Acting · Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan · Born January 31, 1918
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michiyo Kogure (木暮実千代, Kogure Michiyo) (31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "one of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting." Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939. She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Aoi sanmyaku. In addition to her appearances in films and commercials, Kogure volunteered in charity work. In 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.
MovieKarate Cop 3
1984
MovieLady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
1982
as Azusa
Tokugawa no Onnatachi
1980
MovieTora-san, the Matchmaker
1979
as Kuniko
MovieDances of Flame
1978
MovieKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
MovieSanbaba
1974
MovieThe Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Osei
MovieThe Path of the King
1971
as Osai
MovieOkoma, the Orphan Gambler
1971
as Otaki
MovieGambler's Legacy
1969
MovieMadcap Mixup
1969
as Otama
MovieTales of the Inner Chamber
1968
MovieShogun and His Mistress 2
1967
as Otami
MovieGambler: Victory Without Death
1967
MovieExterminate the Young Boss!
1967
MovieKoto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Suzuko
MovieNerves for Victory
1966
MovieJapan's Most Chivalrous
1966
as Sue
MovieFour and A Half Mats
1966
as Taneko Tachibana
MovieMiyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Oko
MovieCold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
MovieA Lonely Gamble
1965
as Tazuko Ogaki
MovieThe Black Cat
1965
MovieFemale Ninja Magic
1964
as Afuku
MovieThe Sharks
1964
MovieOrders from Hell
1964
MovieMiyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
MovieA House in the Quarter
1963
as Katsue
MovieA Naughty Angel
1963
MovieMiyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Oko
MovieKigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
as Okume Tamaki
MovieEleven Gangsters
1963
as Miwa Yamanouchi
MovieMarriage of the Sky and the Sea
1962
MovieMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Okou
MovieKomadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
1962
MovieHibari the Traveling Performer
1962
MovieYoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962
MovieA Carpenter and Children
1962
MovieHer Hidden Past
1962
as Koyoshi
MovieThe Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
1962
as Ayako
MovieIn Search of Mother
1962
as Ohama
MovieThe Red Shadow
1961
as Hahakage
MovieRun, Genta, Run!
1961
MovieSanctuary
1961
MovieKanbi no san-tō shain
1961
as Nobuko Furukawa
MovieA Night in Hong Kong
1961
as Yoshiko Matsuyama
MovieMiyamoto Musashi
1961
as Oko
MovieAoi kairyū
1961
MovieThe Ako Retainers
1961
Movie若い涙を吹きとばせ
1961
MovieNaruto hijō kanketsu-hen
1961
MovieWay of Morning Mist
1961
as Ogin
Movie鳴門秘帖
1961
MovieThe Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Movie遙かなる母の顔
1960
MovieShinran, Part II
1960
MovieThe Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
MovieThe Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
MovieShinran
1960
MovieOfficial with a Tattoo
1960
as Ohan
MovieBored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960
MovieSpeed Crazy
1959
MovieStop the Old Fox
1959
as Omiyo no kata
MovieA Man Explodes
1959
MovieKaze no uchi so to
1959
Eyes of Mother and Daughter
1959
MovieThe 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
as Mojiwaka
MovieThe Red Bat
1958
MovieSouls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Otoku
MovieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Dayû Ukihashi
Movie直八子供旅
1958
MovieA Boy and Three Mothers
1958
as Keiko, The Mother-in-Law
MovieThe Magnificent Five
1958
MovieFreelance Samurai
1957
as Kosuzu Hanabusa
MovieNight Holds a Truth
1957
MovieYataro’s Travel Hat
1957
MovieUjō
1957
as Shizu Noguchi, Ujo's wife
MovieDaiei Studio is Bustling
1957
MovieZenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
1957
MovieSound in the Mist
1956
as Tsuruko
MovieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Somehachi
MovieWomen in Prison
1956
as Yasuko Chiba, prisoner
In Case of One Woman
1956
as Toku Misono
MovieFlowery Brothers
1956
MovieSisters of Gion
1956
MovieNight School
1956
as Senta's mother (uncredited)
MovieStreet of Shame
1956
as Hanae
MovieBeyond The Stars
1956
as Yachiyo
MovieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Yoshino (uncredited)
MovieMigratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
The Tale of Jiro
1955
as Oyoshi
MovieTaira Clan Saga
1955
as Yasuko
MovieSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Lady Yoshino
MovieDenshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
1955
as お千代
MovieTomorrow's Happiness
1955
as Keiko
Life of Geisha
1955
紋三郎の秀
1955
Movie疾風愛憎峠
1954
MovieZoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi
1954
MovieMama's Diary
1954
MovieNangoku Taiheiki
1954
MovieHanran
1954
MovieThe Sun
1953
MovieA Geisha
1953
as Miyoharu
MovieTokyo Profile
1953
as Michiko
MovieThe Blue Revolution
1953
Movie47 Vendettas
1953
as Riku
MovieReminiscence
1953
as Mrs. Ota
MoviePassion Fire
1952
as 合羽屋おらく
MovieOka wa hanazakari
1952
MovieDôkoku
1952
MovieThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Taeko Satake
MovieDivorce
1952
as Michiko Sôma
MovieCastle of Revenge
1952
MovieOkuni and Gohei
1952
as Okuni
MovieRed Fan
1952
MovieStory of Lightning
1951
MovieFireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Mie Kamiya
MoviePure White Nights
1951
MovieThe Tale of Genji
1951
as Fujitsubo
MovieThe White Orchid
1951
The Actress and the Detective
1950
MovieHomecoming
1950
MoviePortrait of Madame Yuki
1950
as Yuki Shinano
Probation
1950
MovieGhost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
MovieThe Blue Mountains: Part II
1949
as Umetaro
MovieThe Blue Mountains: Part I
1949
as Umetaro
MovieA Woman's Fight
1949
MovieLady From Hell
1949
MovieThirty-three footprints
1948
MovieYūkyō no mure
1948
MovieThe Fourth Lady
1948
The Fifth Witness
1948
MoviePlatform at Night
1948
MovieSanmenkyō no kyōfu
1948
MovieDrunken Angel
1948
as Nanae
MovieHanayome senshu
1948
MovieGolden Devil Part 2
1948
MovieGolden Devil
1948
MovieNewlywed League Match
1947
MovieFour Love Stories
1947
MovieYurusareta ichiya
1946
MovieKaisen no Zenya
1943
MovieFlowers of Patriotism
1942
MovieA Certain Woman
1942
MovieOtoko no iki
1942
MovieThe Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
MovieWinter Jasmine
1942
MovieDawn Chorus
1941
女の宿
1941
as Taeko Noguchi
MovieWood and Stone
1940
as Eriko Oikawa
MovieTorrent of a Big City
1940
MovieMother is Strong
1939
Surging Waves
1939
MovieLovers' Duet
1939
MovieSpring Thunder
1939
as Eiko Tōjō
MovieWomen at War
1939
