Meiko Kaji

Meiko Kaji

Japanese actress and singer (1947–)

Meiko Kaji is a Japanese actress and singer. With over 100 film and television credits since the 1960s, her most prolific period was the 1970s, when she achieved fame for her starring roles as outlaws and vengeful women in the film series Stray Cat Rock, Wandering Ginza Butterfly, Female Prisoner Scorpion and Lady Snowblood. Kaji also performed as a singer, releasing records concurrently with her film career and beyond, often performing the theme songs for the films in which she starred.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 12 films (1970–1974) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1974 Homeless !The Homeless Saitō, KōichiKōichi Saitō
1974 Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance Fujita, ToshiyaToshiya Fujita 89 min Color
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima Fukasaku, KinjiKinji Fukasaku 99 min Color
1973 Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable Itō, ShunyaShunya Itō 87 min Color
1973 Female Prisoner Scorpion: 701's Grudge Song Hasebe, YasuharuYasuharu Hasebe 88 min Color
1973 Lady Snowblood Fujita, ToshiyaToshiya Fujita 97 min Color
1972 Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 Itō, ShunyaShunya Itō 89 min Color
1972 Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion Itō, ShunyaShunya Itō 87 min Color
1970 Alleycat Rock: Female Boss Hasebe, YasuharuYasuharu Hasebe 80 min
1970 Blind Woman's Curse Ishii, TeruoTeruo Ishii 85 min Color
1970 Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter Hasebe, YasuharuYasuharu Hasebe 85 min Color
1970 Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo Fujita, ToshiyaToshiya Fujita