Machiko Kyō
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
Hana no Ran
1994
as Hino Shigeko
Make-Up
1984
as Tsune Tsutano
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as 柳生绫
The Possessed
1976
Solar Eclipse
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
The Family
1974
as Aiko Takasu
Born Fighter
1970
as Sue Yoshida
Thousand Cranes
1969
as Chikako Kurimoto
The Face of Another
1966
as Mrs. Okuyama
The Little Runaway
1966
as Director of the shelter
The Daphne
1966
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Umeko
The Third Will
1963
as Fujiyo Yajima
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
The Great Wall
1962
Black Lizard
1962
as Mrs. Midorikawa
A Woman's Life
1962
as Kei Nunobiki
Buddha
1961
as Nandabala
Marriageable Age
1961
A Design for Dying
1961
as Shikiko Oba
Fantastico
1961
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
Bonchi
1960
as Ofuku
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
as Saya Shiozawa
A Woman's Testament
1960
The Last Betrayal
1960
as Chizuru
The Beloved Image
1960
The Legendary Hell
1960
as Oden Takahashi
Odd Obsession
1959
as Ikuko Kenmochi
Floating Weeds
1959
as Sumiko
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 綾衣
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as お糸
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Okatsu
The Makioka Sisters
1959
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Umeko Ichige
Paper Pigeon
1959
as Ryoko Kashiwabara
Musume no boken
1958
The Ladder of Success
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orui, Spy
Chance Meeting
1958
as Aya Koyanagi
Tainted Flowers
1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958
Mother
1958
as Takako Ômachi
Ôsaka no onna
1958
as Osen
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Lotus Blossom
Hole in One
1957
as Nagako Kita
Night Butterflies
1957
as Mari
Blooms of Hell
1957
Dancing Girl
1957
as Chiyomi Hanamura
Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Okatsu
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
A Woman's Skin
1957
Street of Shame
1956
as Mickey
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
as Tomoe
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Hagino
Operation Teahouse
1956
as Self
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
New Women’s Dialogue
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
as Okaji
A Geisha on Horseback
1954
as Nobukichi
Tree of Love
1954
The Princess Sen
1954
Asakusa at Night
1954
as Setsuko Takashima
A Certain Woman
1954
as Yoko Hayazuki
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Haru no uzumaki
1954
Gate of Hell
1953
as Lady Kesa
Kurohyō
1953
Brother and Sister
1953
as Mon
Ugetsu
1953
as Lady Wakasa
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Sakin
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952
as Ryûko Beni
Taki no Shiraito
1952
as Taki no Shiraito
Machiko Kyō Dancing and Nobuko Otowa Singing
1952
as Self
Kanojo no tokudane
1952
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Awaji no ue
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Yuki
Clothes of Deception
1951
as Kimicho
The Bitch
1951
as Emmy
Koi no Oranda-zaka
1951
Freedom School
1951
Jōen no hatoba
1951
Rashomon
1950
as Masako
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Mari, daughter
Resurrection
1950
as Yukiko Ohara
The Sea of Beauty
1950
Phoenix
1950
Asakusa no hada
1950
Hanakurabe tanuki-den
1949
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
as Michiko Kaneko
A Fool's Love
1949
as Naomi
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949
Three Pearls
1949
Hebi hime dōchū
1949