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Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Acting·1924–2019·89 films

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.…

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Filmography

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