Acting · Suginami, Tokyo, Japan · Born April 29, 1930
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.
MovieWool 100%
2006
as Ume
MovieUnder the Same Moon
2005
as Azumaya
TVLove Song
2005
MovieSpring Snow
2005
MovieThe Book of the Dead
2005
as Narrator (voice)
TVNatsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
MovieHiguchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004
女の中の二つの顔
2004
MovieOnna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004
Joi - Yu
2004
TV稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Kōkin Miyagawa
MovieTracing Jake
2004
TVBewitched In Tokyo
2004
as Sakura
MovieWinter Days
2003
TVAnimal Doctor
2003
TVLone Wolf and Cub
2002
as Narrator
TVHR
2002
as Yagita's mother
TVAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
TVPrincess Tutu
2002
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Private Detective Mike
2002
MovieVengeance for Sale
2002
as Otome
TVNurseman
2002
MovieLove of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
TVオヤジ探偵
2001
MovieChloe
2001
as Cleaning Lady
MovieDora-heita
2000
as Lady of the Sister Wind
MovieShinsengumi
2000
Maikosan wa Meitantei!
1999
TVGood News
1999
TVTokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Matsushima
TVForbidden Fruit
1997
as Mizukoshi Ayako
MovieTo Love
1997
as Taeko Kano
MovieLove Song of the Old Capital
1997
MovieThe 8-Tomb Village
1996
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
MovieHaunted School 2
1996
as School Master
Movie江戸むらさき特急
1995
MovieFusa
1995
TVGokenin Zankuro
1995
as Zankurô's mother
MovieDark Hunter
1994
as Ohama
TVKarin
1993
as 小森晶乃
TVKagi-shi
1993
MovieZodiac Killers
1991
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
MovieNoh Mask Murders
1991
as Natsu Mizukami
MovieHeaven and Earth
1990
as Maid-In-Waiting
MovieBriar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
1990
as Narration (voice)
道連れ
1990
TVTales of the Bizarre
1990
MovieRikyu
1989
as Wife
MovieCrane
1988
as Kichibi
MoviePrincess from the Moon
1987
as Kōgō or Empress
MovieTokyo Bordello
1987
as Narrator
MovieSure Death 4
1987
as Benten
MovieLet's Gotokuji
1987
MovieA Tale of Young Elopement
1987
as Nobuko Kitashiro
MovieActress
1987
as Kuginukiya
MovieThe Sea and Poison
1986
as Ohba, Head Nurse
MovieThe Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
MovieFujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
MovieSpring Bell
1985
as Fusako Ishimoto
MovieShoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
TVShoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
as Kie Azuma
TVShoujo ni nani ga okotta ka
1985
MovieSeito shokun!
1984
TVRomansu
1984
as 真之助の母・香木艶子
MovieI Lived, But...
1983
as Self
MovieDetective Story
1983
as Kimie Hasenuma
MovieLullaby of Death
1982
as Mayumi
MovieJapanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
1982
MovieFlame of Father and Son
1981
MovieRennyo and His Mother
1981
MovieThe Shogun's Vault I
1981
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
TVZoku zoku jiken
1980
MovieToward the Terra
1980
as Grandmother (voice)
TVA-Un
1980
MovieThe Inferno
1979
as Shima Ikegata
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
as Ôishi Riku
MovieUnico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
1979
MovieNichiren
1979
MovieThumbelina
1978
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
MovieJapanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
as Naoko Anekoji
MovieSugata Sanshiro
1977
as Omon
MovieUtamaro's World
1977
as Ochika
MovieCurse of the Dog God
1977
as Kimiyo Tarumi
MovieThe Inugami Family
1976
as Koto Teacher
TVAkai Unmei
1976
MovieWorld Famous Fairy Tale Series
1975
as Narrator (voice)
TVWounded Angels
1974
as Ayabe Takako
MovieProphecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
TVOnna: Sono Ai no Series
1973
MovieJourney Into Solitude
1972
as Mama, the girl's mother
MovieSapporo Winter Olympics
1972
as Narrator (voice)
TVNew Moomin
1972
as Moomin (voice)
MovieMen and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Sanko Otori
MovieA Woman Called En
1971
TVHaru no Sakamichi
1971
as Yodo-dono
MovieMen and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Sanko Otori
MovieVixen
1969
as Akie
TVMoomin
1969
as Moomin (voice)
MovieA Thousand and One Nights
1969
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
MovieWhere did Sharaku go?
1968
as Oharu Tsutaya
MovieThe Time of Reckoning
1968
as Chizuko Mochizuki
MovieThe Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
as Urao
MovieGomez's Name is Gomez
1967
as Sonoko
ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967
MovieMothers
1967
as (voice)
MovieThe Face of Another
1966
as Nurse
MovieWarm Current
1966
as Mikie Shima
MovieConquest
1965
as Kaoyo
MovieThe Man Who Killed Six Women
1965
MovieThe School of Flesh
1965
MovieLove
1964
MovieManji
1964
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
MovieHomicide
1964
as Fumiko Ando
MovieBrand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Mitsue
MovieHello, Baby
1964
as Ms Okiyama
MovieLove and Greed
1964
as Yoko Saijyo
MovieWoman in the Dunes
1964
as The Woman
MovieMisandry
1964
TVAkō Rōshi
1964
as Aguri
MovieBushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Lady Hagi
MovieFive Ronins
1963
MovieAt the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
MovieNinja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Inone
MovieBeing Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Chiyo's Friend
MovieAn Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Madame Kaoru
MovieA Flame at the Pier
1962
as Reiko
MovieHuman Zoo
1962
MovieThe Broken Commandment
1962
as Inoko's wife
MovieLove at the Fogged Harbor
1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
1962
as Yoshiko Hoshino
MovieThe Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Ranko
MovieChallenge to Live
1961
MovieTen Dark Women
1961
as Sayoko Goto
MovieThe Harbor Lights
1961
MovieThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Ryûko
MovieGet 'em All
1960
as Sally
MovieHer Brother
1960
as Mrs. Tanuma
MovieTowering Waves
1960
MovieThe Twilight Story
1960
MovieJust Barely
1960
MovieTemptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Sumiko Tsuboi
MovieThe Days of Evil Women
1958
MovieBlackmail
1958
MovieYurakucho 0 Street
1958
as Nagasaki Detective
MovieThe Lowest Man
1958
as Sakie
MovieYaneura no Onna-tachi
1956
TVCinépanorama
1956
as Self
MovieAn Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
TVCrystal House
