Meiko Kaji

Acting · 1.6 popularity

Age

Movies

125

Born: March 24, 1947
From: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Works

125 films

Lady Snowblood

19737.5

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

19727.1

Youth A Go Go!

1966

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

19727.1

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

19736.2

Secret Zone of Tokyo

1971

Blood Shed

19667.0

A Gangster's Morals

1970

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

19896.8

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

19736.8

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

19737.3

Under the Open Sky

20217.5

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

19746.4

The Voice of Sin

20207.3

Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71

19715.6

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

20216.1

Nezunoban

2021

Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal

19706.3

Blind Woman's Curse

19706.3

Double Suicide of Sonezaki

19786.3

Bad Girls of Japan

2015

Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss

19706.1

Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter

19706.6

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

19757.4

Yakuza Graveyard

19766.6

Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace

20067.0

The Wicked

19806.7

Your Life

1966

Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion

20137.2

Lullaby of the Earth

19766.4

Zeno: Unlimited Love

19998.0

Yakuza of the Present

19737.0

Tree Without Leaves

19868.0

Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo

19705.7

Flickering Flames

197710.0

Jeans Blues: No Future

19747.6

Retaliation

19685.9

Lost Virgin

19687.0

Chivalrous Pride

1969

The Inugami Clan

20186.0

Wandering Ginza Butterfly

19726.7

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

19687.0

Main Line to Terror

19756.2

Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara

2005

There Was a War When I Was a Child

19815.5

Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu

1965

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

19727.9

Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!

19709.0

Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter

2005

The Blazing Continent

196810.0

Morning Fog

1971

The Cleanup

196910.0

Step on the Gas!

19708.5

A Warm Misty Night

1967

Women's Police

196910.0

The Homeless

19747.8

Onna no Iji

19717.0

Mini-Skirt Lynchers

196910.0

The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor

20088.5

The Rule for a Vagabond

1965

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

19805.5

Onihei's Detective Records

19959.0

Monument to the Girl's Corps

196810.0

Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu

1990

Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio

2004

The Killer

19719.0

A Young Man's Stronghold

197010.0

My Sweetheart

1967

Gambler's Dilemma

1969

Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya

2005

Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken

20168.3

Night Butterflies

19717.0

若い川の流れ

1968

Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman

20088.0

In Tears

1965

Melody of Rebellion

19706.5

Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits

2006

No Greater Love

1966

Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

20078.0

Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki

20098.0

Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi

1968

Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi

20108.0

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel

2004

Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8

1988

The SAKURA Code

19692.0

Blood for Blood

19717.0

Yabanjin no Nekutai

1969

I Love The Sun

1966

Love and Desire in the Night Mist

1966

Burning Nature

19678.0

Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower

1969

The Code of Man

19687.0

Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza

1969

The Stormy Man

19669.0

Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku

20168.2

The Man of Victory

1967

Goodbye Mr. Tears

1966

Between Women and Wives

19767.0

The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto

1970

Till We Meet Again

1966

The Lawyer of Shimane

20077.0

Greatest Boss of Japan

1970

Gokudô Petenshi

196910.0

I'll Never Cry!

1966

Kill or Be Killed

1966

Gambling Den Desire

1970

Gambling is My Destiny

1965

Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru

19758.0

The Blue Mountains '88

19884.5

Inu to Asachan

1969

Showdown in the Red Valley

19659.0

Aruhi watashi wa

1967

Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard

2006

My Neighbor's Masala

2020

Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke

1990

Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm

20118.0

Song of Farewell

1965

Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding

2011

Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority

1969

Whirlwind Of Love

1969

Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit

19689.0

Adventure With Him

1965

Cold Current

1983

I Shall Not Forget

19687.0

Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

1969