Biography
Meiko Kaji is a Japanese actress and singer. Since the 1960s, she has appeared in over 100 film and television roles, most prominently in the 1970s with her most famous roles as outlaw characters, best known for her performances in the film series Stray Cat Rock, Wandering Ginza Butterfly, Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion and Lady Snowblood. Kaji also performed as a singer, releasing records concurrently with her film career and beyond, even providing the official feature theme song tracks to a few of the films in which she also starred.
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Awards & recognition
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actress · 1979
- Mainichi Film Award — Best Actress
Filmography20 titles
Romantics Anonymous
Jeans Blues: No Future
Yu Yu Hakusho
Lady Snowblood
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Hiroshima Death Match
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
Modern Love Tokyo
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Yakuza Graveyard
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Retaliation
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71