is a Japanese actress.

Career

Scouted in

Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ...

, Kaga starred in the television drama ''Yonjū hassai no teikō'' in 1962. She became known for playing

femme fatale A ''femme fatale'' ( or ; ), sometimes called a maneater or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype of ...

characters in films such as ''

Pale Flower is a 1964 Japanese film noir directed by Masahiro Shinoda. The film is about Muraki ( Ryō Ikebe) a Yakuza hitman just released from prison. At an illegal gambling parlor, he finds himself drawn to a mysterious young woman named Saeko ( Mariko K ...

'' and ''Getsuyōbi no Yuka''. She was given the Kinuyo Tanaka Award at the

Mainichi Film Awards The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 1935, ...

in 2014 for her career in film.

Selected filmography

Film

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'' (1964) *''Getsuyōbi no Yuka'' (1964) *''

With Beauty and Sorrow is a 1965 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is based on the novel ''Beauty and Sadness (novel), Beauty and Sadness'' by Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize winning writer Yasunari Kawabata. Plot Ageing writer Ōki travels t ...

'' (1965) *''

Yūgure made is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Kuroki. Release ''Yūgure made'' was received a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on September 20, 1980 where it was distributed by Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distributi ...

'' (1980) *'' Muddy River'' (1981) *''

Dotonbori River , also released as ''Lovers Lost'', is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The title refers to the area of Dōtonbori. Plot A nineteen-year-old aspiring painter named Kunihiko Yasuoka meets a woman when her dog Kotaro knocks over hi ...

'' (1982) *''

Haru no Kane is a 1985 Japanese film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara. Cast *Kin'ya Kitaōji * Yūko Kotegawa *Yoshiko Mita *Akira Nakao * Shinsuke Ashida *Eiji Okada * Mariko Kaga Awards and nominations 10h Hochi Film Award * Won: Best Actor - Kin'ya Kita� ...

'' (1985) *''

Chōchin The traditional lighting equipment of Japan includes the , the , the , and the . The is a lamp consisting of paper stretched over a frame of bamboo, wood or metal. The paper protected the flame from the wind. Burning oil in a stone, metal, ...

'' (1987) *''

Hana Yori Dango Final is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Yasuharu Ishii and starring Mao Inoue and Jun Matsumoto. It is the last part of the Japanese live-action ''Boys Over Flowers'' trilogy, based on the ''shōjo'' manga by Yoko Kamio. It is marketed internation ...

'' (2008) *''

Patisserie Coin de rue is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa. It stars Yōsuke Eguchi, who is playing the role of a legendary patissier who suddenly quits making patisserie and becomes a guidebook writer. It also stars Yū Aoi as Natsume, who com ...

'' (2011) *'' In His Chart'' (2011) *''The Lone Ume Tree'' (2021)

Television

*''Yonjū hassai no teikō'' (1962) *''

Asunaro Hakusho is a Japanese manga series by Fumi Saimon that was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Spirits''. It won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1992. Cast *Hikari Ishida as Narumi Sonoda * Michitaka Tsutsui as Tamotsu Kakei *Ta ...

'' (1993) *''Toshiie and Matsu'' (2002), Tatsu *'' From Five to Nine'' (2005) *''

Hana Yori Dango , is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families). It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl fr ...

'' (2005) *''

Hana Yori Dango Returns is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2007. It is the sequel to the 2005 TV series '' Boys Over Flowers'', based on the original ''shōjo'' manga series by Yoko Kamio. It is followed by the film '' Hana yori Dango Fin ...

'' (2007) *'' Gō'' (2011), Lady Ōba

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaga, Mariko 1943 births Actresses from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese television actresses Living people Japanese film actresses