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My Take
Mariko Kaga won a newcomer award at nineteen and was mythologised almost immediately as Japanese cinema's beautiful troublemaker. What interests me is everything that came after the myth. Most performers canonised that young quietly disappear in their thirties; she did not. A Blue Ribbon for supporting actress in 1981 and the Kinuyo Tanaka Award in 2014 describe a woman who kept converting fame into actual craft, decade after decade. She has also stayed famously blunt, and I suspect that is temperament rather than media strategy, which is precisely why it has lasted. Born in Tokyo in 1943, and still a name that lands without any explanation attached.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mariko Kaga
- Name (Japanese)
- 加賀まりこ
- Born
- December 11, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 156 cm
- Occupation
- actor / tarento / film actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1963 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
- 2014 Kinuyo Tanaka Award
- 1981 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%A0%E8%B3%80%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8A%E3%81%93
Frequently asked questions
When was Mariko Kaga born?
Born December 11, 1943 (age 82).
Where is Mariko Kaga from?
Mariko Kaga is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Mariko Kaga do?
Mariko Kaga works as actor, tarento, film actor.
How tall is Mariko Kaga?
Mariko Kaga is 156 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.