
Kanako Higuchi
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1958-12-13 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Kamo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 糸井可南子
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)

Atsuhime
2008

The Private Detective Mike
2002

Ohisama
2011
as Tokuko Maruyama

Masamune Shogun
1987
as Kanako Higuchi

Detective Lovesick
2010
as Tamae Aoki

Romansu
1984
as 小島はる

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
2020
as Shimasu Yako

Toge no Gunzo
1982

Amakarashan
1997
as 神沢(榊)ふみ

Nukata no Ōkimi
1980

A Little Princess
2009
as Mimura Chieko

Sketchbook of Early Spring
1983

Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun
1983

雪の華-建礼門院徳子の生涯
1982
Saigo no Kazoku
2001
Movies (27)

Modori River
1983

Bedtime Eyes
1987

Manji
1983
as Mitsuko Shido

Edo Porn
1981
as Onao

Casshern
2004
as Midori Azuma

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004

The Night of Martial Law
1980

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
as Boss Han Bosatsu

Achilles and the Tortoise
2008
as Sachiko

The Oil-Hell Murder
1992
as Okichi

Heat Wave
1991
as Rin Jyoshima

Time Never Stops
2014
as Asako Saigo

Karaoke Terror
2003
as Midori Suzuki

Letter from the Mountain
2002
as Michiko Ueda

Ronin-gai
1990
as Oshin

Memories of Tomorrow
2006
as Emiko Saeki

Deaths in Tokimeki
1984
as Hiromi Kozue

Ashura
2005
as Bizan

Door To Door
2009
as Kurasawa Mitsue

Shara
2003
as Shouko

The Pearls of the Stone Man
2015
as Ryoko Kobayashi

The Invitation from Cinema Orion
2007
as Yoshie Miyoshi

Shimanto River
1991

Tora-san, the Go-Between
1985
as Wakana Egami

Hana
2003

The Wangan Highway
1984
as Fumiko Sugimoto

Love is Always Almond Pink
1988
About Kanako Higuchi
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… With 42 credits spanning from 1980 to 2020, Kanako Higuchi has appeared in 27 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kanako Higuchi Movies
- Modori River (1983)
- Bedtime Eyes (1987)
- Manji (1983) — as Mitsuko Shido
- Edo Porn (1981) — as Onao
- Casshern (2004) — as Midori Azuma
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