Kyôko Kishida
Born
April 29, 1930
Died
December 17, 2006 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Kyōko Kishida (April 29, 1930 – December 17, 2006) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books.
Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of Salome (1960). Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. Among them are four Taiga drama series on NHK television, with roles such as Aguri (the wife of Asano Naganori and Yodo-Dono (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi). She appeared in various roles, including acting and narrating, in various Ōoku series on television. In the series Gokenin Zankurō, she portrayed the mother of the title character (played by Ken Watanabe), and narrated a Lone Wolf and Cub television series.
Kishida's film credits include Yasujirō Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon (1962), The Broken Commandment (based on a novel by Shimazaki Toson), Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Woman in the Dunes (1964) and The Face of Another (1966) (both from novels by Kōbō Abe), Kon Ichikawa's The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (1987), based on the classic story, Heaven and Earth (1990), and Spring Snow, the 2005 Isao Yukisada adaptation of the Mishima novel.
Anime fans know Kishida as the voice of Moomin in the original 1960s television series. She provided narration for Vampire Princess Miyu and Princess Tutu as well as the 2005 Book of the Dead. In addition, she dubbed roles for Columbo and Miss Marple, and narrated Prophecies of Nostradamus. Kishida appeared in commercials for Nestle, TDK, and Asahi Shimbun.
Kyōko Kishida died on December 17, 2006 in Tokyo from respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor.
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Known For
Wool 100%
Ume
2006
Under the Same Moon
Azumaya
2005
Love Song
(10 episodes)
2005
Spring Snow
2005
The Book of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
2005
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
(1 episode)
2005
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004
女の中の二つの顔
(1 episode)
2004
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004
Joi - Yu
(10 episodes)
2004
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Kōkin Miyagawa · (1 episode)
2004
Tracing Jake
2004
Bewitched In Tokyo
Sakura · (11 episodes)
2004
Winter Days
2003
Animal Doctor
(9 episodes)
2003
Lone Wolf and Cub
Narrator · (9 episodes)
2002
HR
Yagita's mother · (23 episodes)
2002
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
(1 episode)
2002
Princess Tutu
Narrator (voice) · (38 episodes)
2002
The Private Detective Mike
(1 episode)
2002
Vengeance for Sale
Otome
2002
Nurseman
(18 episodes)
2002
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Chloe
Cleaning Lady
2001
Dora-heita
Lady of the Sister Wind
2000
Shinsengumi
2000
Maikosan wa Meitantei!
(10 episodes)
1999
Good News
(12 episodes)
1999
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Matsushima · (49 episodes)
1998
Forbidden Fruit
Mizukoshi Ayako · (11 episodes)
1997
To Love
Taeko Kano
1997
The 8-Tomb Village
Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
1996
Haunted School 2
School Master
1996
Gokenin Zankuro
Zankurô's mother · (8 episodes)
1995
Dark hunter
Ohama
1994
Karin
小森晶乃 · (151 episodes)
1993
Fusa
1993
Kagi-shi
(1 episode)
1993
Zodiac Killers
Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
1991
Noh Mask Murders
Natsu Mizukami
1991
Heaven and Earth
Maid-In-Waiting
1990
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
Narration (voice)
1990
道連れ
(1 episode)
1990
Tales of the Bizarre
(1 episode)
1990
Rikyu
Wife
1989
Crane
Kichibi
1988
Princess from the Moon
Kōgō or Empress
1987
Tokyo Bordello
Narrator
1987
Sure Death 4
Benten
1987
Let's Gotokuji
1987
A Tale of Young Elopement
Nobuko Kitashiro
1987
Actress
Kuginukiya
1987
The Sea and Poison
Ohba, Head Nurse
1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera
1986
Spring Bell
Fusako Ishimoto
1985
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
Kie Azuma · (12 episodes)
1985
Seito shokun!
1984
Romansu
真之助の母・香木艶子 · (156 episodes)
1984
I Lived, But...
Self
1983
Detective Story
Kimie Hasenuma
1983
Lullaby of Death
Mayumi
1982
Flame of Father and Son
1981
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
The Shogun's Vault I
1981
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
Zoku zoku jiken
(4 episodes)
1980
Toward the Terra
Grandmother (voice)
1980
A-Un
(9 episodes)
1980
The Inferno
Shima Ikegata
1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Ôishi Riku · (36 episodes)
1979
Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather
1979
Nichiren
1979
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Naoko Anekoji
1977
Sugata Sanshiro
Omon
1977
Curse of the Dog God
Kimiyo Tarumi
1977
Utamaro's World
Ochika
1977
The Inugami Family
Koto Teacher
1976
Akai Unmei
(28 episodes)
1976
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
Narrator
1975
Wounded Angels
Ayabe Takako · (26 episodes)
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
1974
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
(1 episode)
1973
Journey Into Solitude
Mama, the girl's mother
1972
Sapporo Winter Olympics
Narrator (voice)
1972
New Moomin
Moomin (voice) · (52 episodes)
1972
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Sanko Otori
1971
A Woman Called En
1971
Haru no Sakamichi
Yodo-dono · (52 episodes)
1971
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Sanko Otori
1970
Vixen
Akie
1969
Moomin
Moomin (voice) · (65 episodes)
1969
A Thousand and One Nights
Miriam / Jaris (voice)
1969
Where did Sharaku go?
Oharu Tsutaya
1968
The Time of Reckoning
1968
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Urao
1967
Gomez's Name is Gomez
Sonoko
1967
ゴメスの名はゴメス
(5 episodes)
1967
Mothers
(voice)
1967
The Face of Another
Nurse
1966
Warm Current
Mikie Shima
1966
Conquest
Kaoyo
1965
六人の女を殺した男
1965
The School of Flesh
1965
Love
1964
Manji
Sonoko Kakiuchi
1964
Homicide
Fumiko Ando
1964
Brand of Evil
Takazawa Mitsue
1964
こんにちは赤ちゃん
Ms Okiyama
1964
Love and Greed
Yoko Saijyo
1964
Woman in the Dunes
The Woman
1964
男嫌い
1964
Akō Rōshi
Aguri · (52 episodes)
1964
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Lady Hagi
1963
Five Ronins
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Inone
1962
Being Two Isn't Easy
Chiyo's Friend
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
Madame Kaoru
1962
A Flame at the Pier
Reiko
1962
Human Zoo
1962
The Broken Commandment
Inoko's wife
1962
Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
Yoshiko Hoshino
1962
Challenge to Live
1961
Ten Dark Women
Sayoko Goto
1961
The Harbor Lights
1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Ryûko
1961
Get 'em All
Sally
1960
Her Brother
Mrs. Tanuma
1960
The Twilight Story
1960
Temptation on Glamour Island
Sumiko Tsuboi
1959
The Days of Evil Women
1958
The Lowest Man
Sakie
1958
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953