Cast
Meiko Kaji
Acting
Cast
Meiko Kaji
Known for
Acting
Born
1947-03-24
From
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Masako Ohta, Masako Ôta, 梶 芽衣子
Biography
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.
Lady Snowblood
as Yuki Kashima
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
as Nami Matsushima
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
as Nami Matsushima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Yasuko Uehara
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
as Nami Matsushima
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
as Nami Matsushima
Under the Open Sky
as Shoji Atsuko
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
as O-Hatsu
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
as Yuki Kashima
Lullaby of the Earth
as Young Lady
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
as Hisae Kakei
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace
as Narration
The Wicked
as Chise Fujishima
Main Line to Terror
as Fumiko
The Voice of Sin
as Mayumi Sone
Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71
as Furiko
Onihei's Detective Records
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
as C-ko
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
as Natsuko Inubushi
Blind Woman's Curse
as Akemi Tachibana
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal
as Maya
Youth A Go Go!
as Yuko Muraki
The Inugami Clan
as 宮川香琴
Yakuza Graveyard
as Keiko Matsunaga
Women's Police
as Michiko Fukue
Zeno: Unlimited Love
as Gentarou's mother (voice)
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
as Mako
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Misako
Retaliation
as Saeko
Cold Current
Lost Virgin
as Eiko Hase
My Sweetheart
Melody of Rebellion
as Aki
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
as Omoto
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as Okiku
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
Song of Farewell
as Yumi
Yakuza of the Present
as Katsuko Niki
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
as Nami
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
as Mei
The Homeless
as Sakei
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Yasuko Uehara
The Cleanup
Blood Shed
as Osakae
No Greater Love
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
The Lawyer of Shimane
as Ishizuka Yoko
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
as Omasa
Onna no Iji
as Rika
Inu to Asachan
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
Mini-Skirt Lynchers
as Toshie Takami
Gambling is My Destiny
A Young Man's Stronghold
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
as Omoto
Jeans Blues: No Future
as Hijiriko
A Warm Misty Night
as Hiromi
Flickering Flames
Blood for Blood
as Masae Yoshinaga
若い川の流れ
Morning Fog
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
as Keiko Asami
Till We Meet Again
The Stormy Man
as Hisako Teramoto
Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman
as Omasa
Between Women and Wives
as Eiko Maeda
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
as Nami
Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority
Aruhi watashi wa
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
as Omasa
Tree Without Leaves
Gambler's Dilemma
as Komiyama Maki
Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
as Omasa
A Gangster's Morals
The Blue Mountains '88
as Umetaro
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki
as Omasa
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku
Chivalrous Pride
Your Life
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
In Tears
The Man of Victory
Kill or Be Killed
The Killer
Gambling Den Desire
Step on the Gas!
as Emiko
Burning Nature
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
as Tamaki Kishi
The Rule for a Vagabond
as Hanako
Night Butterflies
Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
as Suga Sasahara
Whirlwind Of Love
The Code of Man
The Blazing Continent
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
as Omasa
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
I'll Never Cry!
Greatest Boss of Japan
Gokudô Petenshi
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
as Omasa
The SAKURA Code
Adventure With Him
I Love The Sun
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
Showdown in the Red Valley
as Daughter Kimiko
Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8
Goodbye Mr. Tears
I Shall Not Forget
The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
There Was a War When I Was a Child
Bad Girls of Japan
My Neighbor's Masala
Secret Zone of Tokyo
Nezunoban
as Kumiko