Kanako Higuchi
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (27)
2015
The Pearls of the Stone Manas Ryoko Kobayashi
8.3
2014
Time Never Stopsas Asako Saigo
10.0
2009
Door To Dooras Kurasawa Mitsue
9.3
2008
Achilles and the Tortoiseas Sachiko
7.0
2007
The Invitation from Cinema Orionas Yoshie Miyoshi
6.5
2006
Memories of Tomorrowas Emiko Saeki
6.1
2005
Ashuraas Bizan
5.3
2004
Casshernas Midori Azuma
5.9
2003
Karaoke Terroras Midori Suzuki
5.7
2003
2003
Sharaas Shouko
6.4
2002
Letter from the Mountainas Michiko Ueda
8.2
1992
The Oil-Hell Murderas Okichi
5.9
1991
6.8
1991
Heat Waveas Rin Jyoshima
5.9
1990
Ronin-gaias Oshin
6.2
1989
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Allyas Boss Han Bosatsu
6.5
1987
4.7
1985
Tora-san, the Go-Betweenas 江上若菜
6.9
1984
The Wangan Highwayas Fumiko Sugimoto
8.0
1984
Deaths in Tokimekias Hiromi Kozue
7.2
1983
Modori Riveras Kotoe
5.7
1983
Manjias Mitsuko Shido
5.2
1981
Edo Pornas Onao
5.9