Acting · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan · Born March 25, 1924
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.
MovieKurosawa
2000
as Self
TVHana no Ran
1994
as Hino Shigeko
MovieMake-Up
1984
as Tsune Tsutano
TVNukata no Ōkimi
1980
TVYokomizo Seishi Series
1977
MovieTora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Aya
MovieThe Possessed
1976
MovieSolar Eclipse
1975
MovieKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
MovieThe Family
1974
as Aiko Takasu
MovieBorn Fighter
1970
as Sue Yoshida
MovieThousand Cranes
1969
as Chikako Kurimoto
MovieThe Little Runaway
1966
as Director of the shelter
MovieThe Daphne
1966
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
MovieThe Face of Another
1966
as Mrs. Okuyama
MovieSweet Sweat
1964
as Umeko
MovieThe Third Will
1963
as Fujiyo Yajima
MovieA Woman's Life
1962
as Kei Nunobiki
MovieThe Great Wall
1962
MovieNakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
MovieBlack Lizard
1962
as Mrs. Midorikawa
MovieBuddha
1961
as Nandabala
MovieA Design for Dying
1961
as Shikiko Oba
MovieNuregami botan
1961
MovieMarriageable Age
1961
MovieThe Legendary Hell
1960
as Oden Takahashi
MovieThe Beloved Image
1960
MovieThe Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
as Saya Shiozawa
MovieThe Last Betrayal
1960
as Chizuru
MovieBonchi
1960
as Ofuku
MovieThe Wandering Princess
1960
as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
MovieA Woman's Testament
1960
MovieFloating Weeds
1959
as Sumiko
MovieOdd Obsession
1959
as Ikuko Kenmochi
MovieJirocho Fuji
1959
as Okatsu
MoviePaper Pigeon
1959
as Ryoko Kashiwabara
MovieThe Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 綾衣
MovieThe Makioka Sisters
1959
MovieGoodbye, Hello
1959
as Umeko Ichige
MovieMusume no boken
1958
MovieThe Ladder of Success
1958
MovieTainted Flowers
1958
MovieÔsaka no onna
1958
as Osen
MovieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orui, Spy
MovieMother
1958
as Takako Ômachi
MovieSorrow Is Only for Women
1958
MovieChance Meeting
1958
as Aya Koyanagi
MovieHole in One
1957
as Nagako Kita
MovieJigoku bana
1957
MovieA Woman's Skin
1957
MovieNight Butterflies
1957
as Mari
MovieDancing Girl
1957
as Chiyomi Hanamura
MovieItohan Monogatari
1957
as Okatsu
MovieDaiei Studio is Bustling
1957
MovieThe Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Lotus Blossom
MovieOperation Teahouse
1956
as Self
MovieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Hagino
MovieStreet of Shame
1956
as Mickey
MovieA Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
MovieThree Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
as Tomoe
MovieNew Women’s Dialogue
1955
MovieTôjûrô no koi
1955
as Okaji
MoviePrincess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
MovieA Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
MovieA Geisha on Horseback
1954
as Nobukichi
MovieThe Princess Sen
1954
MovieAsakusa at Night
1954
as Setsuko Takashima
MovieThe Story of Shunkin
1954
MovieTree of Love
1954
MovieA Certain Woman
1954
as Yoko Hayazuki
MovieGate of Hell
1953
as Lady Kesa
MovieBrother and Sister
1953
as Mon
MovieKurohyō
1953
MovieUgetsu
1953
as Lady Wakasa
MovieBeauty and the Thief
1952
as Sakin
MovieTaki no Shiraito
1952
as Taki no Shiraito
MovieI'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
MovieThe Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952
as Ryûko Beni
MovieThe Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Yuki
MovieThe Bitch
1951
as Emmy
MovieThe Tale of Genji
1951
as Awaji no ue
MovieClothes of Deception
1951
as Kimicho
MoviePhoenix
1950
MovieRashomon
1950
as Masako
MovieResurrection
1950
as Yukiko Ohara
MovieThe Sea of Beauty
1950
MovieAsakusa no hada
1950
MovieThe Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Mari, daughter
MovieA Fool's Love
1949
as Naomi
MovieThree Pearls
1949
MovieA Bullet Hole Underground
1949
as Michiko Kaneko
MovieHanakurabe tanuki-den
1949
MovieThe Man Who Laughs Last
1949
Movie現代インチキ物語 ど狸
