Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Known for
Acting
Born
December 11, 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Mariko Kaga (born December 11 , 1943) is a Japanese actress and TV presenter. Her real name is Masako Kaga. She made her film debut in 1962 with Tears in the Lion's Mane. Her leading role in the film Monday Yuka, in which she co-starred with Akira Nakao and Yoko Yamamoto , is one of her most well-known works. She went on to appear in numerous films and dramas, and became a popular actress thanks to her devilish looks and excellent acting skills. On the other hand, she was labeled as "sassy" because she was always outspoken and assertive, and became known for her sharp character image, which caused a stir with her words and actions. After returning to Japan in June 1965, she appeared in the Shiki Theatre Company 's play Ondine , which was a huge success with full houses every day. It was on this stage that she first discovered the joy of being an actress, and from then on she decided to pursue acting in earnest.

Known For

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Filmography

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Akai Himitsu poster

Akai Himitsu

TV · 1 ep

2026
Shiawase wa Tabete Nete Mate: Soshun no Yojo Hen poster

Shiawase wa Tabete Nete Mate: Soshun no Yojo Hen

Movie · as Miyama Suzu

2026
Oishii no Tsukurikata poster

Oishii no Tsukurikata

TV · 1 ep

2026
Blossom poster

Blossom

TV · 25 eps

2025
Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting poster

Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting

TV · as Miyama Suzu · 9 eps

2024
Minami-kun is my lover!? poster

Minami-kun is my lover!?

TV · as Horikiri Yuriko · 8 eps

2021
The Lone Ume Tree poster

The Lone Ume Tree

Movie

2021
世界サブカルチャー史 欲望の系譜 poster

世界サブカルチャー史 欲望の系譜

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi poster

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi

TV · 50 eps

2017
Sagrada Reset Part 1 poster

Sagrada Reset Part 1

Movie · as Witch

2017
Sagrada Reset Part 2 poster

Sagrada Reset Part 2

Movie · as Witch

2017
Yasuragi no Sato poster

Yasuragi no Sato

TV · 2 eps

2014
Platonic poster

Platonic

TV · as Masako Yui · 8 eps

2013
Tokyo Bandwagon poster

Tokyo Bandwagon

TV · as Sachi Hotta · 10 eps

2011
Patisserie Coin De Rue poster

Patisserie Coin De Rue

Movie · as Yoshikawa

2011
In His Chart poster

In His Chart

Movie · as Kyoko Azumi

2011
Princess Go poster

Princess Go

TV · as Oba no Tsubone · 46 eps

2010
Soup Opera poster

Soup Opera

Movie · as Toba-chan

2009
Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze poster

Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze

Movie · as Etsuko Tomari

2009
Mission To Kill poster

Mission To Kill

TV · 1 ep

2008
BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie poster

BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie

Movie · as Kaede Dōmyōji

2008
Around 40 poster

Around 40

TV · as Haruko Yoshinaga · 11 eps

2002
Toshiie and Matsu poster

Toshiie and Matsu

TV · as Tatsu · 51 eps

2000
臨床心理士 poster

臨床心理士

TV · as Shiho Katsuragi · 1 ep

1999
The Oar poster

The Oar

TV · 3 eps

1998
Shinjuku Boy Detectives poster

Shinjuku Boy Detectives

Movie · as Saeko Yumeno

1997
Bugs poster

Bugs

Movie · as Kitamura

1997
Your Hands are Whispering poster

Your Hands are Whispering

TV · as Nobe Masae · 5 eps

1997
Lost Paradise poster

Lost Paradise

TV · as Matsubara Masami · 12 eps

1996
Emperor of Kita Dark Court Legend poster

Emperor of Kita Dark Court Legend

Movie

1996
SMAP×SMAP poster

SMAP×SMAP

TV · as Bistro Guest · 1 ep

1995
Love Letter poster

Love Letter

Movie · as Male Itsuki's Mother

1993
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 poster

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2

Movie

1992
Twinkle poster

Twinkle

Movie · as Chiaki Koyama

1991
Sky of Penta poster

Sky of Penta

Movie

1990
A Paucity of Flying Dreams poster

A Paucity of Flying Dreams

Movie · as Yasuko Taura

1990
Miyamoto Musashi poster

Miyamoto Musashi

TV · 13 eps

1990
Tales of the Bizarre poster

Tales of the Bizarre

TV · 1 ep

1989
I'm Dandy poster

I'm Dandy

Movie

1989
Festival of Dreams poster

Festival of Dreams

Movie

1988
The Blue Mountains '88 poster

The Blue Mountains '88

Movie · as Kyoko Hayashi

1988
Oración poster

Oración

Movie

1987
Space Girl Morumo 1/10 poster

Space Girl Morumo 1/10

Movie

1987
Paper Lantern poster

Paper Lantern

Movie

1987
Lover's Time poster

Lover's Time

Movie · as Akiko Nishie

1987
熱くなるまで待って!

熱くなるまで待って!

TV · as Katsuragi Chieko · 12 eps

1986
Saya: Perspective in Love poster

Saya: Perspective in Love

Movie · as Kanzaki's mother

1985
Spring Bell poster

Spring Bell

Movie · as Sanae Ishiwata

1985
Time and Tide 2 poster

Time and Tide 2

Movie · as Kaoru Mizusawa

1985
Miotsukushi poster

Miotsukushi

TV · as Rui Furukawa · 162 eps

1984
Mahjong Horoki poster

Mahjong Horoki

Movie · as Mama

1984
Fushin no Toki poster

Fushin no Toki

Movie

1984
Curtain Call poster

Curtain Call

Movie · as Yoshiko Oomori

1983
Modori River poster

Modori River

Movie · as Ayano

1982
Lovers Lost poster

Lovers Lost

Movie · as Yuki

1982
The Rape poster

The Rape

Movie · as Owner of Patel

1982
Gate of Youth 2 poster

Gate of Youth 2

Movie · as Oei

1982
The Unspoiled Diamond poster

The Unspoiled Diamond

Movie · as Kazuko Makimura

1982
Kemono Michi poster

Kemono Michi

TV · 3 eps

1982
ひねくれた殺人

ひねくれた殺人

TV · 1 ep

1981
Muddy River poster

Muddy River

Movie · as Shoko Matsumoto

1981
Kagero-za poster

Kagero-za

Movie · as Mio

1981
Love Letter poster

Love Letter

Movie · as Tayo

1980
Daughter of Time poster

Daughter of Time

Movie · as Ai Suwa

1980
Until Evening poster

Until Evening

Movie · as Yuko

1977
Mount Hakkoda poster

Mount Hakkoda

Movie · as Taeko Tokushima (Captain Tokushima's wife)

1977
A Scream from Nowhere poster

A Scream from Nowhere

Movie · as Fumiko Masuda

1977
Kashin poster

Kashin

TV · as Okoto · 52 eps

1976
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion poster

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Movie

1973
Gokudo of Kamagasaki poster

Gokudo of Kamagasaki

Movie

1973
Wild Cop poster

Wild Cop

Movie

1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi poster

Shōwa Gokudōshi

Movie

1972
Hikage-Mono poster

Hikage-Mono

Movie

1972
Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai poster

Hakuchô no uta nanka kikoenai

Movie · as Keiko

1972
First Love poster

First Love

Movie

1972
The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo! poster

The Three Musketeers of Japan: Adieu, Tokyo!

Movie · as Kiki

1972
Hayato is Coming poster

Hayato is Coming

TV · 25 eps

1972
Princess's Detective Chronicles poster

Princess's Detective Chronicles

TV · as Oryu / Kasumi · 13 eps

1971
3,000 Kilometer Trap poster

3,000 Kilometer Trap

Movie

1971
Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori poster

Tabiji: ofukuro-san yori

Movie · as Aki

1971
Evil Spirits in the Darkness poster

Evil Spirits in the Darkness

Movie · as Tokuhime

1971
Price of Life poster

Price of Life

Movie · as Yuri

1970
The Creature Called Man poster

The Creature Called Man

Movie · as Kaoru Akiyama

1968
The Time of Reckoning poster

The Time of Reckoning

Movie · as Mayumi

1968
My Destiny poster

My Destiny

Movie · as Miya Tsutsumi

1967
Three Faces of Love poster

Three Faces of Love

Movie · as Momoko Shindo

1967
Scorpion poster

Scorpion

Movie

1967
Wet Encounter poster

Wet Encounter

Movie

1966
Silence Has No Wings poster

Silence Has No Wings

Movie

1966
Mr. Greenhorn poster

Mr. Greenhorn

Movie · as Madonna

1965
Pleasures of the Flesh poster

Pleasures of the Flesh

Movie · as Shoko

1965
With Beauty and Sorrow poster

With Beauty and Sorrow

Movie · as Keiko Sakami

1965
The Radish and the Carrot poster

The Radish and the Carrot

Movie

1965
Snow Country poster

Snow Country

Movie · as Yoko

1965
King of the Highway poster

King of the Highway

Movie

1964
Pale Flower poster

Pale Flower

Movie · as Saeko

1964
An Outlaw poster

An Outlaw

Movie · as Mari

1964
Only on Mondays poster

Only on Mondays

Movie · as Yuka

1964
Nippon Paradise

Nippon Paradise

Movie

1963
A Legend or Was It? poster

A Legend or Was It?

Movie · as Yuri Shimizu

1963
Dokuritsu bijin-tai poster

Dokuritsu bijin-tai

Movie · as Akiko

1962
A Flame at the Pier poster

A Flame at the Pier

Movie · as Yuki