# Meiko Kaji
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meiko kaji (梶 芽衣子, Kaji Meiko, born March 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has appeared in about 100 films, with her most famous roles being outlaw characters in early 1970s films, such as the rebels of the Stray Cat Rock series, the assassin Lady Snowblood, and the murderous Nami Matsushima from the Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion series.
== Life and career ==
meiko kaji was born Masako Ohta in the Kanda area of Tokyo and graduated from the Yakumo Academy high school in Meguro, Tokyo.
Episode 28: The Stray Cat Rock Series
The greatest of all time, Meiko Kaji, recently came to NYC for a retrospective of her work at Japan Society, so naturally I had to celebrate with a podcast episode in her honor. This is a solo outing, where I discuss the Stray Cat Rock series, which Kaji made for Nikkatsu. It launched her to counte…
126 - LONE STAR (1996)
On this episode of The Criterion Connection, we discuss John Sayles' generation spanning neo-western epic dissecting themes as vast as the Texas desert itself in Lone Star (1996).
We also chat the 50th Anniversary of All The President's Men and Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood.
Thank you to our frien…
126 - LONE STAR (1996)
On this episode of the Criterion Connection, we discuss John Sayles' generation spanning neo-western/mystery-drama dissecting themes as vast as the desert itself, Lone Star (1996).
We also chat the 50th Anniversary of All The President's Men and Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood.
Thanks to our friend …
Episode 27: Zelluloid42 (w/ Audrey Biasucci & Tarek Strauch)
I live in Berlin, and something very cool is happening here right now - the film collective Zelluloid42 has been programming film events that this town has sorely needed. In the spirit of the German "Bahnhofskino" (a grindhouse cinema located in or next to a train station, very popular in the 70s a…
From The Crate w/ Cam: Rāmere May 22, 2026
Cam shares some of the new wax out on the shelves at Southbound today, including Thee Marloes, X-Ray Spex, and Meiko Kaji. Whakarongo mai nei!
Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
From The Crate w/ Cam: Rāmere May 22, 2026
Cam shares some of the new wax out on the shelves at Southbound today, including Thee Marloes, X-Ray Spex, and Meiko Kaji. Whakarongo mai nei!
Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
Real BAE Shit w/ Iza & Gabriela Nicolae (08.06.2026)
We're taking a trip down memory lane featuring a slate of talent, including Blondie with 'Rapture'- incidentally the first song featuring rap to be played on MTV in the early 90s, Meiko Kaji or Mazy Star.
Make no mistake tho, this show is definitely centered on hip hop, with legends such as Laury…
Blind Woman's Curse (1970) | Ep 99
We are wrapping up our "Star Search" month with a woman responsible for one of the most intense stares in cinema history, Meiko Kaji. Thanks to Graham, we are talking Teruo Ishii's ballad of erotic violence, Blind Woman's Curse. Will the fellas survive this feline onslaught of revenge, or will this…
[PREVIEW] 94 - Lady Snowblood: Selfless Vengeance, Suicidal Self-care, & Millionaire Mindset
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This episode was recorded the night before Kelby had a major health emergency. He is currently undergoing treatment for erosions in his stomach and bouncing around doctors to find the root cause of what's tearing up his insides. If you'd like to support a hard-working father and an irreplaceable wr…
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972) 女囚701号/さそり
Female Prisoner Scorpion (1972) | The Japanese Cult Classic That Defined Pinky Violence | Dark Talk
BONUS EPISODE - Danger Mark and Dan take a trip into Japanese exploitation cinema with Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972), the influential women-in-prison classic that launched a cult franchise an…
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