Eiko Kujo
An image from The Woman with Two Heads, one of the productions that also features Eiko Kujo.
Eiko Kujo

Eiko Kujo

October 22, 1935 — Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Kujyo Kyoko (October 22, 1935 - April 30, 2014) was a Japanese actress, theater, film producer from Azabu, Tokyo. The stage name of the actress was Eiko Kujo (Kujo Eiko). Real name is Eiko Terayama (Torayama Eiko). Husband Shuji Terayama.

After graduating from Mihoda Gakuen Junior High School · High School, she debuted on the stage of Shochiku Opera Group under the name of Eiko Kujo. After that, she moved to Shochiku movie and appeared in Yoshitaro Nomura's film "Yellow cherries" (1960) etc etc.

In 1967 Shuji Terayama, Tadanori Yokoo and others founded "Drama Laboratory / Ceiling Arts", and Kujo is responsible for the production. Also made a movie.

In 1970 she got divorced from Terayama (except Terayama's surname). After Terayama died in 1983, she was in charge of the copyright management of the Terayama work and gave lectures all over the country. In recent years I gave a lecture at Hirosaki Gakuin University in 2009.

She served as Representative Director of Terayama World Limited Company.

Misawa City Shuji Terayama memorial hall honorary director. Misawa City Tourism Ambassador.

On April 30, 2014, she died at his house in Tokyo due to rupture of esophageal varices due to cirrhosis of the liver. 78 year old died.

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Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971

Fruits of Passion

Fruits of Passion

1981

Farewell to the Ark

Farewell to the Ark

1984

The Cage

1964

The Woman with Two Heads

The Woman with Two Heads

1977

The Trial

The Trial

1975

The Eraser

The Eraser

1977