
Kyōko Kagawa
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography

The Ozu Diaries
2025
as Self

Shimamori Tower
2022

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022

Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
2022
as Self

Mo-Ruerani
2021
as Fukiko

Omotenashi
2018
as Shimizu-sensei

Tenshi no Iru Toshokan
2017
as Reiko Ashitaka

Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actress

Somewhere in Kamakura
2016

Beautiful 2016
2016

Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki
2015
as Self

東京の日
2015
as Michiko

Silent Poor
2014
as Fusae Eda

The Intermission
2013

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
as Self

Tokyo Rendezvous
2008
as Fujiko Natsumi

Red Whale, White Snake
2006

Imo Tako Nankin
2006
as 花岡和代

Bluestockings
2005

Heaven's Bookstore
2004
as Sachi Hiyama

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002
as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
as Self

Kokoro no Koukyougaku
2002
as (Voice)

After Life
1999
as Kyoko Watanabe

Shall We Dance?
1996
as Keiko Kishikawa

Futarikko
1996

Deep River
1995
as Isobe's wife

Kura
1995

Madadayo
1993
as Professor's Wife

The Tale of Genji
1991

Shikibu monogatari
1990
as Isa Otomo
Song of the Spring Pony
1985

Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
as Keiko
Have Wings on Your Heart
1978

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self

Mizuiro no toki
1975
as 知子の母・松宮房子

The Family
1974
as Ichiko Mima

Red Beard
1965
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
The Prodigal Son
1964
as His Sister

High and Low
1963
as Reiko Gondo

Life of a Flower
1963
as Akiyama Shizu

As Long as There's Tomorrow
1962
as Natsuko

The Daughters of the Saotome Family
1962

Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962

Mothra
1961
as Michi Hanamura

Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Ai

Death on the Mountain
1961
as Masako Iwase

Girls of the Night
1961
as Mrs. Shima

The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Yoshiko Nishi

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
1960

Scars of Honor
1960

Lord of Red Banner
1960

The Human Wall
1959
as Fumiko

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959

The Three Treasures
1959
as Princess Miyazu

Gambler and the Princess
1959
as Princess Kiku

The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
1959

The Outsiders
1958
as Yukiko Saeki

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Oki

Little Peach
1958
as Anzukko

Woman Unveiled
1958

His Scarlet Cloak
1958

The Child Writers
1958
as Fumio's Teacher

Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958
as Emiko Toda

Holiday in Tokyo
1958

The Lower Depths
1957
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Oki

An Osaka Story
1957
as Onatsu

A Man in the Storm
1957
as Akiko

On This Earth
1957
as Fuyuko

The Shadow Daughter
1957

The Oil-Hell Murder
1957

Sudden Rain
1956
as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Fukuko

流轉
1956
as お秋

Women in Prison
1956
as Taeko Hara, prisoner

Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Shizue Amaji

Girl's Reform School
1956

Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Megumi Mori

The Wife is a University Student
1956
as Keiko Hiyoshi (Student Wife)

A Strong Wind Blows
1956
as Takako Hiyoshi

The Shiinomi School
1955
as Kayoko Atsumi

Nonki saiban
1955

Christ in Bronze
1955
as Mónica

Ai Sureba Koso
1955
as Kuniko (segment 2)

Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Anju

Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Osan

Hanran
1954

Five Sisters
1954

Mother's First Love
1954

Tomoshibi
1954

The Glorious Days
1954

Tokyo Story
1953
as Kyoko Hirayama

Tower of Lilies
1953
as Fumi Uehara

Love Letter
1953
as Yasuko

Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
as Fujikawa Motoko

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952

Mother
1952
as Toshiko Fukuhara

Man in the Storm
1952
as Tomi Tsuboi

Lightning
1952
as Tsubomi
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
as Lil Takemoto / Katsuko Suzuki

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
1952

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952
as Mitsuko Kawai

A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Sister
勘太郎月夜唄
1952

Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Kyôko

Akatsuki no Kyūshū
1951
as Yukie Murata

Karate Sanshiro
1951

Farewell to the Highland Station
1951
as Yuki

Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
as O-Rie

Snow-Flake
1950
as Itakura's sister

Mado Kara Tobidase
1950
as Mariko Fujieda