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Machiko Kyō
Actor

Machiko Kyō

25 Mar 1924Born
12 May 2019Died
95Age at death
100Credits

Biography

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.

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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 of the August Moon, starring opposite Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford.

In her eighties, Kyō continued to perform in traditional Japanese theatrical productions put on by famed producer Fukuko Ishii. Her final role was as Matsuura Shino in the NHK television drama series Haregi Koko Ichiban in 2000. Kyō was nominated for a Golden Globe for The Teahouse of the August Moon, a great feat for an Asian actress at the time, and was awarded many prizes, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Awards of the Japanese Academy.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 100 credits.

  1. TBA現代インチキ物語　ど狸Film
  2. TBAZoku hebi hime dōchūFilm
  3. 1994Hana no RanSeries: Hino Shigeko (37 episodes)
  4. 1984Make-UpFilm: Tsune Tsutano
  5. 1980Nukata no ŌkimiSeries (2 episodes)
  6. 1977Yokomizo Seishi SeriesSeries (1 episode)
  7. 1976Tora-san's Pure LoveFilm: 柳生绫
  8. 1976The PossessedFilm
  9. 1975Solar EclipseFilm
  10. 1974The FamilyFilm: Aiko Takasu
  11. 1970Born FighterFilm: Sue Yoshida
  12. 1969Thousand CranesFilm: Chikako Kurimoto
  13. 1966The Little RunawayFilm: Director of the shelter
  14. 1966The DaphneFilm: Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
  15. 1966The Face of AnotherFilm: Mrs. Okuyama
  16. 1964Sweet SweatFilm: Umeko
  17. 1963The Third WillFilm: Fujiyo Yajima
  18. 1962A Woman's LifeFilm: Kei Nunobiki
  19. 1962The Great WallFilm
  20. 1962Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayoFilm
  21. 1962Black LizardFilm: Mrs. Midorikawa
  22. 1961BuddhaFilm: Nandabala
  23. 1961A Design for DyingFilm: Shikiko Oba
  24. 1961FantasticoFilm
  25. 1961Marriageable AgeFilm
  26. 1960The Legendary HellFilm: Oden Takahashi
  27. 1960The Beloved ImageFilm
  28. 1960The Woman Who Touched LegsFilm: Saya Shiozawa
  29. 1960The Last BetrayalFilm: Chizuru
  30. 1960BonchiFilm: Ofuku
  31. 1960The Wandering PrincessFilm: Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
  32. 1960A Woman's TestamentFilm
  33. 1959Floating WeedsFilm: Sumiko
  34. 1959Odd ObsessionFilm: Ikuko Kenmochi
  35. 1959Jirocho FujiFilm: Okatsu
  36. 1959Paper PigeonFilm: Ryoko Kashiwabara
  37. 1959The Woman and the PirateFilm: 綾衣, お糸
  38. 1959The Makioka SistersFilm
  39. 1959Goodbye, HelloFilm: Umeko Ichige
  40. 1958Musume no bokenFilm
  41. 1958The Ladder of SuccessFilm
  42. 1958Tainted FlowersFilm
  43. 1958Ôsaka no onnaFilm: Osen
  44. 1958The Loyal 47 RoninFilm: Orui, Spy
  45. 1958MotherFilm: Takako Ômachi
  46. 1958Sorrow Is Only for WomenFilm
  47. 1958Chance MeetingFilm: Aya Koyanagi
  48. 1957Hole in OneFilm: Nagako Kita
  49. 1957Night ButterfliesFilm: Mari
  50. 1957Blooms of HellFilm
  51. 1957A Woman's SkinFilm
  52. 1957Dancing GirlFilm: Chiyomi Hanamura
  53. 1957Itohan MonogatariFilm: Okatsu
  54. 1957Daiei Studio is BustlingFilm
  55. 1957The Teahouse of the August MoonFilm: Lotus Blossom
  56. 1956Tsukigata HanpeitaFilm: Hagino
  57. 1956Street of ShameFilm: Mickey
  58. 1956A Rainbow at Every TurnFilm
  59. 1956Three Women Around YoshinakaFilm: Tomoe
  60. 1955New Women’s DialogueFilm
  61. 1955Tôjûrô no koiFilm: Okaji
  62. 1955Princess Yang Kwei-feiFilm: Princess Yang Kwei-fei
  63. 1955A Girl Isn't Allowed to LoveFilm
  64. 1954Haru no uzumakiFilm
  65. 1954A Geisha on HorsebackFilm: Nobukichi
  66. 1954The Princess SenFilm
  67. 1954Asakusa at NightFilm: Setsuko Takashima
  68. 1954The Story of ShunkinFilm
  69. 1954Tree of LoveFilm
  70. 1954A Certain WomanFilm: Yoko Hayazuki
  71. 1953Gate of HellFilm: Lady Kesa
  72. 1953Brother and SisterFilm: Mon
  73. 1953KurohyōFilm
  74. 1953UgetsuFilm: Lady Wakasa
  75. 1952Kanojo no tokudaneFilm
  76. 1952Dedication of the Great BuddhaFilm
  77. 1952Beauty and the ThiefFilm: Sakin
  78. 1952Taki no ShiraitoFilm: Taki no Shiraito
  79. 1952Eternal Song of NagasakiFilm
  80. 1952The Scarlet Gang of AsakusaFilm: Ryûko Beni

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