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