(born December 13, 1958) is a

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actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. Born in

Kamo, Niigata is a Cities of Japan, city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 25,971 in 10,270 households, and a population density of 194 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Kamo is located ...

, she played her first lead at age 20 in the television drama ''Kōrogi-bashi.'' Kanako's film credits include '' Hokusai Manga'', '' Bedtime Eyes'', ''

Zatoichi is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay ''Zatoichi Monogatari'', part of Shimozawa's '' ...

'' (1989), '' Casshern'', ''

Memories of Tomorrow is a 2006 Japanese drama film starring Ken Watanabe, Kanako Higuchi, and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The film is based on a novel of the same title published by Hiroshi Ogiwara in 2004. Plot The film begins by showing the inevitable outcome ...

'', and ''Ashura no Jō Blood Gets In Your Eyes''. Among her television roles are Lady Yodo in the 1987

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''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

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for '' Rōningai''. She married

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in 1993 and had a dog named Bouillon.

Filmography

Films

*'' Edo Porn'' (''Hokusai Manga'') (1981) *'' Manji'' (1983) *'' Tora-san, the Go-Between'' (1985) *''Bedtime Eyes'' (1987) *''

'' (1989) *''Rōningai'' (1990) *'' Shara'' (2003) *'' Casshern'' (2004) *''Sharasoyju'' (2005) *''

Ashurajou no Hitomi is a 2005 Japanese horror film, starring Ichikawa Somegorō VII, Rie Miyazawa and Kanako Higuchi. Directed by Yōjirō Takita, it is a film adaptation of a 1987 Kazuki Nakashima play set in the 16th century. It has been released on DVD-Video a ...

'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *''The Invitation from Cinema Orion'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *'' The Pearls of the Stone Man'' (2015)

Television

*''

Dokuganryū Masamune is a 1987 Japanese historical television series. It is the 25th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 39.7 percent in the Kanto area with the highest viewing rating of 47.8%. The drama was adapted from the novel ...

'' (1987) -

Yodo-dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615), also known as Lady Chacha (茶々), was a Japanese historical figure in the late Sengoku period. She was the concubine and the second wife of Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi. As the mother of his son and successor ...

*''

Taiheiki The (Chronicle of Great Peace) is a medieval Japanese historical epic (see '' gunki monogatari'') written in the late 14th century and covers the period from 1319 to 1367. It deals primarily with the Nanboku-chō, the period of war between the ...

'' (1991) - Hanayasha *'' Atsuhime'' (2008) - Oyuki

Japanese dub

*''

Doctor Strange Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as ...

'' (2017) - Ancient One (

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) *'' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019) - Ancient One (Tilda Swinton)

Sources

* Higuchi Kanako (Japanese language Wikipedia article)

Honours

*Kinuyo Tanaka Award (1991)

References

External links

Humanite (agency)
(in Japanese) *
at Nippon Cinema
{{DEFAULTSORT:Higuchi, Kanako Japanese actresses 1958 births Living people Actors from Niigata Prefecture