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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Female

Birthday

1947-03-24 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

Masako Ohta

Masako Ôta

梶 芽衣子

太田 雅子

Ōta Masako

카지 메이코

Мэйко Кадзи

میکو کاجی

Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji

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.

Known For

Acting

Lady Snowblood

1973

Lady Snowblood

as

Yuki Kashima

Women's Police

1969

Women's Police

as

Michiko Fukue

The Lawyer of Shimane

2007

The Lawyer of Shimane

as

Ishizuka Yoko

Yakuza Graveyard

1976

Yakuza Graveyard

as

Keiko Matsunaga

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

1972

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

as

Nami Matsushima

Zeno: Unlimited Love

1999

Zeno: Unlimited Love

as

Gentarou's mother (voice)

Tsuma to onna no aida

1976

Tsuma to onna no aida

as

Eiko Maeda

Mini-Skirt Lynchers

1969

Mini-Skirt Lynchers

as

Toshie Takami

Blind Woman's Curse

1970

Blind Woman's Curse

as

Akemi Tachibana

Showdown in the Red Valley

1965

Showdown in the Red Valley

as

Daughter Kimiko

Your Life

1966

Your Life

as

In Tears

1965

In Tears

as

Lullaby of the Earth

1976

Lullaby of the Earth

as

Young Lady

The Homeless

1974

The Homeless

as

Sakei

Retaliation

1968

Retaliation

as

Saeko

The Inugami Clan

2018

The Inugami Clan

as

宮川香琴

Youth A Go Go!

1966

Youth A Go Go!

as

Yuko Muraki

Yakuza of the Present

1973

Yakuza of the Present

as

Katsuko Niki

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

1968

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

as

Keiko Asami

The Stormy Man

1966

The Stormy Man

as

Hisako Teramoto

Blood Shed

1966

Blood Shed

as

Osakae

The Wicked

1980

The Wicked

as

Chise Fujishima

A Warm Misty Night

1967

A Warm Misty Night

as

Hiromi

The Voice of Sin

2020

The Voice of Sin

as

Mayumi Sone

Gambler's Dilemma

1969

Gambler's Dilemma

as

Komiyama Maki

Lost Virgin

1968

Lost Virgin

as

Eiko Hase

Onna no Iji

1971

Onna no Iji

as

Rika

Under the Open Sky

2021

Under the Open Sky

as

Shoji Atsuko

Nezunoban

2021

Nezunoban

as

Kumiko

There's Someone Watching

There's Someone Watching

as

Shimako Matsumoto

Wonderful Single Life

Wonderful Single Life

as

Yoko Kirishima

SMAP×SMAP

SMAP×SMAP

as

Bistro Guest

Onihei Hankachō

Onihei Hankachō

as

おまさ

Nogaremono Orin

Nogaremono Orin

as

Kosakatae

Fushoku no kōzō

Fushoku no kōzō

as

Natori Fuyuko

Dazzling Cops

Dazzling Cops

as

Misugi Rie

Production

Crew

Directing