Kyōko Kagawa
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1931-12-05 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Aso, Namegata, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 카가와 쿄코 · Кёко Кагава
Biography
Kyōko Kagawa (香川 京子 Kagawa Kyōko, born 5 December 1931) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, and Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff.
She won the "New Face Nomination" sponsored by the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper out of about 6,000 applicants and joined Shintoho. She was also taking entrance exams for a regular company at the same time, and her final interview and the final exam for the New Faces camera test overlapped, but with her mother's advice, she decided to pursue acting.
After appearing in Red Beard in 1965 , she gave birth to a child and accompanied her husband to New York where he was posted overseas, leaving the film industry for about three years.
She returned to Japan in 1968. As film began to decline, she expanded her field of work to include television dramas and stage productions. She was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1998 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2004 .
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (109)
High and Low
1963
as Reiko Gondo
Tokyo Story
1953
as Kyoko Hirayama
Red Beard
1965
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Yoshiko Nishi
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Anju
Mothra
1961
as Michi Hanamura
After Life
1999
as Kyoko Watanabe
Madadayo
1993
as Professor's Wife
The Lower Depths
1957
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actress
Shall We Dance?
1996
as Keiko Kishikawa
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Osan
The Three Treasures
1959
as Princess Miyazu
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Oki
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Ai
A Man in the Storm
1957
as Akiko
Mother
1952
as Toshiko Fukuhara
The Intermission
2013
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
as Natsuko
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
1959
Little Peach
1958
as Anzukko
Tower of Lilies
1953
as Fumi Uehara
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959
Heaven's Bookstore
2004
as Sachi Hiyama
The Family
1974
as Ichiko Mima
On This Earth
1957
as Fuyuko
Snow-Flake
1950
as Itakura's sister
The Shiinomi School
1955
as Kayoko Atsumi
Love Letter
1953
as Yasuko
Have Wings on Your Heart
1978
Five Sisters
1954
Shimamori Tower
2022
Girls of the Night
1961
as Mrs. Shima
Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Shizue Amaji
Lightning
1952
as Tsubomi
Tenshi no Iru Toshokan
2017
as Reiko Ashitaka
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Oki
Omotenashi
2018
as Shimizu-sensei
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
1962
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
as Self
The Glorious Days
1954
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Kyôko
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
as Keiko
Christ in Bronze
1955
as Mónica
Nonki saiban
1955
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Fukuko
The Human Wall
1959
as Fumiko
Sudden Rain
1956
as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)
Mother's First Love
1954
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Kuniko (segment 2)
An Osaka Story
1957
as Onatsu
The Outsiders
1958
as Yukiko Saeki
Deep River
1995
as Isobe's wife
Tomoshibi
1954
Hanran
1954
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
as O-Rie
Mado Kara Tobidase
1950
as Mariko Fujieda
Red Whale, White Snake
2006
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
as Lil Takemoto / Katsuko Suzuki
Somewhere in Kamakura
2016
流轉
1956
as お秋
The Child Writers
1958
as Fumio's Teacher
Bluestockings
2005
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Sister
Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
as Fujikawa Motoko
Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki
2015
as Self
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Megumi Mori
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
as Self
The Ozu Diaries
2025
as Self
Song of the Spring Pony
1985
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Shikibu monogatari
1990
as Isa Otomo
Girl's Reform School
1956
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
2022
as Self
Farewell to the Highland Station
1951
as Yuki
Man in the Storm
1952
as Tomi Tsuboi
Karate Sanshiro
1951
Akatsuki no Kyūshū
1951
as Yukie Murata
His Scarlet Cloak
1958
Mo-Ruerani
2021
as Fukiko
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002
as Self
Woman Unveiled
1958
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952
as Mitsuko Kawai
Women in Prison
1956
as Taeko Hara, prisoner
Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962
東京の日
2015
as Michiko
Tokyo Rendezvous
2008
as Fujiko Natsumi
Scars of Honor
1960
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
1960
Gambler and the Princess
1959
as Princess Kiku
Beautiful 2016
2016
勘太郎月夜唄
1952
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
Death on the Mountain
1961
as Masako Iwase
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958
as Emiko Toda
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
The Oil-Hell Murder
1957
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
as Takako Hiyoshi
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
1952
Lord of Red Banner
1960
The Wife is a University Student
1956
as Keiko Hiyoshi (Student Wife)
Moth Lamp
1953
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
1952
as Kimiko Sasaki
The Prodigal Son
1964
as His Sister
Kokoro no Koukyougaku
2002
as (Voice)
About Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa (香川 京子 Kagawa Kyōko, born 5 December 1931) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, and Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff. She won the "New Face Nomination" sponsored by the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper out of about 6,000 applicants and joined Shintoho. She was also taking entrance exams for a regular company at the same time, and her final interview and the final exam for the New Faces camera test overla… With 117 credits spanning from 1950 to 2025, Kyōko Kagawa has appeared in 109 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kyōko Kagawa Movies
- High and Low (1963) — as Reiko Gondo
- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Kyoko Hirayama
- Red Beard (1965) — as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) — as Yoshiko Nishi
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — as Anju
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