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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kyōko Kishida (April 29, 1930 – December 17, 2006) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books. Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of Salome (1960). Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. Among them are four Taiga drama series on NHK television, with roles such as Aguri (the wife of Asano Naganori and Yodo-Dono (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi). She appeared in various roles, including acting and narrating, in various Ōoku series on television. In the series Gokenin Zankurō, she portrayed the mother of the title character (played by Ken Watanabe), and narrated a Lone Wolf and Cub television series. Kishida's film credits include Yasujirō Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon (1962), The Broken Commandment (based on a novel by Shimazaki Toson), Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Woman in the Dunes (1964) and The Face of Another (1966) (both from novels by Kōbō Abe), Kon Ichikawa's The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (1987), based on the classic story, Heaven and Earth (1990), and Spring Snow, the 2005 Isao Yukisada adaptation of the Mishima novel. Anime fans know Kishida as the voice of Moomin in the original 1960s television series. She provided narration for Vampire Princess Miyu and Princess Tutu as well as the 2005 Book of the Dead. In addition, she dubbed roles for Columbo and Miss Marple, and narrated Prophecies of Nostradamus. Kishida appeared in commercials for Nestle, TDK, and Asahi Shimbun. Kyōko Kishida died on December 17, 2006 in Tokyo from respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyōko Kishida, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Wool 100% | Ume | 2006-10-28 |
Movie | Spring Snow | 2005-10-09 | |
Movie | The Book of the Dead | Narrator (voice) | 2005-07-01 |
Series | Love Song | 2005-10-12 | |
Movie | Under the Same Moon | Azumaya | 2005-11-19 |
Movie | Tracing Jake | 2004-02-07 | |
Series | Bewitched In Tokyo | Sakura | 2004-01-16 |
Movie | Onna no naka no futatsu no kao | 2004-08-22 | |
Movie | Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari | 2004-11-01 | |
Series | Joi - Yu | 2004-07-05 | |
Series | Animal Doctor | 2003-04-17 | |
Movie | Winter Days | 2003-11-27 | |
Series | Nurseman | 2002-01-19 | |
Movie | Vengeance for Sale | Otome | 2002-02-16 |
Series | Princess Tutu | Narrator (voice) | 2002-08-16 |
Series | HR | Yagita's mother | 2002-10-09 |
Movie | Chloe | Cleaning Lady | 2001-06-15 |
Movie | Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji | 2001-12-15 | |
Movie | Dora-heita | Lady of the Sister Wind | 2000-05-13 |
Movie | Shinsengumi | 2000-01-15 | |
Series | Good News | 1999-04-11 | |
Series | Maikosan wa Meitantei! | 1999-04-15 | |
Series | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Matsushima | 1998-01-04 |
Movie | To Love | Taeko Kano | 1997-10-04 |
Series | Forbidden Fruit | Mizukoshi Ayako | 1997-10-09 |
Movie | Haunted School 2 | School Master | 1996-07-20 |
Movie | The 8-Tomb Village | Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi | 1996-10-26 |
Movie | Dark hunter | Ohama | 1994-04-01 |
Movie | Fusa | 1993-04-01 | |
Series | Karin | 小森晶乃 | 1993-10-04 |
Movie | Noh Mask Murders | Natsu Mizukami | 1991-03-15 |
Movie | Zodiac Killers | Old geisha Miyako (cameo) | 1991-07-20 |
Series | Tales of the Bizarre | Narration (voice) | 1990-04-19 |
Movie | Heaven and Earth | Maid-In-Waiting | 1990-11-24 |
Movie | Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty | Narration (voice) | 1990-08-10 |
Movie | Rikyu | Wife | 1989-09-15 |
Movie | Crane | Kichibi | 1988-05-21 |
Movie | Actress | Kuginukiya | 1987-01-17 |
Movie | A Tale of Young Elopement | Nobuko Kitashiro | 1987-02-07 |
Movie | Let's Gotokuji | 1987-04-11 | |
Movie | Sure Death 4 | Benten | 1987-06-06 |
Movie | Tokyo Bordello | Narrator | 1987-06-13 |
Movie | The Sea and Poison | Ohba, Head Nurse | 1986-10-17 |
Movie | Seito shokun! | 1984-12-22 | |
Movie | Detective Story | Kimie Hasenuma | 1983-07-16 |
Movie | I Lived, But... | Self | 1983-10-29 |
Movie | Lullaby of Death | 1982-10-09 | |
Movie | Rennyo and His Mother | 1981-10-07 | |
Movie | Toward the Terra | Grandmother (voice) | 1980-04-26 |
Movie | The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail | 1980-11-15 | |
Movie | The Inferno | Shima Ikegata | 1979-06-03 |
Movie | Nichiren | 1979-03-10 | |
Movie | Utamaro's World | Ochika | 1977-02-20 |
Movie | Curse of the Dog God | Kimiyo Tarumi | 1977-06-18 |
Movie | Sugata Sanshiro | Omon | 1977-10-29 |
Movie | Japanese Godfather: Ambition | Naoko Anekoji | 1977-10-29 |
Movie | The Inugamis | Koto Teacher | 1976-10-16 |
Movie | Prophecies of Nostradamus | Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy) | 1974-07-13 |
Movie | Journey Into Solitude | Mama, the girl's mother | 1972-10-28 |
Movie | A Woman Called En | 1971-05-29 | |
Series | Haru no Sakamichi | Yodo-dono | 1971-01-03 |
Movie | Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow | Sanko Otori | 1971-06-12 |
Movie | Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny | Sanko Otori | 1970-08-14 |
Movie | A Thousand and One Nights | Miriam / Jaris (voice) | 1969-06-14 |
Series | Moomin | Moomin (voice) | 1969-10-05 |
Movie | Vixen | Akie | 1969-10-18 |
Movie | The Time of Reckoning | 1968-06-29 | |
Movie | Mothers | (voice) | 1967-01-01 |
Movie | The Shogun and His Mistresses | Urao | 1967-07-30 |
Movie | The Face of Another | Nurse | 1966-07-15 |
Movie | Conquest | Kaoyo | 1965-11-21 |
Movie | Love and Greed | Yoko Saijyo | 1964-02-24 |
Series | Akō Rōshi | Aguri | 1964-01-05 |
Movie | Woman in the Dunes | The Woman | 1964-02-15 |
Movie | Brand of Evil | 1964-05-29 | |
Movie | こんにちは赤ちゃん | Ms Okiyama | 1964-03-20 |
Movie | Manji | Sonoko Kakiuchi | 1964-07-25 |
Movie | Homicide | Fumiko Ando | 1964-06-20 |
Movie | Five Ronins | 1963-03-03 | |
Movie | Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai | Lady Hagi | 1963-04-28 |
Movie | The Broken Commandment | Inoko's wife | 1962-04-06 |
Movie | Love at the Fogged Harbor | 1962-02-21 | |
Movie | A Flame at the Pier | Reiko | 1962-09-30 |
Movie | Night Mist Makes Women Cry | Yoshiko Hoshino | 1962-02-04 |
Movie | Being Two Isn't Easy | Chiyo's Friend | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | Ninja, A Band of Assassins | Inone | 1962-12-01 |
Movie | An Autumn Afternoon | Madame Kaoru | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | The Harbor Lights | 1961-02-26 | |
Movie | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer | Ryûko | 1961-01-28 |
Movie | Ten Dark Women | Sayoko Goto | 1961-05-03 |
Movie | Challenge to Live | 1961-06-17 | |
Movie | Her Brother | Mrs. Tanuma | 1960-11-01 |
Movie | The Twilight Story | 1960-08-28 | |
Movie | Get 'em All | Sally | 1960-11-29 |
Movie | Temptation on Glamour Island | Sumiko Tsuboi | 1959-01-15 |
Movie | The Lowest Man | Sakie | 1958-09-07 |
Movie | The Days of Evil Women | 1958-11-30 | |
Movie | An Inlet of Muddy Water | 1953-11-23 |