Meiko Kaji

Japanese actress and singer
Person human Q175900
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Meiko Kaji

Summary

Meiko Kaji is a human[1]. Born in Chiyoda[2], she… she was born on March 24, 1947[3]. She worked as an actor[4] and singer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,955 views/month, #6,890 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Meiko Kaji was born in Chiyoda[2].
  • Meiko Kaji was born on March 24, 1947[3].
  • Meiko Kaji held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Meiko Kaji worked as an actor[4].
  • Meiko Kaji's professions included singer[5].
  • Meiko Kaji received the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress[8].
  • Meiko Kaji received the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress[9].
  • Meiko Kaji is recorded as female[10].
  • Meiko Kaji's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Meiko Kaji's record label is recorded as Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.[12].
  • Meiko Kaji's given name is recorded as Meiko[13].
  • Meiko Kaji's instrument is recorded as voice[14].
  • Meiko Kaji's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[15].
  • Meiko Kaji's birth name is recorded as 太田雅子[16].
  • Meiko Kaji's name in native language is recorded as 梶芽衣子[17].
  • Meiko Kaji's name in kana is recorded as かじ めいこ[18].
  • Meiko Kaji's blood type is recorded as Q19831455[19].
  • Meiko Kaji's start of work period is recorded as 1965[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: JP[22]

  • Began / founded: 1947-03-24[23]

  • Genre(s): enka, kayōkyoku[24]

  • Community tags: enka, kayōkyoku[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fb5280b5-9e0c-439d-b275-2d8b5bffc19a[26]

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Origins and Family

Meiko Kaji's place of birth was Chiyoda[2]. She was born on March 24, 1947[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4] and singer[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress[8], a film award category[27], in Japan[28], founded in 1950[29] and Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress[9], an award for best leading actress[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1947[32].

Why It Matters

Meiko Kaji ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,955 views/month, #6,890 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Meiko Kaji born?

Born in Chiyoda[2], Meiko Kaji…

What did Meiko Kaji do for work?

Meiko Kaji worked as actor[4] and singer[5].

What awards did Meiko Kaji receive?

Honors received include Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress[8] and Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8h ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id meiko-kaji
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  2. 14d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id 94492
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  3. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 9w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id 987013159213405171
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  5. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14588 23322
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  6. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation actor, singer
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q639669]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258354|batch #258354]]"
  7. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instagram username kajimeiko_official
    Country of citizenship Japan
    Sex or gender female
    Blood type Q19831455
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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