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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. She went on to star in many more Japanese productions, most notably Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1953) and Kon Ichikawa's Odd Obsession (1959). 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. 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.
Movie | Kurosawa | Self | 2000-12-24 |
Series | Hana no Ran | Hino Shigeko | 1994-04-03 |
Movie | Make-Up | Tsune Tsutano | 1984-05-02 |
Movie | The Possessed | 1976-10-16 | |
Movie | Tora-san's Pure Love | Aya | 1976-12-25 |
Movie | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | 1975-05-24 | |
Movie | Solar Eclipse | 1975-09-06 | |
Movie | The Family | Aiko Takasu | 1974-01-26 |
Movie | Born Fighter | Sue Yoshida | 1970-02-21 |
Movie | Thousand Cranes | Chikako Kurimoto | 1969-04-19 |
Movie | The Face of Another | Mrs. Okuyama | 1966-07-15 |
Movie | The Daphne | Kikuko (the eldest daughter) | 1966-10-01 |
Movie | The Little Runaway | Director of the shelter | 1966-12-24 |
Movie | Sweet Sweat | 1964-09-19 | |
Movie | The Third Will | Fujiyo Yajima | 1963-03-31 |
Movie | Black Lizard | Mrs. Midorikawa | 1962-03-14 |
Movie | The Great Wall | 1962-11-01 | |
Movie | A Woman's Life | Kei Nunobiki | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | Marriageable Age | 1961-01-14 | |
Movie | Nuregami botan | 1961-02-08 | |
Movie | Buddha | Nandabala | 1961-10-31 |
Movie | A Design for Dying | Shikiko Oba | 1961-06-28 |
Movie | A Woman's Testament | 1960-01-14 | |
Movie | Bonchi | Ofuku | 1960-04-14 |
Movie | The Wandering Princess | Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura) | 1960-01-27 |
Movie | The Woman Who Touched Legs | Saya Shiozawa | 1960-08-24 |
Movie | The Last Betrayal | Chizuru | 1960-07-10 |
Movie | Goodbye, Hello | Umeko Ichige | 1959-01-03 |
Movie | The Makioka Sisters | 1959-01-14 | |
Movie | Jirocho Fuji | Okatsu | 1959-06-03 |
Movie | Floating Weeds | Sumiko | 1959-11-17 |
Movie | Odd Obsession | Ikuko Kenmochi | 1959-06-23 |
Movie | Chance Meeting | Aya Koyanagi | 1958-01-15 |
Movie | The Ladder of Success | Unknown | 1958-04-01 |
Movie | Musume no boken | 1958-11-01 | |
Movie | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Orui, Spy | 1958-04-01 |
Movie | Tainted Flowers | 1958-07-13 | |
Movie | Itohan Monogatari | Okatsu | 1957-01-15 |
Movie | Night Butterflies | Mari | 1957-04-01 |
Movie | Dancing Girl | Chiyomi Hanamura | 1957-02-12 |
Movie | Jigoku bana | 1957-06-25 | |
Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Lotus Blossom | 1957-07-01 |
Movie | Hole in One | Nagako Kita | 1957-09-15 |
Movie | Three Women Around Yoshinaka | Tomoe | 1956-01-15 |
Movie | Street of Shame | Mickey | 1956-03-18 |
Movie | Princess Yang Kwei Fei | Princess Yang Kwei-fei | 1955-05-03 |
Movie | A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love | 1955-04-23 | |
Movie | Aizen katsura | 1954-04-21 | |
Movie | A Certain Woman | Yoko Hayazuki | 1954-03-13 |
Movie | The Story of Shunkin | 1954-06-27 | |
Movie | The Princess Sen | 1954-10-20 | |
Movie | Ugetsu | Lady Wakasa | 1953-03-26 |
Movie | Kurohyō | 1953-07-17 | |
Movie | Brother and Sister | Mon | 1953-08-19 |
Movie | Gate of Hell | Lady Kesa | 1953-10-30 |
Movie | Dedication of the Great Buddha | Unknown | 1952-03-20 |
Movie | The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa | Ryûko Beni | 1952-01-03 |
Movie | Beauty and the Thief | Sakin | 1952-09-22 |
Movie | The Tale of Genji | Awaji no ue | 1951-06-11 |
Movie | Clothes of Deception | Kimicho | 1951-01-13 |
Movie | The Bitch | Emmy | 1951-08-10 |
Movie | The Life of a Horse Trader | Yuki | 1951-12-07 |
Movie | The Motherland Far Far Away | 1950-03-05 | |
Movie | Rashomon | Masako | 1950-08-26 |
Movie | Resurrection | Yukiko Ohara | 1950-06-10 |
Movie | A Fool's Love | Naomi | 1949-10-16 |