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Meiko Kaji
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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…
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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.
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Meiko Kaji's Filmography
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What Did You Eat Yesterday?
as Hisae Kakei
Nezunoban
as Kumiko
Under the Open Sky
as Shoji Atsuko
The Voice of Sin
as Mayumi Sone
My Neighbor's Masala
The Inugami Clan
as 宮川香琴
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
as Suga Sasahara
Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
as Omasa
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
as Omasa
Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki
as Omasa
No Poster
The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor
Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman
as Omasa
The Lawyer of Shimane
as Ishizuka Yoko
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
as Omasa
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace
as Narration
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
as Omasa
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
as Omasa
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
as Omoto
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
as Omoto
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
Zeno: Unlimited Love
as Gentarou's mother (voice)
Onihei's Detective Records
No Poster
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Okiku
The Blue Mountains '88
as Umetaro
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8
Tree Without Leaves
Cold Current
There Was a War When I Was a Child
The Wicked
as Chise Fujishima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Yasuko Uehara
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
as O-Hatsu
Flickering Flames
Yakuza Graveyard
as Keiko Matsunaga
Lullaby of the Earth
as Young Lady
Between Women and Wives
as Eiko Maeda
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Misako
The Story of Yumeji Takehisa: In Love
as Tamaki Kishi
Main Line to Terror
as Fumiko
The Homeless
as Sakei
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Yuki Kashima
Jeans Blues: No Future
as Hijiriko
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
as Nami Matsushima
Lady Snowblood
as Yuki Kashima
Yakuza of the Present
as Katsuko Niki
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
as Nami Matsushima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Yasuko Uehara
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
as Nami Matsushima
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
as Nami Higuchi
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
as Nami Matsushima
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
as Nami Higuchi
Morning Fog
Blood for Blood
as Masae Yoshinaga
Onna no Iji
as Rika
The Killer
Night Butterflies
Secret Zone of Tokyo
Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71
as Furiko
Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal
as Maya
Step on the Gas!
as Emiko
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
as Mako
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
as C-ko
Melody of Rebellion
as Aki
Blind Woman's Curse
as Akemi Tachibana
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
as Mei
Greatest Boss of Japan
A Young Man's Stronghold
Gambling Den Desire
No Poster
A Gangster's Morals
The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto
The Cleanup
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
as Natsuko Inubushi
Gokudô Petenshi
Gambler's Dilemma
as Komiyama Maki
Chivalrous Pride
The SAKURA Code
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
Mini-Skirt Lynchers
as Toshie Takami
No Poster
Inu to Asachan
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority
Whirlwind Of Love
Women's Police
as Michiko Fukue
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
I Shall Not Forget
The Blazing Continent
Lost Virgin
as Eiko Hase
若い川の流れ
Retaliation
as Saeko
No Poster
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
as Keiko Asami
The Code of Man
My Sweetheart
Aruhi watashi wa
Burning Nature
A Warm Misty Night
as Hiromi
The Man of Victory
I'll Never Cry!
The Stormy Man
as Hisako Teramoto
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
as Osakae
Youth A Go Go!
as Yuko Muraki
Showdown in the Red Valley
as Daughter Kimiko
In Tears
Adventure With Him
The Rule for a Vagabond
as Hanako
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
Gambling is My Destiny
Song of Farewell
as Yumi