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.
Movie | Kurosawa | Self | 2000-12-24 |
Series | Hana no Ran | Hino Shigeko | 1994-04-03 |
Movie | Make-Up | Tsune Tsutano | 1984-05-02 |
Series | Nukata no Ōkimi | Unknown | 1980-03-14 |
Series | Yokomizo Seishi Series | Unknown | 1977-04-02 |
Movie | Tora-san's Pure Love | Aya | 1976-12-25 |
Movie | The Possessed | Unknown | 1976-10-16 |
Movie | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Unknown | 1975-05-24 |
Movie | Solar Eclipse | Unknown | 1975-09-06 |
Movie | The Family | Aiko Takasu | 1974-01-26 |
Movie | Born Fighter | Sue Yoshida | 1970-02-21 |
Movie | Thousand Cranes | Chikako Kurimoto | 1969-04-19 |
Movie | The Daphne | Kikuko (the eldest daughter) | 1966-10-01 |
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 | Girls Born in August | Unknown | 1963-02-19 |
Movie | The Third Will | Fujiyo Yajima | 1963-03-31 |
Movie | Black Lizard | Mrs. Midorikawa | 1962-03-14 |
Movie | Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo | Unknown | 1962-05-12 |
Movie | A Woman's Life | Kei Nunobiki | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | The Great Wall | Unknown | 1962-11-01 |
Movie | Marriageable Age | Unknown | 1961-01-14 |
Movie | Nuregami botan | Unknown | 1961-02-08 |
Movie | A Design for Dying | Shikiko Oba | 1961-06-28 |
Movie | Buddha | Nandabala | 1961-10-31 |
Movie | A Woman's Testament | Unknown | 1960-01-14 |
Movie | Bonchi | Ofuku | 1960-04-14 |
Movie | The Wandering Princess | Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura) | 1960-01-27 |
Movie | The Last Betrayal | Chizuru | 1960-07-10 |
Movie | The Woman Who Touched Legs | Saya Shiozawa | 1960-08-24 |
Movie | The Beloved Image | Unknown | 1960-10-08 |
Movie | The Makioka Sisters | Unknown | 1959-01-14 |
Movie | Goodbye, Hello | Umeko Ichige | 1959-01-03 |
Movie | 女と海賊 | お糸 | 1959-04-01 |
Movie | Jirocho Fuji | Okatsu | 1959-06-03 |
Movie | Odd Obsession | Ikuko Kenmochi | 1959-06-23 |
Movie | Floating Weeds | Sumiko | 1959-11-17 |
Movie | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Orui, Spy | 1958-04-01 |
Movie | Chance Meeting | Aya Koyanagi | 1958-01-15 |
Movie | Sorrow Is Only for Women | Unknown | 1958-02-26 |
Movie | Mother | Takako Ômachi | 1958-03-05 |
Movie | The Ladder of Success | Unknown | 1958-04-01 |
Movie | Musume no boken | Unknown | 1958-11-01 |
Movie | Tainted Flowers | Unknown | 1958-07-13 |
Movie | Dancing Girl | Chiyomi Hanamura | 1957-02-12 |
Movie | Itohan Monogatari | Okatsu | 1957-01-15 |
Movie | Night Butterflies | Mari | 1957-04-01 |
Movie | Daiei Studio is Bustling | Unknown | 1957-01-15 |
Movie | Jigoku bana | Unknown | 1957-06-25 |
Movie | Hole in One | Nagako Kita | 1957-09-15 |
Movie | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Lotus Blossom | 1957-07-01 |
Movie | Three Women Around Yoshinaka | Tomoe | 1956-01-15 |
Movie | Street of Shame | Mickey | 1956-03-18 |
Movie | A Rainbow at Every Turn | Unknown | 1956-02-19 |
Movie | Tsukigata Hanpeita | Hagino | 1956-10-16 |
Movie | Operation Teahouse | Self | 1956-11-29 |
Movie | A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love | Unknown | 1955-04-23 |
Movie | Princess Yang Kwei Fei | Princess Yang Kwei-fei | 1955-05-03 |
Movie | New Women’s Dialogue | Unknown | 1955-08-23 |
Movie | Aizen katsura | Unknown | 1954-04-21 |
Movie | A Certain Woman | Yoko Hayazuki | 1954-03-13 |
Movie | The Story of Shunkin | Unknown | 1954-06-27 |
Movie | 浅草の夜 | Setsuko Takashima | 1954-07-14 |
Movie | A Geisha on Horseback | Nobukichi | 1954-11-15 |
Movie | The Princess Sen | Unknown | 1954-10-20 |
Movie | Kurohyō | Unknown | 1953-07-17 |
Movie | Ugetsu | Lady Wakasa | 1953-03-26 |
Movie | Brother and Sister | Mon | 1953-08-19 |
Movie | Gate of Hell | Lady Kesa | 1953-10-30 |
Movie | Dedication of the Great Buddha | Unknown | 1952-03-20 |
Movie | The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa | Ryûko Beni | 1952-01-03 |
Movie | I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki | Unknown | 1952-03-27 |
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 Bitch | Emmy | 1951-08-10 |
Movie | The Motherland Far Far Away | Mari, daughter | 1950-03-05 |
Movie | Resurrection | Yukiko Ohara | 1950-06-10 |
Movie | Rashomon | Masako | 1950-08-26 |
Movie | The Man Who Laughs Last | Unknown | 1949-02-28 |
Movie | Hanakurabe tanuki-den | Unknown | 1949-04-17 |
Movie | A Fool's Love | Naomi | 1949-10-16 |
Movie | A Bullet Hole Underground | Michiko Kaneko | 1949-05-02 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self (archive footage) | 1948-06-20 |