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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Machiko Kyō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 100
1990s
- 1994
Hana no Ran
Hino Shigeko · 37 episodes
1980s
- 1984
Make-Up
Tsune Tsutano
- 1980
Nukata no Ōkimi
TV
1970s
- 1977
- 1976
The Possessed
Movie
- 1975
- 1974
The Family
Aiko Takasu
- 1970
Born Fighter
Sue Yoshida
1960s
- 1969
Thousand Cranes
Chikako Kurimoto
- 1966
The Little Runaway
Director of the shelter
The Daphne
Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
- 1964
Sweet Sweat
Umeko
- 1963
The Third Will
Fujiyo Yajima
- 1962
A Woman's Life
Kei Nunobiki
The Great Wall
Movie
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Movie
- 1961
Buddha
Nandabala
Kodachi o tsukau onna
Movie
A Design for Dying
Shikiko Oba
Fantastico
Movie
Marriageable Age
Movie
- 1960
The Legendary Hell
Oden Takahashi
The Beloved Image
Movie
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Saya Shiozawa
The Last Betrayal
Chizuru
A Woman's Testament
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Odd Obsession
Ikuko Kenmochi
Jirocho Fuji
Okatsu
Paper Pigeon
Ryoko Kashiwabara
The Makioka Sisters
Movie
- 1958
Musume no boken
Movie
The Ladder of Success
Movie
Tainted Flowers
Movie
Ôsaka no onna
Osen
Mother
Takako Ômachi
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Movie
Chance Meeting
Aya Koyanagi
- 1957
Blooms of Hell
Movie
A Woman's Skin
Movie
Dancing Girl
Chiyomi Hanamura
Itohan Monogatari
Okatsu
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Movie
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Lotus Blossom
- 1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Hagino
Street of Shame
Mickey
A Rainbow at Every Turn
Movie
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Tomoe
- 1955
New Women’s Dialogue
Movie
Tôjûrô no koi
Okaji
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Movie
- 1954
Haru no uzumaki
Movie
The Princess Sen
Movie
Asakusa at Night
Setsuko Takashima
The Story of Shunkin
Movie
Tree of Love
Movie
A Certain Woman
Yoko Hayazuki
- 1953
Kurohyō
Movie
- 1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Movie
Beauty and the Thief
Sakin
Taki no Shiraito
Taki no Shiraito
Eternal Song of Nagasaki
Movie
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
Ryûko Beni
- 1951
The Life of a Horse Trader
Yuki
The Bitch
Emmy
The Tale of Genji
Awaji no ue
Jōen no hatoba
Movie
Freedom School
Movie
Koi no Oranda-zaka
Movie
Clothes of Deception
Kimicho
- 1950
Phoenix
Movie
Resurrection
Yukiko Ohara
The Sea of Beauty
Movie
Asakusa no hada
Movie
The Motherland Far Far Away
Mari, daughter
1940s
- 1949
Hebi hime dōchū
Movie
A Fool's Love
Naomi
Three Pearls
Movie
A Bullet Hole Underground
Michiko Kaneko
Hanakurabe tanuki-den
Movie
The Man Who Laughs Last
Movie
No release date
現代インチキ物語 ど狸
Movie
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
Movie
Appearances4
2000s
- 2000
Kurosawa
Self
1970s
- 1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self
1950s
- 1956
Operation Teahouse
Self
- 1952
Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa Singing
Self