Yoshiko Saito

Hanayagi Kogiku

  • Name: Hanayagi Kogiku
  • Native name: 花柳小菊
  • Also Known as: はなやぎ こぎく, 斎藤芳子, さいとう よしこ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 26, 1921
  • Died: January 26, 2011
Hanayagi Kogiku was a Japanese actress born in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo. Her husband is actor Nakamura Takeya.

After graduating from Tsukudo Jinjo Elementary School in Ushigome-ku, she adopted the name of Kogiku to become a geisha in Kagurazaka.

Even after the war, she was active in Shochiku, Toho, Daiei, and Toei. After becoming an exclusive member of Toei in September 1956, she played an active part in the historical dramas, but she left the company in 1963 after the historical drama boom ended. After that, she retired from the movie world with Toei's "The Secret of the Fylinder" in 1968. After that, he played an active part in TV dramas and theatrical performances.

She died at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 89 due to heart failure. Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1964
Uso Hachimanki
Uso Hachimanki
Japanese Drama, 1964, 28 eps
(Ep. 26) (Guest Role)
28
(Ep. 26)
Guest Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1963
Brave Records of the Sanada Clan
Brave Records of the Sanada Clan
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Yodo gimi (Support Role)
Yodo gimi
Support Role
4.0
1957
Mito Komon
Mito Komon
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Otaki no Kata (Support Role)
Otaki no Kata
Support Role
0.0
1952
Chi Tocho Byuonsan: Ozome Hankuro
Chi Tocho Byuonsan: Ozome Hankuro
Japanese Movie, 1952,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1941
Poppy Field
Poppy Field
Japanese Movie, 1941,
Itoko (Support Role)
Itoko
Support Role
0.0
1935
Nozokareta Hanayome
Nozokareta Hanayome
Japanese Movie, 1935,
(Unknown)
Unknown
5.0
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Yoshiko Saito
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  • First Name: Yoshiko
  • Family Name: Saito
  • Native name: 花柳小菊
  • Also Known as: はなやぎ こぎく, 斎藤芳子, さいとう よしこ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: February 26, 1921
  • Died: January 26, 2011

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