Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Who is this?

Kazuko Yoshiyuki (吉行和子, Yoshiyuki Kazuko; 9 August 1935 – 2 September 2025) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and essayist. Having grown up with the burgeoning Japanese film and TV industry during post-war period, her career bridged traditional storytelling with modern cinematic expressions, making her a quintessential figure of her era in Japanese entertainment. She made her debut on the screen in 1955, and has appeared in more than 60 films, and as well as hundreds of Japanese television dramas. Over her career spanning seven decades, she won a Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Award in 1959, as well as a Japan Academy Film & TV Prize for Best Actress for a her role in 1978 film Empire of Passion.

Career

1. 1935
   Born
2. 1954
   Member of Mingei Theatre
3. 1959
   Won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
4. 1974
   Won Kinokuniya Awards
5. 1979
   Won Japan Academy Film Prize
6. 1984
   Won Japan Essayist Club Award
7. 2002
   Won Kinuyo Tanaka Award
8. 2025
   Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Kōjimachi-ku
• •Citizenship: Japan
• •Known as: actor, seiyū, essayist