Kanako Higuchi
Actress
67 years (Dec 13, 1958)Kamo, Niigata, Japan
Born in Kamo, Niigata, in 1958, Kanako Higuchi built a long career on Japanese screens as one of her generation s most respected actresses. She has moved between prestige literary dramas and popular television work, comfortable in period pieces and modern melodrama. Internationally, audiences saw her as the mother in Rob Marshall s Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). Domestically she earned particular acclaim for the drama The Professor and His Beloved Equation (2006), based on Yoko Ogawa s novel. Elegant and reserved on screen, she remains a fixture of Japanese quality television and cinema.
Kanako Higuchi
Actress
Born in Kamo, Niigata, in 1958, Kanako Higuchi built a long career on Japanese screens as one of her generation s most respected actresses. She has moved between prestige literary dramas and popular television work, comfortable in period pieces and modern melodrama. Internationally, audiences saw her as the mother in Rob Marshall s Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). Domestically she earned particular acclaim for the drama The Professor and His Beloved Equation (2006), based on Yoko Ogawa s novel. Elegant and reserved on screen, she remains a fixture of Japanese quality television and cinema.
21 Movies
Plays Midori Azuma
Casshern
2004
Plays Onao
Edo Porn
1981
Plays Boss Han Bosatsu
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
Plays Asako Saigo
Time Never Stops
2014
Plays Oshin
Ronin-gai
1990
Plays Michiko Ueda
Letter from the Mountain
2002
Plays Mitsuko Shido
Manji
1983
Plays Sachiko
Achilles and the Tortoise
2008
Plays Bizan
Ashura
2005
Plays Okichi
The Oil-Hell Murder
1992
Plays Rin Jyoshima
Heat Wave
1991
Plays 江上若菜
Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
Plays Kotoe
Modori River
1983
Plays Emiko Saeki
Memories of Tomorrow
2006
Plays Shouko
Shara
2003
Plays Midori Suzuki
Karaoke Terror
2003
Plays Ryoko Kobayashi
The Pearls of the Stone Man
2015
Plays Hiromi Kozue
Deaths in Tokimeki
1984
Plays Kurasawa Mitsue
Door To Door
2009
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Achilles and the Tortoise
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Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
Shimasu Yako
2020Season 1
The Pearls of the Stone Man
Ryoko Kobayashi
2015
Time Never Stops
Asako Saigo
2014
Ohisama
Tokuko Maruyama
2011–
Detective Lovesick
Tamae Aoki
2010Season 1
A Little Princess
Mimura Chieko · 10 episodes
2009–
Door To Door
Kurasawa Mitsue
2009
Achilles and the Tortoise
Sachiko
2008
The Invitation from Cinema Orion
Yoshie Miyoshi
2007
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Kanako Higuchi and where are they from?
Kanako Higuchi is 67 years old, born on December 13, 1958 in Kamo, Niigata, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Kanako Higuchi?
Kanako Higuchi is best known for roles in Casshern, Achilles and the Tortoise, Crying Out Love in the Center of the World.
How many movies has Kanako Higuchi been in?
Over a 46-year career (since 1980), Kanako Higuchi has appeared in 21 movies and 7 TV shows.
What was Kanako Higuchi's first movie?
The career of Kanako Higuchi began with The Night of Martial Law (1980).
What is Kanako Higuchi's most recent movie or series?
Kanako Higuchi's most recent release is Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku, which premiered on January 11, 2020.
What TV shows has Kanako Higuchi appeared in?
On television, Kanako Higuchi has appeared in Detective Lovesick, Atsuhime, Masamune Shogun, The Private Detective Mike.
Kanako Higuchi
1958-12-13 · Kamo, Niigata, Japan
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.