Yoshiko Kuga


Yoshiko Kuga is a Japanese actress.

Biography and personal life

Kuga was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her father, Michiaki Koga, was a marquis and a member of the House of Peers.
In 1946, when she was in her third year in :ja:学習院女子中等科|Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School, she became an actress under exclusive contract with Toho. In 1947, she made her debut as one of the lead actresses in an omnibus movie Four Love Stories.
In 1961, Kuga married Akihiko Hirata. They were known as a very harmonious couple until Hirata's death in 1984.

Awards