FrameThrower · Actors · Meiko Kaji
Meiko Kaji
2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1973–1974
Born 24 March 1947 · Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Masako Ōta, known as Meiko Kaji, is a Japanese actress and enka singer born on 24 March 1947 in Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture.
After graduating from Yakumo Academy in Meguro in 1965, she made her debut at Nikkatsu Studios under her real name, playing supporting roles in the late 1960s. Her first notable role came in 1969 in *Nihon Zankyoden*. She gained visibility with the 1970-1971 series *Stray Cat Rock* (Noraneko Rokku), playing young rebels in five films.
In the 1970s, she excelled in roles as outlaws, notably in the *Joshuu Sasori* (Prisonnière Scorpion) series at Toei, with four films, the first of which was released in 1972.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1973–1974
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress1979
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress
How their films are shot
Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Meiko takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 48% of their frames are day, 42% natural — the look of the work Meiko takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 130 frames from Meiko Kaji's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.