Jetting back to 1970s Japan, let’s get to know sultry film icon, actress, singer, and all-round badass Meiko Kaji. She rose to fame during the seventies at the height of what was known as the “pinky violence” Japanese film genre, which were essentially sexed up, bad girl action films produced by Toe
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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) Scanned from Bisho (微笑), May 12, 1973. http://meikokaji.net/
Meiko Kaji, Lady Snowblood (1973)
I have to preface the following appreciation of Meiko Kaji’s acting career with two disclaimers: This is in no way meant to be a comprehensive overview of the Japanese actress’s work in the movies. I am not going to use this space to write about her singing, although that body of work is definitely worthy…
Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) I scanned this from a magazine named Featured Photo Art (特集フォトアート) with a subtitle Person Photography Techniques (人物写真撮影テクニック). Wasn’t able to find much info about the magazine...
Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) Scanned from the Meiko Fanzine, released in 1974.
Screencap of Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in episode 102 of Edo Dragnet (大江戸捜査網). Submitted by our friend Dominique!
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Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in a screencap from Seicho Matsumoto’s “Bones Of The Earth” (松本清張「地の骨」), 1984. https://t.co/z8GTCzTbkU https://t.co/QDv9dqEyfy