Machiko Kyō
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.
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Acted in
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
Hana no Ran
1994
as Hino Shigeko
Make-Up
1984
as Tsune Tsutano
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Aya
The Possessed
1976
Solar Eclipse
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
The Family
1974
as Aiko Takasu
Born Fighter
1970
as Sue Yoshida
Thousand Cranes
1969
as Chikako Kurimoto
The Little Runaway
1966
as Director of the shelter
The Daphne
1966
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
The Face of Another
1966
as Mrs. Okuyama
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Umeko
The Third Will
1963
as Fujiyo Yajima
A Woman's Life
1962
as Kei Nunobiki
The Great Wall
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Black Lizard
1962
as Mrs. Midorikawa
Buddha
1961
as Nandabala
A Design for Dying
1961
as Shikiko Oba
Nuregami botan
1961
Marriageable Age
1961
The Beloved Image
1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
as Saya Shiozawa
The Last Betrayal
1960
as Chizuru
Bonchi
1960
as Ofuku
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
A Woman's Testament
1960
Floating Weeds
1959
as Sumiko
Odd Obsession
1959
as Ikuko Kenmochi
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Okatsu
女と海賊
1959
as 綾衣
女と海賊
1959
as お糸
The Makioka Sisters
1959
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Umeko Ichige
Musume no boken
1958
Tainted Flowers
1958
The Ladder of Success
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orui, Spy
Mother
1958
as Takako Ômachi
Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958
Chance Meeting
1958
as Aya Koyanagi
Hole in One
1957
as Nagako Kita
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Lotus Blossom
Jigoku bana
1957
Night Butterflies
1957
as Mari
Dancing Girl
1957
as Chiyomi Hanamura
Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Okatsu
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Hagino
Street of Shame
1956
as Mickey
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
as Tomoe
New Women’s Dialogue
1955
Princess Yang Kwei Fei
1955
as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
A Geisha on Horseback
1954
as Nobukichi
The Princess Sen
1954
浅草の夜
1954
as Setsuko Takashima
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Aizen katsura
1954
A Certain Woman
1954
as Yoko Hayazuki
Gate of Hell
1953
as Lady Kesa
Brother and Sister
1953
as Mon
Kurohyō
1953
Ugetsu
1953
as Lady Wakasa
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Sakin
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952
as Ryûko Beni
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Yuki
The Bitch
1951
as Emmy
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Awaji no ue
Clothes of Deception
1951
as Kimicho
Rashomon
1950
as Masako
Resurrection
1950
as Yukiko Ohara
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Mari, daughter
A Fool's Love
1949
as Naomi
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
as Michiko Kaneko
Hanakurabe tanuki-den
1949
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949