Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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.
Acted in 156
1980s
- 1984
Karate Cop 3
Movie
- 1982
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Azusa
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Dances of Flame
Movie
- 1974
Sanbaba
Movie
- 1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Osei
- 1971
The Path of the King
Osai
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Otaki
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Movie
- 1967
Gambler: Victory Without Death
Movie
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Movie
- 1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Suzuko
Nerves for Victory
Movie
Japan's Most Chivalrous
Sue
Four and A Half Mats
Taneko Tachibana
- 1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Oko
A Lonely Gamble
Tazuko Ogaki
The Black Cat
Movie
- 1964
Female Ninja Magic
Afuku
Orders from Hell
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Movie
- 1963
A Naughty Angel
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Oko
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Okume Tamaki
Eleven Gangsters
Miwa Yamanouchi
- 1962
Marriage of the Sky and the Sea
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Okou
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
Movie
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Movie
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
Movie
Her Hidden Past
Koyoshi
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
Ayako
In Search of Mother
Ohama
- 1961
The Red Shadow
Hahakage
Run, Genta, Run!
Movie
Sanctuary
Movie
Kanbi no san-tō shain
Nobuko Furukawa
A Night in Hong Kong
Yoshiko Matsuyama
Miyamoto Musashi
Oko
The Ako Retainers
Movie
若い涙を吹きとばせ
Movie
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
Movie
Way of Morning Mist
Ogin
鳴門秘帖
Movie
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Movie
- 1960
Harukanaru haha no kao
Movie
Shinran, Part II
Movie
12 Ounces to Glory
Movie
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
Movie
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
Movie
Shinran
Movie
Official with a Tattoo
Ohan
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Speed Crazy
Movie
Stop the Old Fox
Omiyo no kata
Kaze no uchi so to
Movie
The 47 Masterless Samurai
Movie
- 1958
The Red Bat
Movie
Souls in the Moonlight II
Otoku
直八子供旅
Movie
A Boy and Three Mothers
Keiko, the Mother-in-Law
The Magnificent Five
Movie
- 1957
Freelance Samurai
Kosuzu Hanabusa
Night Holds a Truth
Movie
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki
Movie
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Movie
Ujō
Shizu Noguchi, Ujo's wife
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
Movie
- 1956
Sound in the Mist
Tsuruko
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Somehachi
Women in Prison
Yasuko Chiba, prisoner
Flowery Brothers
Movie
Sisters of Gion
Movie
Night School
Senta's mother (uncredited)
While the Demon Steps Out
Movie
Street of Shame
Hanae
Beyond The Stars
Yachiyo
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Movie
- 1955
The Tale of Jiro
Oyoshi
Taira Clan Saga
Yasuko
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
お千代
Tomorrow's Happiness
Keiko
Itarō jishi
Movie
- 1954
疾風愛憎峠
Movie
Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi
Movie
Mama's Diary
Movie
Nangoku Taiheiki
Movie
Hanran
Movie
- 1953
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
Movie
The Sun
Movie
Tokyo Profile
Michiko
The Blue Revolution
Movie
47 Vendettas
Riku
Reminiscence
Mrs. Ota
- 1952
Passion Fire
合羽屋おらく
Oka wa hanazakari
Movie
Dôkoku
Movie
Divorce
Michiko Sôma
Castle of Revenge
Movie
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni
Red Fan
Movie
- 1951
Story of Lightning
Movie
Fireworks Over the Sea
Mie Kamiya
Pure White Nights
Movie
The Tale of Genji
Fujitsubo
Freedom School
Movie
The White Orchid
Movie
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Movie
The Blue Mountains: Part II
Umetaro
A Woman's Fight
Movie
Lady From Hell
Movie
- 1948
Thirty-three footprints
Movie
Yūkyō no mure
Movie
The Fourth Lady
Movie
Platform at Night
Movie
Sanmenkyō no kyōfu
Movie
Hanayome senshu
Movie
Golden Devil Part 2
Movie
Golden Devil
Movie
- 1947
Newlywed League Match
Movie
Four Love Stories
Movie
- 1946
Yurusareta ichiya
Movie
- 1943
Kaisen no Zenya
Movie
- 1942
A Certain Woman
Movie
Otoko no iki
Movie
Winter Jasmine
Movie
- 1941
Dawn Chorus
Movie
- 1940
Wood and Stone
Eriko Oikawa
Torrent of a Big City
Movie
1930s
- 1939
Lovers' Duet
Movie
Spring Thunder
Eiko Tōjō
Women at War
Movie
Appearances1
1970s
- 1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self