Quick Facts
Born:
1958-12-13
Birthplace:
Kamo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Credits:
42 Total Roles
Kanako Higuchi
Acting
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Biography
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.
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.
Known For
Casshern
Midori Azuma
Achilles and the Tortoise
Sachiko
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Self
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Boss Han Bosatsu
Shara
Shouko
Edo Porn
Onao
Ashura
Bizan
Memories of Tomorrow
Emiko Saeki
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku TV | Shimasu Yako |
| 2015 | The Pearls of the Stone Man MOVIE | Ryoko Kobayashi |
| 2014 | Time Never Stops MOVIE | Asako Saigo |
| 2011 | Ohisama TV | Tokuko Maruyama |
| 2010 | Detective Lovesick TV | Tamae Aoki |
| 2009 | A Little Princess TV | Mimura Chieko |
| 2009 | Door To Door MOVIE | Kurasawa Mitsue |
| 2008 | Achilles and the Tortoise MOVIE | Sachiko |
| 2008 | Atsuhime TV | Self |
| 2007 | The Invitation from Cinema Orion MOVIE | Yoshie Miyoshi |