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My Take
Tura Satana fascinates me as a genuine cult original. A Japanese-American performer who became immortal through Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, she projected a ferocity and command that, in my view, prefigured decades of tough on-screen women who came after her. Mainstream Hollywood never gave her the credit she deserved, but I think that outsider status is exactly why her image endures so vividly among film lovers. She turned marginalization into a kind of power. Watching her work, I feel I am seeing someone who refused to be diminished, and that defiance is what keeps her unforgettable to me.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tura Satana
- Name (Japanese)
- トゥラ・サターナ
- Reading
- とぅら・さたーな
- Born
- July 10, 1938 – February 4, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Hokkaidō, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.turasatana.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A
Frequently asked questions
When was Tura Satana born?
July 10, 1938 – February 4, 2011.
Where is Tura Satana from?
Tura Satana is from Hokkaidō, Japan.
What does Tura Satana do?
Tura Satana works as film actor, actor, dancer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.