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.
Lady Snowblood
(Yuki Kashima)
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
(Nami)
Women's Police
(Michiko Fukue)
The Cleanup
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
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
The Blazing Continent
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
A Gangster's Morals
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
(Mei)
Yakuza Graveyard
(Keiko Matsunaga)
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
(Mako)
Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal
(Maya)
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
(C-ko)
Jeans Blues: No Future
(Hijiriko)
Whirlwind Of Love
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
(Nami Matsushima)
I Love The Sun
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
(Yuki Kashima)
A Young Man's Stronghold
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
(Nami Matsushima)
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
(Nami Matsushima)
Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
(Nami)
Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
Morning Fog
Kill or Be Killed
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
Gambling is My Destiny
Greatest Boss Of Japan
Zeno: Unlimited Love
(Gentarou's mother (voice))
Tsuma to onna no aida
(Eiko Maeda)
Secret Zone of Tokyo
Mini-Skirt Lynchers
(Toshie Takami)
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
(Omasa)
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
(Omasa)
Gambling Den Desire
Cold Current
Blind Woman's Curse
(Akemi Tachibana)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
(Yasuko Uehara)
Showdown in the Red Valley
(Daughter Kimiko)
Adventure With Him
The Code of Man
Your Life
I Shall Not Forget
Monument to the Girl's Corps
Till We Meet Again
In Tears
Yabanjin no Nekutai
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace
(Narration)
Gokudô Petenshi
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
Aruhi watashi wa
若い川の流れ
Inu to Asachan
Night Butterflies
Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71
(Furiko)
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
(O-Hatsu)
Lullaby of the Earth
(Young Lady)
Tree Without Leaves
Love or Duty: Samurai Rebellion
(Suga Sasahara)
Chivalrous Pride
The Homeless
(Sakei)
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
The Blue Mountains '88
(Umetaro)
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
(Tamaki Kishi)
Retaliation
(Saeko)
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku
Onihei's Detective Records
Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding
The Inugami Clan
(宮川香琴)
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
Flickering Flames
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
Song of Farewell
(Yumi)
I'll Never Cry!
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
(Misako)
There Was a War When I Was a Child
Yakuza of the Present
(Katsuko Niki)
The SAKURA Code
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
(Omoto)
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
(Omoto)
Bad Girls of Japan
Step on the Gas!
Blood for Blood
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
The Man of Victory
Burning Nature
The Voice of Sin
(Mayumi Sone)
Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu
The Killer
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
Under the Open Sky
(Shoji Atsuko)
The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto
My Neighbor's Masala
Nezunoban
(Kumiko)
My Sweetheart
Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority
Ooku Dai-isho
There's Someone Watching
(Shimako Matsumoto)
Hanayome wa 16-sai!
Hanayome Ishou wa Dare ga Kiru
(Akie Fujisaki)
Wonderful Single Life
(Yoko Kirishima)
SMAP×SMAP
(Bistro Guest)
Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces
Seven Ms. Prisoners
(Ryo Ichijo)
Yu Yu Hakusho
(Genkai)
The Man of Five Rings
Ōedo Sōsamō
Modern Love Tokyo
(Mako)
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
(Hisae Kakei)
ミステリー「万引き夫人のとんでもない誤解」
Onihei Hankachō
(おまさ)
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
(Sae)
秘められた関係
Nogaremono Orin
(Kosakatae)
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
Ronin of the Wastelands
(Ofumi)
Kenkaku Shōbai
Life of St. Blue Eyes
(Misa Fujita)
Ponytail Won't Look Back
(Akiko)
Fushoku no kōzō
(Natori Fuyuko)
Romantics Anonymous
Dazzling Cops
(Misugi Rie)
