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Michiyo Kogure
Actor

Michiyo Kogure

31 Jan 1918Born
13 Jun 1990Died
72Age at death
168Credits

Biography

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Michiyo Kogure (木暮実千代, Kogure Michiyo) (31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "one of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting."

Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939.

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She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Aoi sanmyaku.

In addition to her appearances in films and commercials, Kogure volunteered in charity work. In 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 168 credits.

  1. 1984Karate Cop 3Film
  2. 1982Lady on 6th Street: Taste of HoneyFilm: Azusa
  3. 1980Tokugawa no OnnatachiSeries (1 episode)
  4. 1979Tora-san, the MatchmakerFilm: 绢子
  5. 1978Dances of FlameFilm
  6. 1974SanbabaFilm
  7. 1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangFilm: Osei
  8. 1971The Path of the KingFilm: Osai
  9. 1971Okoma, the Orphan GamblerFilm: Otaki
  10. 1969Gambler's LegacyFilm
  11. 1969Madcap MixupFilm: Otama
  12. 1968Tales of the Inner ChamberFilm
  13. 1967Shogun and His Mistress 2Film: Otami
  14. 1967Gambler: Victory Without DeathFilm
  15. 1967Exterminate the Young Boss!Film
  16. 1966Koto—The Lake of TearsFilm: Suzuko
  17. 1966Nerves for VictoryFilm
  18. 1966Japan's Most ChivalrousFilm: Sue
  19. 1966Four and A Half MatsFilm: Taneko Tachibana
  20. 1965Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroFilm: Oko
  21. 1965Cold Rice, Osan, ChanFilm
  22. 1965A Lonely GambleFilm: Tazuko Ogaki
  23. 1965The Black CatFilm
  24. 1964Female Ninja MagicFilm: Afuku
  25. 1964The SharksFilm
  26. 1964Orders from HellFilm
  27. 1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleFilm
  28. 1963A House in the QuarterFilm: Katsue
  29. 1963A Naughty AngelFilm
  30. 1963Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword StyleFilm: Oko
  31. 1963Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidaiFilm: Okume Tamaki
  32. 1963Eleven GangstersFilm: Miwa Yamanouchi
  33. 1962Marriage of the Sky and the SeaFilm
  34. 1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsFilm: Okou
  35. 1962Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridoriFilm
  36. 1962Hibari the Traveling PerformerFilm
  37. 1962Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamushaFilm
  38. 1962A Carpenter and ChildrenFilm
  39. 1962Her Hidden PastFilm: Koyoshi
  40. 1962The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of OsakaFilm: Ayako
  41. 1962In Search of MotherFilm: Ohama
  42. 1961The Red ShadowFilm: Hahakage
  43. 1961Run, Genta, Run!Film
  44. 1961SanctuaryFilm
  45. 1961Kanbi no san-tō shainFilm: Nobuko Furukawa
  46. 1961A Night in Hong KongFilm: Yoshiko Matsuyama
  47. 1961Miyamoto MusashiFilm: Oko
  48. 1961Aoi kairyūFilm
  49. 1961The Ako RetainersFilm
  50. 1961若い涙を吹きとばせFilm
  51. 1961Naruto hijō kanketsu-henFilm
  52. 1961Way of Morning MistFilm: Ogin
  53. 1961鳴門秘帖Film
  54. 1961The Shogun and the FishmongerFilm
  55. 1960Harukanaru haha no kaoFilm
  56. 1960Shinran, Part IIFilm
  57. 196012 Ounces to GloryFilm
  58. 1960The Swordsman In The Golden ValleyFilm
  59. 1960The Man Who Came to Shimizu HarborFilm
  60. 1960ShinranFilm
  61. 1960Official with a TattooFilm: Ohan
  62. 1960Bored Hatamoto: Island of No ReturnFilm
  63. 1959Speed CrazyFilm
  64. 1959Stop the Old FoxFilm: Omiyo no kata
  65. 1959A Man ExplodesFilm
  66. 1959Kaze no uchi so toFilm
  67. 1959Eyes of Mother and DaughterFilm
  68. 1959The 47 Masterless SamuraiFilm
  69. 1958The Spell of the Hidden GoldFilm: Mojiwaka
  70. 1958The Red BatFilm
  71. 1958Souls in the Moonlight IIFilm: Otoku
  72. 1958The Loyal 47 RoninFilm: Dayû Ukihashi
  73. 1958直八子供旅Film
  74. 1958A Boy and Three MothersFilm: Keiko, the Mother-in-Law
  75. 1958The Magnificent FiveFilm
  76. 1957Freelance SamuraiFilm: Kosuzu Hanabusa
  77. 1957Night Holds a TruthFilm
  78. 1957Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashikiFilm
  79. 1957Yataro’s Travel HatFilm
  80. 1957Akebono sō no satsujinFilm

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