Meiko Kaji ( 梶 芽 衣 子 Kaji Meiko ) is a Japanese enka singer and actress . A new wave of popularity came to her due to the inclusion of her two songs in the soundtracks for the films “Kill Bill” and “Kill Bill 2” .
| Meiko Kaji 梶 芽 衣 子 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Masako Ota |
| Date of Birth | March 24, 1947 (72 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Japan , Tokyo , Chiyoda District |
| A country | |
| Professions | actress singer |
| Years of activity | - present time |
| Genres | Enka |
| Aliases | Meiko kaji |
| Labels | |
Content
- 1 Life and career
- 2 Selected Filmography
- 3 Discography
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Life and career
Masako Ota first came to the cinema in 1965, hitting the Nikkatsu studio [1] . In 1970, the not-so-famous, but already experienced actress Masako changed her name to Meiko Kaji, and in the same year, Teruo Ishii gave her the main role in the film Tattoed swordswoman . Meiko is casting for the lead role in the Stray Cat Rock series directed by Yasuharu Hasebe , a girl’s gang story. In 1971, Nikkatsu switched to more commercially viable pink films , and Kaji went to Toei Studios, where he starred in four WiP movies from the Female Prisoner Scorpion series, an adaptation of Toru Sinohara ’s famous manga that made her famous throughout Japan. In the fourth part, Toei replaced the director Shunyu Ito with Yasuhara Hasebe, and Kaji left the series unhappy with the replacement. Until 1998, six more films about the scorpion prisoner were released, but they no longer had such success as the first parts.
Meiko Kaji starred in television series, she is a TV presenter and frequent guest of many television shows dedicated to the 1970s and old cinema, as well as music of that era.
Selected Filmography
- The Blind Woman's Curse (1970) (Kaidan nobori ryu) (dir. Teruo Ishii )
- Stray Cat Rock Series
- Female Juvenile Delinquent Leader: Stray Cat Rock (1970) (Onna banchô: Nora-neko rokku) (dir. Yasuharu Hasebe )
- Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970) (Nora-neko rokku: Wairudo janbo) (dir. Tosiya Fujita )
- Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970) (Nora-neko rokku: Sekkusu hanta) (dir. Yasuharu Hasebe)
- Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal (1970) (Nora-neko rokku: Mashin animaru) (dir. Yasuharu Hasebe)
- Rock of Stray Cats: Rebel 71 (1971) (Nora-neko rokku: Bōsō shudan '71) (dir. Tosiya Fujita)
- Sasori Series
- Female Convict 701: Scorpion (1972) (Joshuu 701-gō: Sasori) (dir. Xionya Ito )
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972) (Joshuu sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bō) (dir. Xunya Ito)
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973) (Joshuu sasori: Kemono-beya) (dir. Shunya Ito)
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: 701 Grudge Song (1973) (Joshuu sasori: 701-gō urami-bushi) (dir. Yasuharu Hasebe)
- Mistress Bloody Snow (1973) (Shurayukihime) (dir. Tosiya Fujita)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Deathmatch (1973) (Jingi naki tatakai: Hiroshima shito hen) (directed by Kinji Fukasaku )
- Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) (Shurayukihime: Urami Renga) (dir. Tosiya Fujita)
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976) (Yakuza no hakaba: Kuchinashi no hana) (directed by Kinji Fukasaku)
- Lullaby of the Earth (1976) (Daichi no komoriuta) (dir. Yasuzo Masumura )
- Suicide of the Lovers of Sonezaki (1978) (Sonezaki Shinju) (dir. Yasuzo Masumura)
Discography
- Super Value (2001)
- Syura No Hana (2004)
- Sareyo Sareyo Konashimi No Shirabe (2005)
- Kyou No Waga Mi Wa (2006)
Notes
- ↑ Chris D. Meiko Kaji // Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film. - London; New York: IB Tauris, 2005. - P. 59. - ISBN 1-84511-086-2 .
Links
- Meiko Kaji at the Internet Movie Database