Yoshiko Kuga, wife of Toho actor Akihiko Hirata, passed away due to aspiration pneumonia on June 9 at the age of 93. She herself would go on to appear in the Godzilla series after her husband passed away, playing the chief cabinet secretary in Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989).
On November 4, 1979, my friend Keiko was fortunate enough to meet both Akihiko Hirata and Yoshiko Kuga at a signing event at a shopping mall. Ms. Kuga's signature is on the left, and Mr. Hirata's is on the right. Suffice it to say, it's an incredible keepsake.
RIP, Ms. Kuga.
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