Machiko Kyō


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Actress

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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...

Place of Birth: Osaka, Japan

Date of Birth: Mar 25, 1924

Date of Death: May 12, 2019


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Actress (33 Known Credits)


Kurosawa (2000)
Herself
Aiko Takasu
千羽鶴 (1969)
Chikako Kurimoto
他人の顔 (1966)
Mrs. Okuyama
Director of the shelter
Kurotokage (1962)
Mrs. Midorikawa
Shaka (1961)
Nandabala
Saya Shiozawa
Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
ぼんち (1960)
Ofuku
Chizuru
(1959)
Ikuko Kenmochi
浮草 (1959)
Sumiko
Okatsu
忠臣蔵 (1958)
Spy
Aya Koyanagi
(1957)
Nagako Kita
赤線地帯 (1956)
Mickey
Lotus Blossom
楊貴妃 (1955)
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
雨月物語 (1953)
Lady Wakasa
地獄門 (1953)
Lady Kesa
浅草紅団 (1952)
Ryûko Beni
源氏物語 (1951)
Awaji no ue
馬喰一代 (1951)
Yuki
牝犬 (1951)
Emmy
羅生門 (1950)
Masako
痴人の愛 (1949)
Naomi

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