The Japan Times6d ago
Quentin Tarantino paid homage to her in "Kill Bill." Now, the 79-year-old Meiko Kaji looks back on the twists and turns of her career and the roles that earned her a cult following. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/12/film/meiko-kaji-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #meikokaji #sasori #killbill #quentintarantino
Meiko Kaji studied hard to smolder on screen

The star of “Lady Snowblood” and other 1970s action films looks back on the serendipities that shaped her early career — and her dogged determination to hone her craft.

The Japan Times
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMay 2
Meiko Kaji in “Shurayuki Hime - Urami Renka” AKA “Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance” (1974)
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #MusicPlanet Meiko Kaji: 🎵 Sake Wa Namida Ka Tameiki Ka #BBCRadio3 #MeikoKaji
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 18
Meiko Kaji in “Lady Snowblood”
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CinegenresMar 26

𝐋𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧
Film de Shun’ya Itō en 1972
Avec Meiko Kaji , Rie Yokoyama , Isao Natsuyagi et Fumio Watanabe

*Le premier volet d'une saga culte!

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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMar 21
Meiko Kaji in “Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo” (1970)
#SatMat #StayCatRock #WildJumbo #MeikoKaji
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMar 21
“Wild Jumbo” AND “Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter” (1970) were filmed concurrently with Meiko Kaji moving between the two sets that had different supporting casts.
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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMar 21
There are 5 “Stray Cat Films” all made between 1970 and 1971. Other than being about rebellious young people and having Meiko Kaiji as the leading lady there is not continuity or relationship between the films.
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Ｊｉｍ Ｈａｋｕ ☸Mar 21
Gotta figure out making at least one of these: https://japansociety.org/film/meiko-kaji-a-retrospective/ #japanesefilm #meikokaji
Meiko Kaji: A Retrospective

Recruited at the twilight of Japan’s studio era, actress and singer Meiko Kaji emerged in 1965 as a contract player for Nikkatsu, Japan’s oldest film studio. Outspoken and tenacious, she resisted the prescribed mold of modest, reserved female roles, often to the frustration of executives who soon relegated her to supporting parts. Even as an eighteen-year-old newcomer, her unyielding nature revealed a resolute spirit well-suited for outsider roles, and Kaji soon embodied an anti-establishment image of outlaws, bikers and delinquents. As the industry shifted into violent and sexually charged genre productions to counter waning attendance, Kaji avoided typecasting—even with the success of her vengeful angels—seeking instead to further her craft and artistry, opting for variety over stardom. Moving from ninkyo eiga (chivalry films) and pinky violence to yakuza pictures, arthouse productions and television, Kaji—whose piercing gaze came to define an era of Japanese cinema—transcended the confines of genre cinema; her depth and versatility extend far beyond the cult mythos that surrounds her.

Japan Society
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMar 11
Meiko Kaji in “Lady Snowblood” (1973)
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