Meiko Kaji










Meiko Kaji
Native name
梶 芽衣子
Born
Masako Ohta[1][2]


(1947-03-24) March 24, 1947 (age 71)

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Occupation
Actress, singer
Years active1965-present

Meiko Kaji (梶 芽衣子, Kaji Meiko, born March 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has appeared in about 100 films,[3] with her most famous roles being outlaw characters in early 1970s films, such as the rebels of the Stray Cat Rock series, the assassin Lady Snowblood, and the murderous Sasori from the Female Convict 701: Scorpion series.




Contents





  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Filmography

    • 2.1 Films


    • 2.2 Television



  • 3 Discography

    • 3.1 Singles


    • 3.2 Albums



  • 4 Awards and nominations


  • 5 References


  • 6 Further reading


  • 7 External links




Life and career


Meiko Kaji was born in the Kanda area of Tokyo and graduated from the Yakumo Academy high school in Meguro, Tokyo. She began work in the film industry under her real name, Masako Ota, at Nikkatsu studio in 1965 after graduating from high school.[1] In 1969 she appeared in Nihon Zankyoden, one of a series of films directed by Masahiro Makino, who recognized her acting ability and gave her the stage name of Meiko Kaji.[2] From 1970 to 1971 she appeared in the Noraneko Rokku (Stray cat/Alleycat Rock) series of films about delinquent young people.


In 1971, Nikkatsu moved into the pink film business, and to avoid this, Kaji moved to Toei Company.[1] There she made the Female Convict 701: Scorpion series of films. In 1973 she took on the role of Yuki in the revenge-themed film Lady Snowblood, followed by a sequel, Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance. She went on to appear in several of Kinji Fukasaku's films, such as Yakuza Graveyard (1976). In 1978, she starred in Sonezaki Shinjū, for which she earned nominations for Best Actress at five different awards shows, winning four of them.[4]


Kaji has worked in television since the 1980s. In 1989 she portrayed Omasa, an informant, in the television jidaigeki Onihei Hankachō (the Shochiku–Fuji Television version starring kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon II).


Kaji is also a singer. She sang the theme song to Lady Snowblood, "Shura no Hana" (修羅の花), and the theme song of the Female Convict Scorpion series, "Urami Bushi" (怨み節). When these songs were both used in Kill Bill,[1] it led to a revival of interest in her music which encouraged her to resume her musical career.[5] In 2009 she released a single, Onna wa yametai. In 2011 Kaji put out her first new album in 31 years, Aitsu no suki-so-na burūsu (あいつの好きそなブルース)[6] with songs written by Ryudo Uzaki and Yoko Aki.


Kaji received acting offers from Hollywood but refused them all, saying she could not give a good performance in a language other than Japanese.[7]



Filmography



Films



  • Retaliation (1968) (credited as Masako Ota)[8]


  • Blind Woman's Curse (June 1970, d. Teruo Ishii)


  • Shinjuku outlaw: Step On the Gas (新宿アウトロー　ぶっ飛ばせ, Shinjuku autorō - Buttobase) (Oct. 1970)

  • The Stray Cat Rock series (1970–71)
    • Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss

    • Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo

    • Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter

    • Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal


    • Alleycat Rock: Crazy Riders '71 (野良猫ロック　暴走集団’７１, Nora neko rokku: Bōsōshūdan '71) (Jan. 1971, d. Toshiya Fujita)


  • The Sasori series (1972–73)
    • Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

    • Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

    • Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable

    • Female Prisoner Scorpion: 701's Grudge Song


  • The Gincho series (1972)
    • Wandering Ginza Butterfly

    • Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler



  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)


  • Lady Snowblood (1973)


  • Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)


  • The Homeless (1974)


  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head (1975)


  • Lullaby of the Earth (大地の子守唄, Daichi no komoriuta) (June 1976, d. Yasuzo Masumura)


  • Yakuza Graveyard (1976)


  • Double Suicide of Sonezaki (1978)


  • Tree Without Leaves (1986)


Television



  • Sasagawa Saho Matatabi Shirizu - Kuresakatouge e no chisou (1972) - Oshizu


  • Terauchi Kantarō Ikka (1974) TV series .... Shizue Terauchi


  • Sorekara no Musashi (1981) TV series ... Yuri-hime


  • Kaseifu wa mita! 2 (1984) (TV)


  • Sutaa tanjō (1985) TV series


  • Tantei Kamizu Kyōsuke no satsujin suiri 8: Izu Shimoda-kaigan ni akai satsui ga hashiru (1988) (TV) .... Shōko Hamano


  • Aoi sanmyaku '88 (1988) .... Umetaro


  • Onihei Hankachō (1989-2016)... Omasa


  • Kenkaku Shōbai (1998) TV series


  • Kaseifu ha mita! 21 (2003) (TV) .... Mayumi Hirao


  • Anata no tonari ni dare ka iru (2003) TV series .... Shimako Matsumoto


  • Nogaremono orin (2006) TV series


  • Hasshū mawari kuwayama jūbei (2007) TV series


Discography



Singles






























































































Title (romaji)
Title (Japanese)
Released
Notes

Jingi Komoriuta / Koi ni inochi o
仁義子守唄／恋に命を
July 5, 1970


Inochi no Namida / Kanashii Egao
命の涙／悲しい笑顔
March 5, 1971


Hamabe no Meruhen / Ai he no kitai
浜辺のメルヘン／愛への期待
July 5, 1971


Gincho Wataridori / Gincho Buruusu
銀蝶渡り鳥／銀蝶ブルース
March 5, 1972
Theme song from Wandering Ginza Butterfly

Urami Bushi / Onna no Jumon
怨み節／女の呪文
December 1, 1972
Theme song from Female Convict 701: Scorpion

Kaji Meiko No Miryoku
梶芽衣子の魅力A面「さそり」サントラ、B面「銀蝶」サントラ
December 25, 1972
A-side: theme song from Female Convict 701: Scorpion, B-side: theme song from Wandering Ginza Butterfly

Meiko no Fute-Bushi / Onna Hagure Uta
芽衣子のふて節／おんなはぐれ唄
April 15, 1973


Yadokari / Kakioki
やどかり／かきおき
September 1, 1973


Hagure-Bushi / Kiba no Ballad
はぐれ節／牙のバラード
July 10, 1973


Shura no Hana / Hoo Yare Ho...
修羅の花／ほおやれほ･････
December 25, 1973
Theme song from Lady Snowblood (film)

Jeans Blues / Ingabana
ジーンズぶるうす／因果花
March 25, 1974
Theme song from Jinzu burusu: Asu naki furaiha

Kono Atarashii Asa ni / Ame no Yoru Anata wa
この新しい朝に／雨の夜あなたは
November 25, 1974


Meinichi / Akane Kumo
命日／あかね雲
September 21, 1975


Hoshii Mono Wa / Imasara Nante Shikaranaide Kudasai
欲しいものは／今更叱らないでください～恋文～
February 21, 1977


Fukurokouji Sanbancho / Nokoribi
袋小路三番町／残り火
September 21, 1977


Akane Gumo / Motomachi Chanson
あかね雲／元町シャンソン
May 21, 1978


Banka / Hiyoke Megane
晩夏／陽よけめがね
July 21, 1979


Shuki No Uta / Aa Ii Osake
酒季の歌／ああ いいお酒
May 21, 1980


Atsui Sake / Nagasaki wa Ajisai-Moyou no Aishu
熱い酒／長崎はアジサイ模様の哀愁
January 1980


Kawaita Hana / Kirisame Hotel
乾いた華／霧雨ホテル
December 21, 1984


Fushigi Ne / Fune Ni Yurarete
不思議ね／舟にゆられて
July 21, 1994


Onna Wo Yametai / Omoide-Biyori
女をやめたい／思い出日和
June 24, 2009


Albums


























































Title (romaji)
Title (Japanese)
Released
Notes

Gincho Wataridori
銀蝶渡り鳥
July 1, 1972


Hajiki Shishu
はじき詩集
June 1, 1973


Orijinaru Besuto 12: Yadokari
やどかり〈オリジナルベスト12〉
October 25, 1973


Otoko Onna Kokoro No Aika
男・女・こころの哀歌
April 25, 1974


Golden Star Twin Deluxe
ゴールデンスター・ツイン・デラックス
May 25, 1974


Sareyo Sareyo Kanashimi No Shirabe
去れよ、去れよ、悲しみの調べ
November 25, 1974


Kyo No Wagami Wa...
きょうの我が身は･････
December 21, 1975


Akane Gumo
あかね雲
August 21, 1978


Wakare Urami Namida Uta
別れ 怨み 涙うた
November 21, 1979


Shuki No Uta
酒季の歌
October 28, 1980


Zenkyoku Shu
全曲集
2004


Meiko Kaji - Best Collection
梶芽衣子ベスト・コレクション
March 24, 2010


Aitsu No Suki Sona Burusu
あいつの好きそなブルース
May 25, 2011


Awards and nominations


3rd Hochi Film Award[9]



  • Won: Best Actress for The Love Suicides at Sonezaki


References




  1. ^ abcd D., Chris (2005). "Meiko Kaji". Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film. London ; New York: I.B. Tauris. p. 59. ISBN 1-84511-086-2..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab Isoda, Tsutomu (31 August 2008). Nihon Eiga Meisaku Kanzen Gaido: Shōwa No Autorō Hen Besuto 400 1960-1980 [Complete Guide to Classic Japanese Films: 400 Best Outlaw Films of the Showa Era 1960-1980] (in Japanese). p. 71. ISBN 978-4-401-75122-8.


  3. ^ "Profile at Ameba.Jp", 梶芽衣子プロフィール, ameba.jp, retrieved February 9, 2012


  4. ^ "Sonezaki Shinju (1978) Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 19, 2008.


  5. ^ Shiina, Muneyuki (1 June 2011). "Kaji Meiko Interview at Rooftop magazine" (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 February 2012.


  6. ^ 梶芽衣子、３１年ぶりの切れ味　オリジナルアルバム発売, asahi.com, 1 June 2011. Accessed 3 June 2011.


  7. ^ Shinsuke Kasai (interviewer), Meiko Kaji (interviewee) (2012). Nihon Eiga Retorosupekutibu. Nihon Eiga Senmon Channeru.


  8. ^ Credits (booklet). Arrow Films. 2015. p. 3. AV007.


  9. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-26.




Further reading



  • Rikke Schubart: Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970–2006 (McFarland & Company, USA 2007)
    ISBN 978-0-7864-2924-0: Contains a chapter on Meiko Kaji.


External links



  • Meiko Kaji on IMDb


  • Schubart, Rikke. "Meiko Kaji: "Woman walking at the brink of life and death"". medievidenskab. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-06. External link in |work= (help)


  • Yahoo Japan Profile (in Japanese)









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