1924-03-25 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Machiko Kyō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Kurosawa | Self | 2000-12-24 |
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化粧 | Tsune Tsutano | 1984-05-02 |
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎純情詩集 | Aya | 1976-12-25 |
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妖婆 | 1976-10-16 | |
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金環蝕 | 1975-09-06 | |
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ある映画監督の生涯 溝口健二の記録 | 1975-05-24 | |
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華麗なる一族 | Aiko Takasu | 1974-01-26 |
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玄海遊侠伝 破れかぶれ | Sue Yoshida | 1970-02-21 |
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千羽鶴 | Chikako Kurimoto | 1969-04-19 |
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Маленький беглец | Director of the shelter | 1966-12-24 |
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沈丁花 | Kikuko (the eldest daughter) | 1966-10-01 |
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他人の顔 | Mrs. Okuyama | 1966-07-15 |
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甘い汗 | Umeko | 1964-09-19 |
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女系家族 | Fujiyo Yajima | 1963-03-31 |
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秦・始皇帝 | 1962-11-01 | |
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仲良し音頭・日本一だよ | 1962-05-12 | |
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黒蜥蜴 | Mrs. Midorikawa | 1962-03-14 |
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女の一生 | Kei Nunobiki | 1962-11-18 |
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釈迦 | Nandabala | 1961-10-31 |
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濡れ髪牡丹 | 1961-02-08 | |
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婚期 | 1961-01-14 | |
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女の勲章 | Shikiko Oba | 1961-06-28 |
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三人の顔役 | Chizuru | 1960-07-10 |
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足にさわった女 | Saya Shiozawa | 1960-08-24 |
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女経 | 1960-01-14 | |
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ぼんち | Ofuku | 1960-04-14 |
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流転の王妃 | Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura | 1960-01-27 |
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顔 | 1960-10-08 | |
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女と海賊 | お糸 | 1959-04-01 |
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細雪 | 1959-01-14 | |
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浮草 | Sumiko | 1959-11-17 |
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鍵 | Ikuko Kenmochi | 1959-06-23 |
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あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は | Umeko Ichige | 1959-01-03 |
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次郎長富士 | Okatsu | 1959-06-03 |
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女と海賊 | 綾衣 | 1959-04-01 |
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母 | Takako Ômachi | 1958-03-05 |
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娘の冒険 | 1958-11-01 | |
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有楽町で逢いましょう | Aya Koyanagi | 1958-01-15 |
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赤線の灯は消えず | 1958-07-13 | |
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悲しみは女だけに | 1958-02-26 | |
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忠臣蔵 | Orui, Spy | 1958-04-01 |
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夜の素顔 | 1958-10-15 | |
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穴 | Nagako Kita | 1957-09-15 |
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踊子 | Chiyomi Hanamura | 1957-02-12 |
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地獄花 | 1957-06-25 | |
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The Teahouse of the August Moon | Lotus Blossom | 1957-07-01 |
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いとはん物語 | Okatsu | 1957-01-15 |
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スタジオはてんやわんや | 1957-01-15 | |
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夜の蝶 | Mari | 1957-04-01 |
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虹いくたび | 1956-02-19 | |
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月形半平太 花の巻 嵐の巻 | Hagino | 1956-10-16 |
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新平家物語 義仲をめぐる三人の女 | Tomoe | 1956-01-15 |
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赤線地帯 | Mickey | 1956-03-18 |
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Operation Teahouse | Self | 1956-11-29 |
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楊貴妃 | Princess Yang Kwei-fei | 1955-05-03 |
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薔薇いくたびか | 1955-04-23 | |
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新女性問答 | 1955-08-23 | |
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愛染かつら | 1954-04-21 | |
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馬賊芸者 | Nobukichi | 1954-11-15 |
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或る女 | Yoko Hayazuki | 1954-03-13 |
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春琴物語 | 1954-06-27 | |
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浅草の夜 | Setsuko Takashima | 1954-07-14 |
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千姫 | 1954-10-20 | |
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雨月物語 | Lady Wakasa | 1953-03-26 |
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あにいもうと | Mon | 1953-08-19 |
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黒豹 | 1953-07-17 | |
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地獄門 | Lady Kesa | 1953-10-30 |
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長崎の歌は忘れじ | 1952-03-27 | |
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浅草紅団 | Ryûko Beni | 1952-01-03 |
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大佛開眼 | 1952-03-20 | |
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美女と盗賊 | Sakin | 1952-09-22 |
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牝犬 | Emmy | 1951-08-10 |
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偽れる盛装 | Kimicho | 1951-01-13 |
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源氏物語 | Awaji no ue | 1951-06-11 |
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馬喰一代 | Yuki | 1951-12-07 |
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羅生門 | Masako | 1950-08-26 |
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復活 | Yukiko Ohara | 1950-06-10 |
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遙かなり母の国 | Mari, daughter | 1950-03-05 |
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最後に笑う男 | 1949-02-28 | |
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地下街の弾痕 | Michiko Kaneko | 1949-05-02 |
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痴人の愛 | Naomi | 1949-10-16 |
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花くらべ狸御殿 | 1949-04-17 | |
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