Natsuko Kahara

Biography

Natsuko Kahara was born Hatsuko Tsukahara in Tokyo on January 3, 1921. She began her career at the Bungakuza theatre company in 1939 and became a regular cast member in Mikio Naruse's films in the 1950s. In 1964, she co-founded the Geikan NLT theatre group with Yukio Mishima's plays, and later debuted as a stage director at NLT in 1969.