From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Machiko Kyō (born March 25, 1924 in Osaka) is 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. Now in her eighties, Kyō continues 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 has been 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 | 仲良し音頭・日本一だよ | 1962-05-12 | |
Movie | The Great Wall | 1962-11-01 | |
Movie | A Woman's Life | Kei Nunobiki | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | Nuregami botan | 1961-02-08 | |
Movie | A Design for Dying | Shikiko Oba | 1961-06-28 |
Movie | Buddha | Nandabala | 1961-10-31 |
Movie | The Wandering Princess | Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura) | 1960-01-27 |
Movie | A Woman's Testament | 1960-01-14 | |
Movie | Bonchi | Ofuku | 1960-04-14 |
Movie | The Last Betrayal | Chizuru | 1960-07-10 |
Movie | The Woman Who Touched Legs | Saya Shiozawa | 1960-08-24 |
Movie | The Makioka Sisters | 1959-01-14 | |
Movie | Jirocho Fuji | Okatsu | 1959-06-03 |
Movie | Odd Obsession | Ikuko Kenmochi | 1959-06-23 |
Movie | Floating Weeds | Sumiko | 1959-11-17 |
Movie | Chance Meeting | Aya Koyanagi | 1958-01-15 |
Movie | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Orui, Spy | 1958-04-01 |
Movie | The Ladder of Success | 1958-04-01 | |
Movie | Tainted Flowers | 1958-07-13 | |
Movie | Dancing Girl | Chiyomi Hanamura | 1957-02-12 |
Movie | Itohan Monogatari | Okatsu | 1957-01-15 |
Movie | Night Butterflies | Mari | 1957-04-01 |
Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Lotus Blossom | 1957-07-01 |
Movie | Jigoku bana | 1957-06-25 | |
Movie | Hole in One | Nagako Kita | 1957-09-15 |
Movie | Three Women Around Yoshinaka | Tomoe | 1956-01-15 |
Movie | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Hagino | 1956-10-16 |
Movie | Street of Shame | Mickey | 1956-03-18 |
Movie | A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love | 1955-04-23 | |
Movie | Princess Yang Kwei Fei | Princess Yang Kwei-fei | 1955-05-03 |
Movie | A Geisha on Horseback | Nobukichi | 1954-11-15 |
Movie | The Story of Shunkin | 1954-06-27 | |
Movie | The Princess Sen | 1954-10-20 | |
Movie | Ugetsu | Lady Wakasa | 1953-03-26 |
Movie | Gate of Hell | Lady Kesa | 1953-10-30 |
Movie | Brother and Sister | Mon | 1953-08-19 |
Movie | Dedication of the Great Buddha | 1952-03-20 | |
Movie | Beauty and the Thief | Sakin | 1952-09-22 |
Movie | The Life of a Horse Trader | Yuki | 1951-12-07 |
Movie | Clothes of Deception | Kimicho | 1951-01-13 |
Movie | The Tale of Genji | Awaji no ue | 1951-06-11 |
Movie | The Motherland Far Far Away | Mari, daughter | 1950-03-05 |
Movie | Rashomon | Masako | 1950-08-26 |
Movie | Resurrection | Yukiko Ohara | 1950-06-10 |