and covers the period from 1319 to 1367. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Taiheiki''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 923� ...

'' (1991) - Hanayasha *'' Atsuhime'' (2008) - Oyuki

Japanese dub

*'' Doctor Strange'' (2017) - Ancient One (

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) *'' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019) - Ancient One (Tilda Swinton)

Sources

* Higuchi Kanako (Japanese language Wikipedia article)

Honours

*Kinuyo Tanaka Award (1991)

References

External links

Humanite (agency)
(in Japanese) *
at Nippon Cinema
{{DEFAULTSORT:Higuchi, Kanako Japanese actresses 1958 births Living people Actors from Niigata Prefecture