Kyôko Kishida
Known for Acting · 150 credits
- Born
- 1930-04-29
- Died
- 2006-12-17
- Place of birth
- Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Kyoko Kishida · Кёко Кисида · کیوکو کیشیدا
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
Romansu
1984
as 真之助の母・香木艶子
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Moomin
1969
as Moomin (voice)
Princess Tutu
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Haru no Sakamichi
1971
as Yodo-dono
Akō Rōshi
1964
as Aguri
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Matsushima
Gokenin Zankuro
1995
as Zankurô's mother
Akai Unmei
1976
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
as Ôishi Riku
The Private Detective Mike
2002
New Moomin
1972
as Moomin (voice)
Karin
1993
as 小森晶乃
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Kōkin Miyagawa
Lone Wolf and Cub
2002
as Narrator
Bewitched In Tokyo
2004
as Sakura
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Forbidden Fruit
1997
as Mizukoshi Ayako
Wounded Angels
1974
as Ayabe Takako
Nurseman
2002
HR
2002
as Yagita's mother
Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka
1985
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
as Kie Azuma
A-Un
1980
Good News
1999
Animal Doctor
2003
Love Song
2005
Joi - Yu
2004
Kagi-shi
1993
道連れ
1990
Maikosan wa Meitantei!
1999
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
1973
Crystal House
ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967
女の中の二つの顔
2004
オヤジ探偵
2001
Movies (111)
Woman in the Dunes
1964
as The Woman
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004
A Thousand and One Nights
1969
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
The Harbor Lights
1961
The Days of Evil Women
1958
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
1990
as Narration (voice)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Ryûko
The Face of Another
1966
as Nurse
The Lowest Man
1958
as Sakie
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Madame Kaoru
The Inugami Family
1976
as Koto Teacher
The Inferno
1979
as Shima Ikegata
Manji
1964
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Rikyu
1989
as Wife
Wool 100%
2006
as Ume
Spring Bell
1985
as Fusako Ishimoto
Just Barely
1960
The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Ranko
Warm Current
1966
as Mikie Shima
Conquest
1965
as Kaoyo
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Narrator
Curse of the Dog God
1977
as Kimiyo Tarumi
Nichiren
1979
Thumbelina
1978
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Lady Hagi
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Princess from the Moon
1987
as Kōgō or Empress
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004
The Sea and Poison
1986
as Ohba, Head Nurse
Heaven and Earth
1990
as Maid-In-Waiting
Toward the Terra
1980
as Grandmother (voice)
Spring Snow
2005
Her Brother
1960
as Mrs. Tanuma
江戸むらさき特急
1995
Blackmail
1958
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Inone
A Flame at the Pier
1962
as Reiko
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Zodiac Killers
1991
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
1982
Dora-heita
2000
as Lady of the Sister Wind
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Sanko Otori
Yurakucho 0 Street
1958
as Nagasaki Detective
Love Song of the Old Capital
1997
Ten Dark Women
1961
as Sayoko Goto
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
as Urao
To Love
1997
as Taeko Kano
Chloe
2001
as Cleaning Lady
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
as Naoko Anekoji
Vixen
1969
as Akie
Utamaro's World
1977
as Ochika
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Omon
Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Natsu Mizukami
The Broken Commandment
1962
as Inoko's wife
Journey Into Solitude
1972
as Mama, the girl's mother
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
1979
Sure Death 4
1987
as Benten
Winter Days
2003
Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Otome
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Haunted School 2
1996
as School Master
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Sanko Otori
Detective Story
1983
as Kimie Hasenuma
The 8-Tomb Village
1996
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Chiyo's Friend
Lullaby of Death
1982
as Mayumi
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
A Woman Called En
1971
A Tale of Young Elopement
1987
as Nobuko Kitashiro
The Book of the Dead
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Brand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Mitsue
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
Actress
1987
as Kuginukiya
The Time of Reckoning
1968
as Chizuko Mochizuki
Under the Same Moon
2005
as Azumaya
Love and Greed
1964
as Yoko Saijyo
Shinsengumi
2000
Crane
1988
as Kichibi
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
The School of Flesh
1965
The Twilight Story
1960
The Man Who Killed Six Women
1965
Tracing Jake
2004
Get 'em All
1960
as Sally
Mothers
1967
as (voice)
Love
1964
Misandry
1964
Five Ronins
1963
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
1962
as Yoshiko Hoshino
Towering Waves
1960
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Sumiko Tsuboi
Gomez's Name is Gomez
1967
as Sonoko
Homicide
1964
as Fumiko Ando
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
1975
as Narrator (voice)
Let's Gotokuji
1987
Sapporo Winter Olympics
1972
as Narrator (voice)
Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962
Hello, Baby
1964
as Ms Okiyama
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956
Flame of Father and Son
1981
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Challenge to Live
1961
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
The Shogun's Vault I
1981
Dark Hunter
1994
as Ohama
Human Zoo
1962
Fusa
1995
Where did Sharaku go?
1968
as Oharu Tsutaya
Seito shokun!
1984
About Kyôko Kishida
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, includ… With 150 credits spanning from 1953 to 2006, Kyôko Kishida has appeared in 111 films and 39 TV shows.
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- Woman in the Dunes (1964) — as The Woman
- Onna no naka no futatsu no kao (2004)
- A Thousand and One Nights (1969) — as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
- The Harbor Lights (1961)
- The Days of Evil Women (1958)
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