Kyôko Kishida
Known for Acting · 147 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
Princess Tutu
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
The Private Detective Mike
2002
Akō Rōshi
1964
as Aguri
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Kōkin Miyagawa
Karin
1993
as 小森晶乃
Romansu
1984
as 真之助の母・香木艶子
Wounded Angels
1974
as Ayabe Takako
Moomin
1969
as Moomin (voice)
Haru no Sakamichi
1971
as Yodo-dono
HR
2002
as Yagita's mother
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Matsushima
Gokenin Zankuro
1995
as Zankurô's mother
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
as Ôishi Riku
Lone Wolf and Cub
2002
as Narrator
Forbidden Fruit
1997
as Mizukoshi Ayako
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Bewitched In Tokyo
2004
as Sakura
A-Un
1980
Nurseman
2002
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
as Kie Azuma
New Moomin
1972
as Moomin (voice)
Akai Unmei
1976
Good News
1999
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
1973
Animal Doctor
2003
Love Song
2005
Kagi-shi
1993
Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka
1985
女の中の二つの顔
2004
Joi - Yu
2004
道連れ
1990
Maikosan wa Meitantei!
1999
Crystal House
オヤジ探偵
2001
Movies (108)
Spring Bell
1985
as Fusako Ishimoto
Woman in the Dunes
1964
as The Woman
A Thousand and One Nights
1969
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
The Face of Another
1966
as Nurse
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Ryûko
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Madame Kaoru
The Inferno
1979
as Shima Ikegata
Ten Dark Women
1961
as Sayoko Goto
Her Brother
1960
as Mrs. Tanuma
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Narrator
Heaven and Earth
1990
as Maid-In-Waiting
The Inugami Family
1976
as Koto Teacher
Princess from the Moon
1987
as Kōgō or Empress
Toward the Terra
1980
as Grandmother (voice)
Vixen
1969
as Akie
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Love and Greed
1964
as Yoko Saijyo
Get 'em All
1960
as Sally
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
1979
Sure Death 4
1987
as Benten
Spring Snow
2005
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Sanko Otori
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Lady Hagi
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Inone
Under the Same Moon
2005
as Azumaya
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
The Sea and Poison
1986
as Ohba, Head Nurse
The 8-Tomb Village
1996
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Natsu Mizukami
Zodiac Killers
1991
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
The School of Flesh
1965
Haunted School 2
1996
as School Master
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Sumiko Tsuboi
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Omon
The Twilight Story
1960
Manji
1964
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Sanko Otori
Homicide
1964
as Fumiko Ando
Brand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Mitsue
Actress
1987
as Kuginukiya
Utamaro's World
1977
as Ochika
Dora-heita
2000
as Lady of the Sister Wind
Crane
1988
as Kichibi
Tracing Jake
2004
To Love
1997
as Taeko Kano
Detective Story
1983
as Kimie Hasenuma
Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Otome
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
as Naoko Anekoji
Lullaby of Death
1982
as Mayumi
Rikyu
1989
as Wife
Curse of the Dog God
1977
as Kimiyo Tarumi
Let's Gotokuji
1987
Shinsengumi
2000
A Flame at the Pier
1962
as Reiko
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
Chloe
2001
as Cleaning Lady
Five Ronins
1963
Where did Sharaku go?
1968
as Oharu Tsutaya
Human Zoo
1962
Flame of Father and Son
1981
A Woman Called En
1971
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
The Time of Reckoning
1968
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
The Broken Commandment
1962
as Inoko's wife
The Book of the Dead
2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
Winter Days
2003
Challenge to Live
1961
Journey Into Solitude
1972
as Mama, the girl's mother
The Shogun's Vault I
1981
Towering Waves
1960
A Tale of Young Elopement
1987
as Nobuko Kitashiro
Fusa
1995
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
1975
as Narrator (voice)
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Chiyo's Friend
Warm Current
1966
as Mikie Shima
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
Hello, Baby
1964
as Ms Okiyama
The Days of Evil Women
1958
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956
Gomez's Name is Gomez
1967
as Sonoko
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
1990
as Narration (voice)
Seito shokun!
1984
The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
as Urao
Dark hunter
1994
as Ohama
Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
1962
as Yoshiko Hoshino
Wool 100%
2006
as Ume
Nichiren
1979
Sapporo Winter Olympics
1972
as Narrator (voice)
The Harbor Lights
1961
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Thumbelina
1978
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
Conquest
1965
as Kaoyo
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004
Love
1964
The Lowest Man
1958
as Sakie
Mothers
1967
as (voice)
Misandry
1964
六人の女を殺した男
1965
江戸むらさき特急
1995
Yurakucho 0 Street
1958
as Nagasaki Detective
The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Ranko
Blackmail
1958
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 147 credits spanning from 1953 to 2006, Kyôko Kishida has appeared in 108 films and 39 TV shows.
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- Spring Bell (1985) — as Fusako Ishimoto
- Woman in the Dunes (1964) — as The Woman
- A Thousand and One Nights (1969) — as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
- The Face of Another (1966) — as Nurse
- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) — as Ryûko
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