Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Actor Dec 5 (age 94) Aso, Namegata, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan 1950–2025 (75 year career)

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Biography

Kyōko Kagawa (香川京子 Kagawa Kyōko, born 5 December 1931) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, and Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff. She won the "New Face Nomination" sponsored by the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper out of about 6,000 applicants and joined Shintoho. She was also taking entrance exams for a regular company at the same time, and her final interview and t…

Known For

High and Low

High and Low

Reiko Gondo

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Kyoko Hirayama

Red Beard

Red Beard

Madwoman ("The Mantis")

Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Anju

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

Yoshiko Nishi

After Life

After Life

Kyoko Watanabe

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Osan

Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

Keiko Kishikawa

Filmography

Acting (119)

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Movies (111)

The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

as Self

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

Shimamori Tower

Shimamori Tower

Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

as Self

Mo-Ruerani

Mo-Ruerani

as Fukiko

Omotenashi

Omotenashi

as Shimizu-sensei

Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

as Reiko Ashitaka

Somewhere in Kamakura

Somewhere in Kamakura

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actress

Beautiful 2016

Beautiful 2016

Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

as Self

Tokyo Day

Tokyo Day

as Michiko

The Intermission

The Intermission

Tokyo Rendezvous

Tokyo Rendezvous

as Fujiko Natsumi

Red Whale, White Snake

Red Whale, White Snake

Bluestockings

Bluestockings

Heaven's Bookstore

Heaven's Bookstore

as Sachi Hiyama

Kokoro no Koukyougaku

Kokoro no Koukyougaku

as (Voice)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'

as Self

明るいほうへ明るいほうへ -童謡詩人金子みすゞ-

明るいほうへ明るいほうへ -童謡詩人金子みすゞ-

After Life

After Life

as Kyoko Watanabe

Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

as Keiko Kishikawa

Deep River

Deep River

as Isobe's wife

Madadayo

Madadayo

as Professor's Wife

Shikibu monogatari

Shikibu monogatari

as Isa Otomo

Song of the Spring Pony

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

as Keiko

Have Wings on Your Heart

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

as Self

The Family

The Family

as Ichiko Mima

Red Beard

Red Beard

as Madwoman ("The Mantis")

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

The Prodigal Son

as His Sister

High and Low

High and Low

as Reiko Gondo

Till Tomorrow Is

Till Tomorrow Is

as Natsuko

The Daughters of the Saotome Family

The Daughters of the Saotome Family

Love at the Fogged Harbor

Love at the Fogged Harbor

Mothra

Mothra

as Michi Hanamura

Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

as Mrs. Shima

Death on the Mountain

Death on the Mountain

as Masako Iwase

Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

as Ai

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

as Yoshiko Nishi

Lord of Red Banner

Lord of Red Banner

Scars of Honor

Scars of Honor

The Human Wall

The Human Wall

as Fumiko

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

as Princess Miyazu

Gambler and the Princess

Gambler and the Princess

as Princess Kiku

The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love

The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

as Yukiko Saeki

Kampai! Miai Kekkon

Kampai! Miai Kekkon

as Emiko Toda

The Child Writers

The Child Writers

as Fumio's Teacher

Holiday in Tokyo

Holiday in Tokyo

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

as Oki

Little Peach

Little Peach

as Anzukko

His Scarlet Cloak

His Scarlet Cloak

Woman Unveiled

Woman Unveiled

A Man in the Storm

A Man in the Storm

as Akiko

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

as Oki

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

On This Earth

On This Earth

as Fuyuko

An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

as Onatsu

The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

The Oil-Hell Murder

The Oil-Hell Murder

Rainy Night Duel

Rainy Night Duel

as Shizue Amaji

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

as Fukuko

Morishige, where are you going?

Morishige, where are you going?

as Megumi Mori

流轉

as お秋

A Strong Wind Blows

A Strong Wind Blows

as Takako Hiyoshi

Girl's Reform School

Girl's Reform School

Women in Prison

Women in Prison

as Taeko Hara, prisoner

Sudden Rain

Sudden Rain

as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)

The Wife is a University Student

The Wife is a University Student

as Keiko Hiyoshi (Student Wife)

Christ in Bronze

Christ in Bronze

as Mónica

Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

If Indeed One Loves

If Indeed One Loves

as Kuniko (segment 2)

The Shiinomi School

The Shiinomi School

as Kayoko Atsumi

Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

as Anju

Hanran

Hanran

The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

Five Sisters

Five Sisters

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

as Osan

Tomoshibi

Tomoshibi

Mother's First Love

Mother's First Love

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

as Kyoko Hirayama

Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

as Fumi Uehara

Aiyoku no sabaki

Aiyoku no sabaki

as Fujikawa Motoko

Love Letter

Love Letter

as Yasuko

Moth Lamp

Moth Lamp

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

as Sister

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

as Mitsuko Kawai

勘太郎月夜唄

Man in the Storm

Man in the Storm

as Tomi Tsuboi

Mother

Mother

as Toshiko Fukuhara

Lil's Return from Shanghai

Lil's Return from Shanghai

as Lil Takemoto / Katsuko Suzuki

Lightning

Lightning

as Tsubomi

August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan

August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan

as Kimiko Sasaki

Farewell to the Highland Station

Farewell to the Highland Station

as Yuki

Karate Sanshiro

Karate Sanshiro

Akatsuki no Kyūshū

Akatsuki no Kyūshū

as Yukie Murata

Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

as Kyôko

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

as O-Rie

Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake

as Itakura's sister

Mado Kara Tobidase

Mado Kara Tobidase

as Mariko Fujieda

Television (8)

Silent Poor

Silent Poor

as Fusae Eda

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Self

Imo Tako Nankin

Imo Tako Nankin

as 花岡和代

Futarikko

Futarikko

Kura

Kura

The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Mizuiro no toki

Mizuiro no toki

as 知子の母・松宮房子

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

as Akiyama Shizu