Machiko Kyō
Acting
Born: 1924-03-25 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2019-05-12
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 clas
🎬 Movies (20)
Kurosawa
2000
Self
Make-Up
1984
Tsune Tsutano
Tora-san's Pure Love
1976
Aya
The Possessed
1976
Solar Eclipse
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
Self
The Family
1974
Aiko Takasu
Born Fighter
1970
Sue Yoshida
Thousand Cranes
1969
Chikako Kurimoto
The Little Runaway
1966
Director of the shelter
The Daphne
1966
Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
The Face of Another
1966
Mrs. Okuyama
Sweet Sweat
1964
Umeko
The Third Will
1963
Fujiyo Yajima
A Woman's Life
1962
Kei Nunobiki
The Great Wall
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Black Lizard
1962
Mrs. Midorikawa
Buddha
1961
Nandabala
A Design for Dying
1961
Shikiko Oba
