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Kyôko Kishida

Kyōko Kishida (April 29, 1930 – December 17, 2006) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books. Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of Salome (1960). Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. Among them are four Taiga drama series on NHK television, with roles such as Aguri (the wife of Asano Naganori and Yodo-Dono (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi). She appeared in various roles, including acting and narrating, in various Ōoku series on television. In the series Gokenin Zankurō, she portrayed the mother of the title character (played by Ken Watanabe), and narrated a Lone Wolf and Cub television series. Kishida's film credits include Yasujirō Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon (1962), The Broken Commandment (based on a novel by Shimazaki Toson), Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Woman in the Dunes (1964) and The Face of Another (1966) (both from novels by Kōbō Abe), Kon Ichikawa's The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (1987), based on the classic story, Heaven and Earth (1990), and Spring Snow, the 2005 Isao Yukisada adaptation of the Mishima novel. Anime fans know Kishida as the voice of Moomin in the original 1960s television series. She provided narration for Vampire Princess Miyu and Princess Tutu as well as the 2005 Book of the Dead. In addition, she dubbed roles for Columbo and Miss Marple, and narrated Prophecies of Nostradamus. Kishida appeared in commercials for Nestle, TDK, and Asahi Shimbun. Kyōko Kishida died on December 17, 2006 in Tokyo from respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyōko Kishida, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Apr 29, 1930 In Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
132
First Appeared:
In the movie An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953-11-23
Latest Project:
Movie Wool 100% 2006-10-28
Known For
Filmography
Movie Wool 100% Ume 2006-10-28
Series Natsumeke no Shokutaku 2005-01-05
Movie Spring Snow 2005-10-09
Movie The Book of the Dead Narrator (voice) 2005-07-01
Series Love Song 2005-10-12
Movie Under the Same Moon Azumaya 2005-11-19
Movie Tracing Jake 2004-02-07
Series Bewitched In Tokyo Sakura 2004-01-16
Series 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ Kōkin Miyagawa 2004-04-03
Movie Onna no naka no futatsu no kao Unknown 2004-08-22
Series Joi - Yu 2004-07-05
Series 女の中の二つの顔 Unknown 2004-08-25
Movie Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari 2004-11-01
Series Animal Doctor Unknown 2003-04-17
Movie Winter Days 2003-11-27
Movie Vengeance for Sale Otome 2002-02-16
Series Nurseman 2002-01-19
Series The Private Detective Mike Unknown 2002-07-01
Series Lone Wolf and Cub Narrator 2002-10-14
Series Princess Tutu Narrator (voice) 2002-08-16
Series AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo Unknown 2002-10-09
Series HR Yagita's mother 2002-10-09
Movie Chloe Cleaning Lady 2001-06-15
Movie Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji Unknown 2001-12-15
Movie Shinsengumi 2000-01-15
Movie Dora-heita Lady of the Sister Wind 2000-05-13
Series Good News 1999-04-11
Series Maikosan wa Meitantei! 1999-04-15
Series Tokugawa Yoshinobu Matsushima 1998-01-04
Movie To Love Taeko Kano 1997-10-04
Series Forbidden Fruit Mizukoshi Ayako 1997-10-09
Movie Haunted School 2 School Master 1996-07-20
Movie The 8-Tomb Village Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi 1996-10-26
Series Gokenin Zankuro Zankurô's mother 1995-01-09
Movie Dark hunter Ohama 1994-04-01
Series Kagi-shi 1993-03-12
Movie Fusa 1993-04-01
Series Karin 小森晶乃 1993-10-04
Movie Noh Mask Murders Natsu Mizukami 1991-03-15
Movie Zodiac Killers Old geisha Miyako (cameo) 1991-07-20
Series 道連れ Unknown 1990-07-30
Series Tales of the Bizarre Unknown 1990-04-19
Movie Heaven and Earth Maid-In-Waiting 1990-11-24
Movie Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty Narration (voice) 1990-08-10
Movie Rikyu Wife 1989-09-15
Movie Crane Kichibi 1988-05-21
Movie Actress Kuginukiya 1987-01-17
Movie A Tale of Young Elopement Nobuko Kitashiro 1987-02-07
Movie Let's Gotokuji Unknown 1987-04-11
Movie Sure Death 4 Benten 1987-06-06
Movie Tokyo Bordello Narrator 1987-06-13
Movie The Hall of the Crying Deer 1986-09-20
Movie The Sea and Poison Ohba, Head Nurse 1986-10-17
Movie Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka 1985-01-08
Movie Spring Bell Fusako Ishimoto 1985-11-09
Series Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka Kie Azuma 1985-01-08
Series Romansu 真之助の母・香木艶子 1984-04-02
Movie Seito shokun! Unknown 1984-12-22
Movie Detective Story Kimie Hasenuma 1983-07-16
Movie I Lived, But... Self 1983-10-29
Movie Lullaby of Death Mayumi 1982-10-09
Movie The Shogun's Vault I Unknown 1981-07-14
Movie Flame of Father and Son 1981-10-27
Movie Rennyo and His Mother 1981-10-07
Movie Toward the Terra Grandmother (voice) 1980-04-26
Series A-Un Unknown 1980-03-09
Series Zoku zoku jiken Unknown 1980-09-14
Movie The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail 1980-11-15
Movie Nichiren Unknown 1979-03-10
Movie Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather 1979-04-05
Series The 47 Ronins of Ako Ôishi Riku 1979-04-16
Movie The Inferno Shima Ikegata 1979-06-03
Movie Utamaro's World Ochika 1977-02-20
Movie Curse of the Dog God Kimiyo Tarumi 1977-06-18
Movie Japanese Godfather: Ambition Naoko Anekoji 1977-10-29
Movie Sugata Sanshiro Omon 1977-10-29
Series Akai Unmei 1976-04-23
Movie The Inugami Family Koto Teacher 1976-10-16
Movie World Famous Fairy Tale Series Narrator 1975-10-01
Series Wounded Angels Ayabe Takako 1974-10-05
Movie Prophecies of Nostradamus Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy) 1974-08-03
Series Onna: Sono Ai no Series 1973-10-03
Series New Moomin Moomin (voice) 1972-01-09
Movie Sapporo Winter Olympics Narrator (voice) 1972-06-24
Movie Journey Into Solitude Mama, the girl's mother 1972-10-28
Series Haru no Sakamichi Yodo-dono 1971-01-03
Movie A Woman Called En Unknown 1971-05-29
Movie Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow Sanko Otori 1971-06-12
Movie Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny Sanko Otori 1970-08-14
Series Moomin Moomin (voice) 1969-10-05
Movie A Thousand and One Nights Miriam / Jaris (voice) 1969-06-14
Movie Vixen Akie 1969-10-18
Movie The Time of Reckoning 1968-06-29
Movie Where did Sharaku go? Oharu Tsutaya 1968-08-22
Movie Mothers (voice) 1967-01-01
Series ゴメスの名はゴメス 1967-04-27
Movie The Shogun and His Mistresses Urao 1967-07-30
Movie Warm Current Mikie Shima 1966-04-29
Movie The Face of Another Nurse 1966-07-15
Movie The School of Flesh 1965-02-14
Movie Conquest Kaoyo 1965-11-21
Movie Love and Greed Yoko Saijyo 1964-02-24
Series Akō Rōshi Aguri 1964-01-05
Movie Love 1964-12-31
Movie こんにちは赤ちゃん Ms Okiyama 1964-03-20
Movie Woman in the Dunes The Woman 1964-02-15
Movie Brand of Evil 1964-05-29
Movie Homicide Fumiko Ando 1964-06-20
Movie Manji Sonoko Kakiuchi 1964-07-25
Movie Five Ronins 1963-03-03
Movie Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai Lady Hagi 1963-04-28
Movie Human Zoo 1962-09-14
Movie Love at the Fogged Harbor 1962-02-21
Movie Night Mist Makes Women Cry Yoshiko Hoshino 1962-02-04
Movie The Broken Commandment Inoko's wife 1962-04-06
Movie A Flame at the Pier Reiko 1962-09-30
Movie Ninja, A Band of Assassins Inone 1962-12-01
Movie An Autumn Afternoon Madame Kaoru 1962-11-18
Movie Being Two Isn't Easy Chiyo's Friend 1962-11-18
Movie The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Ryûko 1961-01-28
Movie The Harbor Lights 1961-02-26
Movie Challenge to Live 1961-06-17
Movie Ten Dark Women Sayoko Goto 1961-05-03
Movie The Twilight Story 1960-08-28
Movie Get 'em All Sally 1960-11-29
Movie Her Brother Mrs. Tanuma 1960-11-01
Movie Temptation on Glamour Island Sumiko Tsuboi 1959-01-15
Movie The Lowest Man Sakie 1958-09-07
Movie The Days of Evil Women Unknown 1958-11-30
Series Cinépanorama Self 1956-02-04
Movie Yaneura no Onna-tachi 1956-05-14
Movie An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953-11-23