Kanako Higuchi
Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. Kanako Higuchi was 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.
Also recorded as Kanako Itoi
Kanako Higuchi
- Name
- Kanako Higuchi
- Born
- 13 December 1958
- Birthplace
- Kamo, Niigata, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- Shigesato Itoi (1993–)
- Nationality
- Japan
- Honours
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year · Kinuyo Tanaka Award · Golden Arrow Award
- Languages
- Japanese
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Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. Kanako Higuchi was 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.
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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. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 15th Hochi Film Awards for Rōningai. She married Shigesato Itoi in 1993 and had a dog named Bouillon.
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• Name — Kanako Higuchi • Born — 13 December 1958 • Birthplace — Kamo, Niigata, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1978–present • Spouse — Shigesato Itoi (1993–)
Television
Television
• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) - Yodo-dono • Taiheiki (1991) - Hanayasha • Atsuhime (2008) - Oyuki
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• Doctor Strange (2017) - Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) • Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Ancient One (Tilda Swinton)
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1958
Kanako Higuchi was born on 13 December 1958.
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• Edo Porn (Hokusai Manga) (1981) • Manji (1983) • Wangan Doro (1984) • Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985) • Bedtime Eyes (1987) • Zatoichi (1989) • Rōningai (1990) • Shara (2003) • Casshern (2004) • Sharasoyju (2005) • Ashurajou no Hitomi (2005) • Memories of Tomorrow (2006) • The Invitation from Cinema Orion (2007) • Achilles and the Tortoise (2008) • The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)
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• Kinuyo Tanaka Award (1991)
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Kanako Higuchi is recorded as having received Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, Kinuyo Tanaka Award and Golden Arrow Award.
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