Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi
Kanako Higuchi
Born	December 13, 1958 (age 65); Kamo, Niigata, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1978–present
Spouse	Shigesato Itoi (1993–)

Kanako Higuchi (樋口可南子, Higuchi Kanako) (born December 13, 1958) is a Japanese actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles.

Born in Kamo, Niigata, she played her first lead at age 20 in the television drama Kōrogi-bashi.

Kanako's film credits include Hokusai Manga, Bedtime Eyes, Zatoichi (1989), Casshern, Memories of Tomorrow, and Ashura no Jō Blood Gets In Your Eyes. Among her television roles are Lady Yodo in the 1987 NHK Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune and Hanayasha in the 1991 Taiga drama Taiheiki. She has represented the cosmetics firms KOSÉ and Kao.

She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 15th Hochi Film Awards for Rōningai.^[1]

She married Shigesato Itoi in 1993 and had a dog named Bouillon.

Filmography

Films

Edo Porn (Hokusai Manga) (1981)
Manji (1983)
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
Bedtime Eyes (1987)
Zatoichi (1989)
Rōningai (1990)
Shara (2003)
Casshern (2004)
Sharasoyju (2005)
Ashurajou no Hitomi (2005)
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
The Invitation from Cinema Orion (2007)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)

Television

Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) - Yodo-dono^[2]
Taiheiki (1991) - Hanayasha^[3]
Atsuhime (2008) - Oyuki^[4]

Japanese dub

Doctor Strange (2017) - Ancient One (Tilda Swinton)^[5]
Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Ancient One (Tilda Swinton)^[6]

Sources

Higuchi Kanako (Japanese language Wikipedia article)

Honours

Kinuyo Tanaka Award (1991)^[7]

References

^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
^ "独眼竜政宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ "太平記". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ "篤姫の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
^ "ドクター・ストレンジ". The Cinema. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
^ "アベンジャーズ／エンドゲーム". Fukikaeru. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
^ "田中絹代賞とは". Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

External links

[1] 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-16.

[2] "独眼竜政宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[3] "太平記". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[4] "篤姫の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[5] "ドクター・ストレンジ". The Cinema. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

[6] "アベンジャーズ／エンドゲーム". Fukikaeru. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

[7] "田中絹代賞とは". Tanaka Kinuyo Memorial Association. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

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