Machiko Kyō
Born
March 25, 1924
Died
May 12, 2019 (95 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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. Kyō starred in many more Japanese productions, including Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1953) and Street of Shame (1956), Teinosuke Kinugasa's Gate of Hell (1953), Kon Ichikawa's Odd Obsession (1959), Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds (1959), and Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Face of Another (1966).
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. Her final role was as Matsuura Shino in the NHK television drama series Haregi Koko Ichiban in 2000. 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.
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Kurosawa
Self
2000
Hana no Ran
Hino Shigeko · (37 episodes)
1994
Make-Up
Tsune Tsutano
1984
Nukata no Ōkimi
(2 episodes)
1980
Yokomizo Seishi Series
(1 episode)
1977
Tora-san's Pure Love
Aya
1976
The Possessed
1976
Solar Eclipse
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
The Family
Aiko Takasu
1974
Born Fighter
Sue Yoshida
1970
Thousand Cranes
Chikako Kurimoto
1969
The Little Runaway
Director of the shelter
1966
The Daphne
Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
1966
The Face of Another
Mrs. Okuyama
1966
Sweet Sweat
Umeko
1964
The Third Will
Fujiyo Yajima
1963
A Woman's Life
Kei Nunobiki
1962
The Great Wall
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Black Lizard
Mrs. Midorikawa
1962
Buddha
Nandabala
1961
A Design for Dying
Shikiko Oba
1961
Nuregami botan
1961
Marriageable Age
1961
The Beloved Image
1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Saya Shiozawa
1960
The Last Betrayal
Chizuru
1960
Bonchi
Ofuku
1960
The Wandering Princess
Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
1960
A Woman's Testament
1960
Floating Weeds
Sumiko
1959
Odd Obsession
Ikuko Kenmochi
1959
Jirocho Fuji
Okatsu
1959
The Woman and the Pirate
綾衣
1959
The Woman and the Pirate
お糸
1959
The Makioka Sisters
1959
Goodbye, Hello
Umeko Ichige
1959
Musume no boken
1958
The Ladder of Success
1958
Tainted Flowers
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Orui, Spy
1958
Mother
Takako Ômachi
1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958
Chance Meeting
Aya Koyanagi
1958
Hole in One
Nagako Kita
1957
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Lotus Blossom
1957
Jigoku bana
1957
Night Butterflies
Mari
1957
Dancing Girl
Chiyomi Hanamura
1957
Itohan Monogatari
Okatsu
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Operation Teahouse
Self
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Hagino
1956
Street of Shame
Mickey
1956
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Tomoe
1956
New Women’s Dialogue
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
A Geisha on Horseback
Nobukichi
1954
The Princess Sen
1954
Asakusa at Night
Setsuko Takashima
1954
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Aizen katsura
1954
A Certain Woman
Yoko Hayazuki
1954
Gate of Hell
Lady Kesa
1953
Brother and Sister
Mon
1953
Kurohyō
1953
Ugetsu
Lady Wakasa
1953
Beauty and the Thief
Sakin
1952
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
Ryûko Beni
1952
The Life of a Horse Trader
Yuki
1951
The Bitch
Emmy
1951
The Tale of Genji
Awaji no ue
1951
Clothes of Deception
Kimicho
1951
Rashomon
Masako
1950
Resurrection
Yukiko Ohara
1950
The Motherland Far Far Away
Mari, daughter
1950
A Fool's Love
Naomi
1949
A Bullet Hole Underground
Michiko Kaneko
1949
Hanakurabe tanuki-den
1949
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949
