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Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Actor Mar 25 (died age 95) Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan 1949–2000 (51 year career)
6.7 avg rating

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 clas…

Known For

Rashomon
Film

Rashomon

Masako
Ugetsu
Film

Ugetsu

Lady Wakasa
The Face of Another
Film

The Face of Another

Mrs. Okuyama
Floating Weeds
Film

Floating Weeds

Sumiko
Street of Shame
Film

Street of Shame

Mickey
Gate of Hell
Film

Gate of Hell

Lady Kesa
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Film

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Film

The Teahouse of the August Moon

Lotus Blossom

Filmography

Acting (86)

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Movies (83)

Kurosawa

Kurosawa

2000

as Self

6.7
Make-Up

Make-Up

1984

as Tsune Tsutano

Tora-san's Pure Love

Tora-san's Pure Love

1976

as Aya

8.5
The Possessed

The Possessed

1976
Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse

1975
6.8
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

1975

as Self

7.1
The Family

The Family

1974

as Aiko Takasu

10.0
Born Fighter

Born Fighter

1970

as Sue Yoshida

Thousand Cranes

Thousand Cranes

1969

as Chikako Kurimoto

8.3
The Face of Another

The Face of Another

1966

as Mrs. Okuyama

7.8
The Little Runaway

The Little Runaway

1966

as Director of the shelter

1.0
The Daphne

The Daphne

1966

as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)

Sweet Sweat

Sweet Sweat

1964

as Umeko

7.5
The Third Will

The Third Will

1963

as Fujiyo Yajima

8.0
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

1962
A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

1962

as Kei Nunobiki

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

1962
6.0
Black Lizard

Black Lizard

1962

as Mrs. Midorikawa

7.1
A Design for Dying

A Design for Dying

1961

as Shikiko Oba

6.0
Nuregami botan

Nuregami botan

1961
Buddha

Buddha

1961

as Nandabala

Marriageable Age

Marriageable Age

1961
The Woman Who Touched Legs

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960

as Saya Shiozawa

6.0
The Last Betrayal

The Last Betrayal

1960

as Chizuru

The Wandering Princess

The Wandering Princess

1960

as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura

6.7
A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament

1960
5.8
Bonchi

Bonchi

1960

as Ofuku

7.0
The Beloved Image

The Beloved Image

1960
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

1959

as Sumiko

7.5
Odd Obsession

Odd Obsession

1959

as Ikuko Kenmochi

6.2
The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1959
8.0
Goodbye, Hello

Goodbye, Hello

1959

as Umeko Ichige

6.0
The Woman and the Pirate

The Woman and the Pirate

1959

as 綾衣

Jirocho Fuji

Jirocho Fuji

1959

as Okatsu

6.8
Sorrow Is Only for Women

Sorrow Is Only for Women

1958
The Ladder of Success

The Ladder of Success

1958
Mother

Mother

1958

as Takako Ômachi

Musume no boken

Musume no boken

1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

as Orui, Spy

6.0
Chance Meeting

Chance Meeting

1958

as Aya Koyanagi

Tainted Flowers

Tainted Flowers

1958
Itohan Monogatari

Itohan Monogatari

1957

as Okatsu

Hole in One

Hole in One

1957

as Nagako Kita

6.0
Jigoku bana

Jigoku bana

1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling

Daiei Studio is Bustling

1957
Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies

1957

as Mari

6.3
The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon

1957

as Lotus Blossom

6.2
Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl

1957

as Chiyomi Hanamura

6.0
A Rainbow at Every Turn

A Rainbow at Every Turn

1956
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956

as Mickey

7.7
Three Women Around Yoshinaka

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1956

as Tomoe

8.0
Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956

as Hagino

7.0
Operation Teahouse

Operation Teahouse

1956

as Self

New Women’s Dialogue

New Women’s Dialogue

1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955

as Princess Yang Kwei-fei

6.7
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955
A Geisha on Horseback

A Geisha on Horseback

1954

as Nobukichi

Aizen katsura

Aizen katsura

1954
The Story of Shunkin

The Story of Shunkin

1954
5.0
Asakusa at Night

Asakusa at Night

1954

as Setsuko Takashima

The Princess Sen

The Princess Sen

1954
5.0
A Certain Woman

A Certain Woman

1954

as Yoko Hayazuki

Ugetsu

Ugetsu

1953

as Lady Wakasa

8.0
Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

1953

as Mon

6.2
Kurohyō

Kurohyō

1953
Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell

1953

as Lady Kesa

7.1
Beauty and the Thief

Beauty and the Thief

1952

as Sakin

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

1952

as Ryûko Beni

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki

1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha

Dedication of the Great Buddha

1952
滝の白糸

滝の白糸

1952
The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader

1951

as Yuki

6.8
The Bitch

The Bitch

1951

as Emmy

Clothes of Deception

Clothes of Deception

1951

as Kimicho

6.5
The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

1951

as Awaji no ue

5.5
Rashomon

Rashomon

1950

as Masako

8.0
Resurrection

Resurrection

1950

as Yukiko Ohara

The Motherland Far Far Away

The Motherland Far Far Away

1950

as Mari, daughter

Hanakurabe tanuki-den

Hanakurabe tanuki-den

1949
A Bullet Hole Underground

A Bullet Hole Underground

1949

as Michiko Kaneko

A Fool's Love

A Fool's Love

1949

as Naomi

The Man Who Laughs Last

The Man Who Laughs Last

1949
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