Hanayagi Kogiku

Name: Hanayagi Kogiku
Native name: 花柳小菊
Also Known as: はなやぎこぎく, 斎藤芳子, さいとうよしこ
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: February 26, 1921
Died: January 26, 2011

Hanayagi Kogiku was a Japanese actress born in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo. Her husband is actor Nakamura Takeya.

After graduating from Tsukudo Jinjo Elementary School in Ushigome-ku, she adopted the name of Kogiku to become a geisha in Kagurazaka.

Even after the war, she was active in Shochiku, Toho, Daiei, and Toei. After becoming an exclusive member of Toei in September 1956, she played an active part in the historical dramas, but she left the company in 1963 after the historical drama boom ended. After that, she retired from the movie world with Toei's "The Secret of the Fylinder" in 1968. After that, he played an active part in TV dramas and theatrical performances.

She died at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 89 due to heart failure. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1964	Uso Hachimanki Japanese Drama, 1964, 28 eps (Ep. 26) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 26) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1963	Brave Records of the Sanada Clan Japanese Movie, 1963, Yodo gimi (Support Role)	Yodo gimi Support Role	4.0
1957	Mito Komon Japanese Movie, 1957, Otaki no Kata (Support Role)	Otaki no Kata Support Role	0.0
1952	Chi Tocho Byuonsan: Ozome Hankuro Japanese Movie, 1952, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1941	Poppy Field Japanese Movie, 1941, Itoko (Support Role)	Itoko Support Role	0.0
1935	Nozokareta Hanayome Japanese Movie, 1935, (Unknown)	Unknown	5.0