- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- May 12, 2019
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō (Japanese: 京 マチ子 Hepburn: Kyō Machiko, March 25, 1924 – May 12, 2019) was a Japanese actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s. She rose to extraordinary domestic praise in Japan for her work in two of the greatest Japanese films of the 20th century, Akira Kurosawa's Rashōmon and Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu. Machiko trained to be a dancer before entering films in 1949. The following year, she would achieve international fame as the female lead in Akira Kurosawa's classic film Rashōmon. Kyō starred in many more Japanese productions, including Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1953) and Street of Shame (1956), Teinosuke Kinugasa's Gate of Hell (1953), Kon Ichikawa's Odd Obsession (1959), Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds (1959), and Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Face of Another (1966). Her only role in a non-Japanese film was as Lotus Blossom, a young geisha, in The Teahouse o…
Filmography
movieKurosawa
2000 · Self
tvHana no Ran
1994 · Hino Shigeko
movieMake-Up
1984 · Tsune Tsutano
tvNukata no Ōkimi
1980
tvYokomizo Seishi Series
1977
movieTora-san's Pure Love
1976 · Aya
movieThe Possessed
1976
movieSolar Eclipse
1975
movieKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · Self
movieThe Family
1974 · Aiko Takasu
movieBorn Fighter
1970 · Sue Yoshida
movieThousand Cranes
1969 · Chikako Kurimoto
movieThe Little Runaway
1966 · Director of the shelter
movieThe Daphne
1966 · Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
movieThe Face of Another
1966 · Mrs. Okuyama
movieSweet Sweat
1964 · Umeko
movieThe Third Will
1963 · Fujiyo Yajima
movieA Woman's Life
1962 · Kei Nunobiki
movieThe Great Wall
1962
movieNakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
movieBlack Lizard
1962 · Mrs. Midorikawa
movieBuddha
1961 · Nandabala
movieA Design for Dying
1961 · Shikiko Oba
movieNuregami botan
1961
movieMarriageable Age
1961
movieThe Legendary Hell
1960 · Oden Takahashi
movieThe Beloved Image
1960
movieThe Woman Who Touched Legs
1960 · Saya Shiozawa
movieThe Last Betrayal
1960 · Chizuru
movieBonchi
1960 · Ofuku
movieThe Wandering Princess
1960 · Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
movieA Woman's Testament
1960
movieFloating Weeds
1959 · Sumiko
movieOdd Obsession
1959 · Ikuko Kenmochi
movieJirocho Fuji
1959 · Okatsu
moviePaper Pigeon
1959 · Ryoko Kashiwabara
movieThe Woman and the Pirate
1959 · 綾衣, お糸
movieThe Makioka Sisters
1959
movieGoodbye, Hello
1959 · Umeko Ichige
movieMusume no boken
1958
movieThe Ladder of Success
1958
movieTainted Flowers
1958
movieÔsaka no onna
1958 · Osen
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · Orui, Spy
movieMother
1958 · Takako Ômachi
movieSorrow Is Only for Women
1958
movieChance Meeting
1958 · Aya Koyanagi
movieHole in One
1957 · Nagako Kita
movieJigoku bana
1957
movieA Woman's Skin
1957
movieNight Butterflies
1957 · Mari
movieDancing Girl
1957 · Chiyomi Hanamura
movieItohan Monogatari
1957 · Okatsu
movieDaiei Studio is Bustling
1957
movieThe Teahouse of the August Moon
1957 · Lotus Blossom
movieOperation Teahouse
1956 · Self
movieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956 · Hagino
movieStreet of Shame
1956 · Mickey
movieA Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
movieThree Women Around Yoshinaka
1956 · Tomoe
movieNew Women’s Dialogue
1955
movieTôjûrô no koi
1955 · Okaji
moviePrincess Yang Kwei-fei
1955 · Princess Yang Kwei-fei
movieA Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
movieA Geisha on Horseback
1954 · Nobukichi
movieThe Princess Sen
1954
movieAsakusa at Night
1954 · Setsuko Takashima
movieThe Story of Shunkin
1954
movieTree of Love
1954
movieA Certain Woman
1954 · Yoko Hayazuki
movieGate of Hell
1953 · Lady Kesa
movieBrother and Sister
1953 · Mon
movieKurohyō
1953
movieUgetsu
1953 · Lady Wakasa
movieBeauty and the Thief
1952 · Sakin
movieTaki no Shiraito
1952 · Taki no Shiraito
movieI'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
movieThe Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952 · Ryûko Beni
movieThe Life of a Horse Trader
1951 · Yuki
movieThe Bitch
1951 · Emmy
movieThe Tale of Genji
1951 · Awaji no ue
movieClothes of Deception
1951 · Kimicho
moviePhoenix
1950
movieRashomon
1950 · Masako
movieResurrection
1950 · Yukiko Ohara
movieThe Sea of Beauty
1950
movieThe Motherland Far Far Away
1950 · Mari, daughter
movieA Fool's Love
1949 · Naomi
movieA Bullet Hole Underground
1949 · Michiko Kaneko
movieHanakurabe tanuki-den
1949
movieThe Man Who Laughs Last
1949
movie現代インチキ物語 ど狸
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