From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 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. In her eighties, Kyō continued 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 was 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 | Herself | 2000-12-24 |
Series | Hana no Ran | Hino Shigeko | 1994-04-03 |
Movie | Make-Up | Tsune Tsutano | 1984-05-02 |
Movie | Tora-san's Pure Love | Aya | 1976-12-25 |
Movie | The Possessed | 1976-10-16 | |
Movie | Solar Eclipse | Unknown | 1975-09-06 |
Movie | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Unknown | 1975-05-24 |
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 Little Runaway | Director of the shelter | 1966-12-24 |
Movie | The Daphne | Kikuko (the eldest daughter) | 1966-10-01 |
Movie | The Face of Another | Mrs. Okuyama | 1966-07-15 |
Movie | Sweet Sweat | Unknown | 1964-09-19 |
Movie | The Third Will | Fujiyo Yajima | 1963-03-31 |
Movie | Black Lizard | Mrs. Midorikawa | 1962-03-14 |
Movie | The Great Wall | 1962-11-01 | |
Movie | 仲良し音頭・日本一だよ | 1962-05-12 | |
Movie | A Woman's Life | Kei Nunobiki | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | Buddha | Nandabala | 1961-10-31 |
Movie | A Design for Dying | Shikiko Oba | 1961-06-28 |
Movie | Nuregami botan | 1961-02-08 | |
Movie | Marriageable Age | Unknown | 1961-01-14 |
Movie | The Beloved Image | 1960-10-08 | |
Movie | The Woman Who Touched Legs | Saya Shiozawa | 1960-08-24 |
Movie | The Last Betrayal | Chizuru | 1960-07-10 |
Movie | Bonchi | Ofuku | 1960-04-14 |
Movie | The Wandering Princess | Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura) | 1960-01-27 |
Movie | A Woman's Testament | Unknown | 1960-01-14 |
Movie | 女と海賊 | お糸 | 1959-04-01 |
Movie | Goodbye, Hello | Umeko Ichige | 1959-01-03 |
Movie | The Makioka Sisters | Unknown | 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 | Tainted Flowers | Unknown | 1958-07-13 |
Movie | The Ladder of Success | Unknown | 1958-04-01 |
Movie | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Orui, Spy | 1958-04-01 |
Movie | Chance Meeting | Aya Koyanagi | 1958-01-15 |
Movie | Hole in One | Nagako Kita | 1957-09-15 |
Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Lotus Blossom | 1957-07-01 |
Movie | Jigoku bana | Unknown | 1957-06-25 |
Movie | Night Butterflies | Unknown | 1957-04-01 |
Movie | Dancing Girl | Unknown | 1957-02-12 |
Movie | Itohan Monogatari | Okatsu | 1957-01-15 |
Movie | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Hagino | 1956-10-16 |
Movie | Street of Shame | Mickey | 1956-03-18 |
Movie | Three Women Around Yoshinaka | Tomoe | 1956-01-15 |
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 Princess Sen | Unknown | 1954-10-20 |
Movie | The Story of Shunkin | Unknown | 1954-06-27 |
Movie | Gate of Hell | Lady Kesa | 1953-10-30 |
Movie | Brother and Sister | Mon | 1953-08-19 |
Movie | Ugetsu | Lady Wakasa | 1953-03-26 |
Movie | The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa | Ryûko Beni | 1952-01-03 |
Movie | Dedication of the Great Buddha | Unknown | 1952-03-20 |
Movie | Beauty and the Thief | Unknown | 1952-09-22 |
Movie | The Life of a Horse Trader | Yuki | 1951-12-07 |
Movie | The Bitch | Emmy | 1951-08-10 |
Movie | The Tale of Genji | Awaji no ue | 1951-06-11 |
Movie | Clothes of Deception | Unknown | 1951-01-13 |
Movie | Rashomon | Masako | 1950-08-26 |
Movie | Resurrection | Yukiko Ohara | 1950-06-10 |
Movie | The Motherland Far Far Away | Unknown | 1950-03-05 |
Movie | A Fool's Love | Naomi | 1949-10-16 |