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 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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Filmography (Movies)
Kurosawa
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2000
Make-Up
Character:Tsune Tsutano
Release Date:02/05/1984
Tora-san's Pure Love
Character:Aya
Release Date:25/12/1976
The Possessed
Character:
Release Date:16/10/1976
Solar Eclipse
Character:
Release Date:06/09/1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Character:Self
Release Date:24/05/1975
The Family
Character:Aiko Takasu
Release Date:26/01/1974
Born Fighter
Character:Sue Yoshida
Release Date:21/02/1970
Thousand Cranes
Character:Chikako Kurimoto
Release Date:19/04/1969
The Little Runaway
Character:Director of the shelter
Release Date:24/12/1966
The Daphne
Character:Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
Release Date:01/10/1966
The Face of Another
Character:Mrs. Okuyama
Release Date:15/07/1966
Sweet Sweat
Character:Umeko
Release Date:19/09/1964
The Third Will
Character:Fujiyo Yajima
Release Date:31/03/1963
A Woman's Life
Character:Kei Nunobiki
Release Date:18/11/1962
The Great Wall
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Character:
Release Date:12/05/1962
Black Lizard
Character:Mrs. Midorikawa
Release Date:14/03/1962
Buddha
Character:Nandabala
Release Date:31/10/1961
A Design for Dying
Character:Shikiko Oba
Release Date:28/06/1961
Nuregami botan
Character:
Release Date:08/02/1961
Marriageable Age
Character:
Release Date:14/01/1961
The Beloved Image
Character:
Release Date:08/10/1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
Character:Saya Shiozawa
Release Date:24/08/1960
The Last Betrayal
Character:Chizuru
Release Date:10/07/1960
Bonchi
Character:Ofuku
Release Date:14/04/1960
The Wandering Princess
Character:Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
Release Date:27/01/1960
A Woman's Testament
Character:
Release Date:14/01/1960
Floating Weeds
Character:Sumiko
Release Date:17/11/1959
Odd Obsession
Character:Ikuko Kenmochi
Release Date:23/06/1959
Jirocho Fuji
Character:Okatsu
Release Date:03/06/1959
The Woman and the Pirate
Character:綾衣
Release Date:01/04/1959
The Woman and the Pirate
Character:お糸
Release Date:01/04/1959
The Makioka Sisters
Character:
Release Date:14/01/1959
Goodbye, Hello
Character:Umeko Ichige
Release Date:03/01/1959
Musume no boken
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1958
The Ladder of Success
Character:
Release Date:15/10/1958
Tainted Flowers
Character:
Release Date:13/07/1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Character:Orui, Spy
Release Date:01/04/1958
Mother
Character:Takako Ômachi
Release Date:05/03/1958
Sorrow Is Only for Women
Character:
Release Date:26/02/1958
Chance Meeting
Character:Aya Koyanagi
Release Date:15/01/1958
Hole in One
Character:Nagako Kita
Release Date:15/09/1957
Jigoku bana
Character:
Release Date:25/06/1957
Night Butterflies
Character:Mari
Release Date:01/04/1957
Dancing Girl
Character:Chiyomi Hanamura
Release Date:12/02/1957
Itohan Monogatari
Character:Okatsu
Release Date:15/01/1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Character:
Release Date:15/01/1957
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Character:Lotus Blossom
Release Date:14/01/1957
Operation Teahouse
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Character:Hagino
Release Date:16/10/1956
Street of Shame
Character:Mickey
Release Date:18/03/1956
A Rainbow at Every Turn
Character:
Release Date:19/02/1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Character:Tomoe
Release Date:15/01/1956
New Women’s Dialogue
Character:
Release Date:23/08/1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Character:Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Release Date:03/05/1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Character:
Release Date:23/04/1955
A Geisha on Horseback
Character:Nobukichi
Release Date:15/11/1954
The Princess Sen
Character:
Release Date:20/10/1954
Asakusa at Night
Character:Setsuko Takashima
Release Date:14/07/1954
The Story of Shunkin
Character:
Release Date:27/06/1954
Aizen katsura
Character:
Release Date:21/04/1954
A Certain Woman
Character:Yoko Hayazuki
Release Date:13/03/1954
Gate of Hell
Character:Lady Kesa
Release Date:30/10/1953
Brother and Sister
Character:Mon
Release Date:19/08/1953
Kurohyō
Character:
Release Date:17/07/1953
Ugetsu
Character:Lady Wakasa
Release Date:26/03/1953
Beauty and the Thief
Character:Sakin
Release Date:22/09/1952
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
Character:
Release Date:27/03/1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Character:
Release Date:20/03/1952
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
Character:Ryûko Beni
Release Date:03/01/1952
The Life of a Horse Trader
Character:Yuki
Release Date:07/12/1951
The Bitch
Character:Emmy
Release Date:10/08/1951
The Tale of Genji
Character:Awaji no ue
Release Date:11/06/1951
Clothes of Deception
Character:Kimicho
Release Date:13/01/1951
Rashomon
Character:Masako
Release Date:26/08/1950
Resurrection
Character:Yukiko Ohara
Release Date:10/06/1950
The Motherland Far Far Away
Character:Mari, daughter
Release Date:05/03/1950
A Fool's Love
Character:Naomi
Release Date:16/10/1949
A Bullet Hole Underground
Character:Michiko Kaneko
Release Date:02/05/1949
Hanakurabe tanuki-den
Character:
Release Date:17/04/1949
The Man Who Laughs Last
Character:
Release Date:28/02/1949
Television Appearances
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