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Machiko Kyō

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Machiko Kyō (born March 25, 1924 in Osaka) is 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. She went on to star in many more Japanese productions, most notably Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1953) and Kon Ichikawa's Odd Obsession (1959). 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. Now in her eighties, Kyō continues to perform in traditional Japanese theatrical productions put on by famed producer Fukuko Ishii. 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 has been 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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Born:
Mar 25, 1924 In Osaka, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
46
First Appeared:
In the movie The Motherland Far Far Away 1950-03-05
Latest Project:
Movie Kurosawa 2000-12-24
Known For
Poster of Kurosawa
Poster of Black Lizard
Poster of Hole in One
Poster of Brother and Sister
Filmography
Movie Kurosawa Self 2000-12-24
Movie The Possessed 1976-10-16
Movie Tora-san's Pure Love Aya 1976-12-25
Movie Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director 1975-05-24
Movie Solar Eclipse 1975-09-06
Movie The Family Aiko Takasu 1974-01-26
Movie Thousand Cranes Chikako Kurimoto 1969-04-19
Movie The Face of Another Mrs. Okuyama 1966-07-15
Movie The Little Runaway Director of the shelter 1966-12-24
Movie Sweet Sweat Umeko 1964-09-19
Movie Black Lizard Mrs. Midorikawa 1962-03-14
Movie The Great Wall 1962-11-01
Movie Buddha Nandabala 1961-10-31
Movie The Wandering Princess Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura) 1960-01-27
Movie A Woman's Testament 1960-01-14
Movie Bonchi Ofuku 1960-04-14
Movie The Woman Who Touched Legs Saya Shiozawa 1960-08-24
Movie The Makioka Sisters 1959-01-14
Movie Floating Weeds Sumiko 1959-11-17
Movie Jirocho Fuji Okatsu 1959-06-03
Movie The Loyal 47 Ronin Orui, Spy 1958-04-01
Movie Chance Meeting Aya Koyanagi 1958-01-15
Movie The Ladder of Success 1958-04-01
Movie Night Butterflies Mari 1957-04-01
Movie Jigoku bana 1957-06-25
Movie The Teahouse of the August Moon Lotus Blossom 1957-07-01
Movie Hole in One Nagako Kita 1957-09-15
Movie Three Women Around Yoshinaka Tomoe 1956-01-15
Movie Tsukigata Hanpeita Hagino 1956-10-16
Movie Street of Shame Mickey 1956-03-18
Movie A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love 1955-04-23
Movie Princess Yang Kwei Fei Princess Yang Kwei-fei 1955-05-03
Movie New Women’s Dialogue 1955-08-23
Movie A Certain Woman Yoko Hayazuki 1954-03-13
Movie The Princess Sen 1954-10-20
Movie The Story of Shunkin 1954-06-27
Movie Ugetsu Lady Wakasa 1953-03-26
Movie Gate of Hell Lady Kesa 1953-10-30
Movie Brother and Sister Mon 1953-08-19
Movie Dedication of the Great Buddha 1952-03-20
Movie Beauty and the Thief Sakin 1952-09-22
Movie Clothes of Deception Kimicho 1951-01-13
Movie The Tale of Genji Awaji no ue 1951-06-11
Movie The Life of a Horse Trader Yuki 1951-12-07
Movie The Motherland Far Far Away Mari, daughter 1950-03-05
Movie Rashomon Masako 1950-08-26
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