Michiyo Kogure
Born
January 31, 1918
Died
June 13, 1990 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Michiyo Kogure (木暮実千代, Kogure Michiyo) (31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "one of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting."
Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939. She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Aoi sanmyaku.
In addition to her appearances in films and commercials, Kogure volunteered in charity work. In 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.
Known For
Karate Cop 3
1984
Tokugawa no Onnatachi
(1 episode)
1980
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Kuniko
1979
Dances of Flame
1978
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
Sanbaba
1974
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Osei
1972
The Path of the King
Osai
1971
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Otaki
1971
Gambler's Legacy
1969
Madcap Mixup
Otama
1969
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Otami
1967
Gambler: Victory Without Death
1967
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Suzuko
1966
Nerves for Victory
1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous
Sue
1966
Four and A Half Mats
Taneko Tachibana
1966
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Oko
1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
A Lonely Gamble
Tazuko Ogaki
1965
The Black Cat
1965
Female Ninja Magic
Afuku
1964
The Sharks
1964
Orders from Hell
1964
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
1964
A House in the Quarter
Katsue
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Oko
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Okume Tamaki
1963
Eleven Gangsters
Miwa Yamanouchi
1963
Marriage of the sky and the sea
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Okou
1962
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
1962
Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Her Hidden Past
Koyoshi
1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
Ayako
1962
In Search of Mother
Ohama
1962
The Red Shadow
Hahakage
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
寛美の三等社員
Nobuko Furukawa
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
Yoshiko Matsuyama
1961
Miyamoto Musashi
Oko
1961
The Ako Retainers
1961
若い涙を吹きとばせ
1961
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
1961
Way of Morning Mist
Ogin
1961
鳴門秘帖
1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
遙かなる母の顔
1960
Shinran, Part II
1960
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
Shinran
1960
Official with a Tattoo
Ohan
1960
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960
Speed Crazy
1959
Stop the Old Fox
Omiyo no kata
1959
A Man Explodes
1959
Kaze no uchi so to
1959
Eyes of Mother and Daughter
1959
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Mojiwaka
1958
The Red Bat
1958
Souls in the Moonlight II
Otoku
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Dayû Ukihashi
1958
直八子供旅
1958
A Boy and Three Mothers
Keiko, The Mother-in-Law
1958
The Magnificent Five
1958
Freelance Samurai
Kosuzu Hanabusa
1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
1957
Sound in the Mist
Tsuruko
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Somehachi
1956
Women in Prison
Yasuko Chiba, prisoner
1956
Flowery Brothers
1956
Sisters of Gion
1956
Night School
Senta's mother (uncredited)
1956
Street of Shame
Hanae
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Yoshino (uncredited)
1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
The Tale of Jiro
Oyoshi
1955
Taira Clan Saga
Yasuko
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Lady Yoshino
1955
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
お千代
1955
Life of Geisha
1955
紋三郎の秀
1955
疾風愛憎峠
1954
続南国太平記 薩南の嵐
1954
Nangoku Taiheiki
1954
Hanran
1954
The Sun
1953
A Geisha
Miyoharu
1953
Tokyo Profile
Michiko
1953
The Blue Revolution
1953
47 Vendettas
Riku
1953
Reminiscence
Mrs. Ota
1953
Passion Fire
合羽屋おらく
1952
Dôkoku
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Taeko Satake
1952
Divorce
Michiko Sôma
1952
Castle of Revenge
1952
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni
1952
Story of Lightning
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Mie Kamiya
1951
Pure White Nights
1951
The Tale of Genji
Fujitsubo
1951
The White Orchid
1951
Homecoming
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Yuki Shinano
1950
Probation
1950
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
The Blue Mountains: Part II
Umetaro
1949
The Blue Mountains: Part I
Umetaro
1949
Lady From Hell
1949
Thirty-three footprints
1948
Yūkyō no mure
1948
The Fourth Lady
1948
Drunken Angel
Nanae
1948
Golden Devil Part 2
1948
Golden Devil
1948
Four Love Stories
1947
Yurusareta ichiya
1946
Kaisen no Zenya
1943
Flowers of Patriotism
1942
A Certain Woman
1942
Otoko no iki
1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
Winter Jasmine
1942
Dawn Chorus
1941
Wood and Stone
Eriko Oikawa
1940
Torrent of a Big City
1940
Mother is Strong
1939
Surging Waves
1939
Lovers' Duet
1939
Spring Thunder
Eiko Tōjō
1939
Women at War
1939