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Meiko Kaji

Name in Native Language: "梶芽衣子" (Japanese/JA)
Actress / Musician | * 03/24/1947 (77) | Chiyoda, Tokyo (Japan)
Meiko Kaji (梶 芽衣子, Kaji Meiko, born March 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and singer. Since the 1960s, she has appeared in over 100 film and television roles, most prominently in the 1970s with her most famous roles as outlaw characters, best known for her performances in the film series Stray Cat Rock, Wandering Ginza Butterfly, Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion and Lady Snowblood. Kaji also performed as a singer, releasing records concurrently with her film career and beyond, even providing the official feature theme song tracks to a few of the films in which she also starred. ()
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Meiko Kaji , born Masako Ôta, is a Japanese actress and enka singer.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds. ...

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Certification unknown

1972 | 3.6/5 | 1h 27min
Crime, Thriller, Action
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Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in pr ...

Lady Snowblood

Certification unknown

1973 | 3.8/5 | 1h 37min
Drama, Thriller, Action
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An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance. ...

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

R

2003 | 4.0/5 | 1h 51min
Action, Crime
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Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703, samurai culture is being transformed by the emergence of a new merchant class. Elements of the social contra ...

Double Suicide of Sonezaki

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.8/5 | 1h 52min
Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Meiko Kaji

Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Meiko Kaji as Actress(69)

as Hisae Kakei2021 What Did You Eat Yesterday? The Movie
as Shoji Atsuko2021 Under the Open Sky
as Mayumi Sone2020 The Voice of Sin
as Suga Sasahara2013 Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
as Omasa2005 Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
as Omoto2004 Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
as Gentarou's mother (voice)1999 Zeno: Unlimited Love
1995 Onihei's Detective Records
1990 Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
as Okiku1989 Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Umetaro1988 The Blue Mountains '88
1986 Tree Without Leaves
1981 There Was a War When I Was a Child
1980 The Wicked
as Yasuko Uehara1980 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1978 Double Suicide of Sonezaki
1977 Flickering Flames
as Young lady1976 Lullaby of the Earth
as Keiko1976 Yakuza Graveyard
as Misako1975 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Fumiko1975 Main Line to Terror
as Tamaki Kishi1975 Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
as Yuki Kashima1974 Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Hijiriko1974 Jeans Blues: No Future
as Sakei1974 The Homeless
as Nami Matsushima1973 Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
as Yuki Kashima1973 Lady Snowblood
as Katsuko Niki1973 Yakuza of the Present
as Yasuko Uehara1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Nami Matsushima1973 Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
as Nami1972 Wandering Ginza Butterfly
as Nami Matsushima (Sasori)1972 Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
as Nami Matsushima / Sasori1972 Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
as Nami1972 Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
as Rika1971 Onna no Iji
as Furiko1971 Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71
1971 Blood For Blood
1971 Night Butterflies
1971 Secret Zone of Tokyo
1971 The Killer
as Akemi Tachibana1970 Blind Woman's Curse
1970 Step on the Gas!
1970 Gambling Den Desire
1970 A Gangster's Morals
as Mei1970 Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
as C-ko1970 Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
as Mako1970 Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
as Maya1970 Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal
1970 Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
as Aki1970 Melody of Rebellion
1969 博徒百人 任侠道
as Komiyama Maki1969 Gambler's Dilemma
1969 The Cleanup
1969 Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
as Michiko Fukue1969 Women's Police
1969 The SAKURA Code
as Toshie Takami1969 Mini-Skirt Lynchers
as Saeko1968 Retaliation
as Eiko Hase1968 Lost Virgin
1968 Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
as Keiko Asami1968 Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
as Hiromi1967 A Warm Misty Night
1967 Burning Nature
1967 The Man of Victory
as Osakae1966 Blood Shed
as Yuko Muraki1966 Youth A Go Go!
as Hisako Teramoto1966 The Stormy Man
1966 No Greater Love
as Hanako1965 The Rule for a Vagabond

TV Shows/Series with Meiko Kaji as Actress(9)

as Mako2022 Modern Love Tokyo
as Hisae Kakei2019 What Did You Eat Yesterday?
as Ryo Ichijo2017 Seven Ms. Prisoners
as Yoko Kirishima2012 Wonderful Single Life
as Kosakatae2006 Nogaremono Orin
as Shimako Matsumoto2003 There's Someone Watching
as おまさ1989 Onihei Hankachō
1981 The Man of Five Rings
as Ofumi1972 Ronin of the Wastelands

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Monday, 03/24 1947 (March) in Chiyoda, Tokyo (Japan) (current age: 77 years + 26 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Record Label: Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.
Other names for Meiko Kaji (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Masako Ohta"
"Masako Ôta"
"梶 芽衣子"
"太田 雅子"
"Ōta Masako"
"카지 메이코"
"Мэйко Кадзи"
"太田雅子"
"かじ めいこ" (Kana/Japanese)
Meiko Kaji frequently works together with these people:
Tatsuya Fuji (18x, Actor)
Shôki Fukae (15x, Actor)
Eiji Gō (14x, Actor)
Jirô Okazaki (10x, Actor)
Yasuharu Hasebe (10x, Crew)
Yoshihiro Yamazaki (10x, Crew)
Hajime Kaburagi (9x, Crew)
Ryôhei Uchida (8x, Actor)
Hideki Takahashi (8x, Actor)
Hideo Murota (7x, Actor)
Toshiya Fujita (7x, Crew)
Atsuko Hirayanagi (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5593, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024