Cast

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

1935 – 2025

Active years (films on this site)

1978–2008

Genres

DramaHorrorRomanceAdventureAnimation

Schools and movements

Animation and Puppet FilmContemporary Asian CinemaJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Nagisa Oshima1 filmHayao Miyazaki1 film

Biography

Kazuko Yoshiyuki was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and essayist. Having grown up with the burgeoning Japanese film and TV industry during post-war period, her career bridged traditional storytelling with modern cinematic expressions, making her a quintessential figure of her era in Japanese entertainment.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Japan Movie Critics Award 2014

National / local

• Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 1959
• Kinokuniya Awards 1974
• Japan Academy Film Prize 1979
• Japan Essayist Club Award 1984
• Kinuyo Tanaka Award 2002
• Japan Academy Film Prize 2014
• Japan Academy Film Prize 2021
• NHK broadcasting culture award 2023

2 films on this site

1. Empire of Passion 1978 · Nagisa Oshima · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
2. Ponyo 2008 · Hayao Miyazaki · IMDb 7.6 · Cast