Machiko Kyō
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1924-03-25
- Died
- 2019-05-12
- Place of birth
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Machiko Kyô · ماچیکو کیو
Biography
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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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (92)
Rashomon
1950
as Masako
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
as Saya Shiozawa
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
Born Fighter
1970
as Sue Yoshida
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Sakin
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Mari, daughter
The Face of Another
1966
as Mrs. Okuyama
Ugetsu
1953
as Lady Wakasa
Floating Weeds
1959
as Sumiko
Dancing Girl
1957
as Chiyomi Hanamura
Tainted Flowers
1958
The Legendary Hell
1960
as Oden Takahashi
Phoenix
1950
Gate of Hell
1953
as Lady Kesa
Taki no Shiraito
1952
as Taki no Shiraito
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
The Princess Sen
1954
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Okatsu
The Sea of Beauty
1950
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
A Woman's Skin
1957
Solar Eclipse
1975
Paper Pigeon
1959
as Ryoko Kashiwabara
Odd Obsession
1959
as Ikuko Kenmochi
The Daphne
1966
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
as Okaji
The Great Wall
1962
Brother and Sister
1953
as Mon
Ôsaka no onna
1958
as Osen
Street of Shame
1956
as Mickey
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Orui, Spy
Bonchi
1960
as Ofuku
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Awaji no ue
Black Lizard
1962
as Mrs. Midorikawa
The Wandering Princess
1960
as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
Mother
1958
as Takako Ômachi
The Family
1974
as Aiko Takasu
Make-Up
1984
as Tsune Tsutano
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
as Tomoe
Buddha
1961
as Nandabala
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Yuki
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Lotus Blossom
Operation Teahouse
1956
as Self
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Aya
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Umeko
The Little Runaway
1966
as Director of the shelter
A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956
A Fool's Love
1949
as Naomi
A Woman's Testament
1960
Asakusa at Night
1954
as Setsuko Takashima
Goodbye, Hello
1959
as Umeko Ichige
Night Butterflies
1957
as Mari
Thousand Cranes
1969
as Chikako Kurimoto
Hanakurabe tanuki-den
1949
A Certain Woman
1954
as Yoko Hayazuki
Chance Meeting
1958
as Aya Koyanagi
The Third Will
1963
as Fujiyo Yajima
The Ladder of Success
1958
The Possessed
1976
Marriageable Age
1961
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 綾衣 / お糸
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Clothes of Deception
1951
as Kimicho
Resurrection
1950
as Yukiko Ohara
The Story of Shunkin
1954
Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Okatsu
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Hagino
The Makioka Sisters
1959
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
as Michiko Kaneko
Nuregami botan
1961
Musume no boken
1958
現代インチキ物語 ど狸
The Last Betrayal
1960
as Chizuru
Jigoku bana
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
A Woman's Life
1962
as Kei Nunobiki
The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952
as Ryûko Beni
The Bitch
1951
as Emmy
Hole in One
1957
as Nagako Kita
New Women’s Dialogue
1955
A Geisha on Horseback
1954
as Nobukichi
A Design for Dying
1961
as Shikiko Oba
The Beloved Image
1960
Kurohyō
1953
The Man Who Laughs Last
1949
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958
Tree of Love
1954
I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki
1952
Asakusa no hada
1950
Three Pearls
1949
About 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 Japane… With 95 credits spanning from 1949 to 2000, Machiko Kyō has appeared in 92 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Rashomon (1950) — as Masako
- The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960) — as Saya Shiozawa
- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) — as Self
- Born Fighter (1970) — as Sue Yoshida
- Beauty and the Thief (1952) — as Sakin
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