Kanako Higuchi
Known For
Acting
Born
1958-12-13 in Kamo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Kanako Higuchi (樋口 可南子, Higuchi Kanako) (born December 13, 1958) is a Japanese actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles. Born in Kamo, Niigata, she played her first lead at age 20 in the television drama Kōrogi-bashi. Kanako's film credits include Hokusai Manga, Bedtime Eyes, Zatoichi (1989), Casshern, Memories of Tomorrow, and Ashura no Jō Blood Gets In Your Eyes. Among her television roles are Lady Yodo in the 1987 NHK Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune and Hanayasha in the 1991 Taiga drama Taiheiki. She has represented the cosmetics firms KOSÉ and Kao.
Most Known For
Ohisama
as Tokuko Maruyama
Detective Lovesick
as Tamae Aoki
The Private Detective Mike
Masamune Shogun
as Kanako Higuchi
Atsuhime
Toge no Gunzo
Romansu
as 小島はる
Modori River
A Little Princess
as Mimura Chieko
Amakarashan
as 神沢（榊）ふみ
Sketchbook of Early Spring
Edo Porn
as Onao
Casshern
as Midori Azuma
Nukata no Ōkimi
Ronin-gai
as Oshin
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as Boss Han Bosatsu
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
as Shimasu Yako
Ashura
as Bizan
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Heat Wave
as Rin Jyoshima