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....
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....
Known For
Cast Credits
Make-Up
as Tsune Tsutano
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Aya
The Family
as Aiko Takasu
Born Fighter
as Sue Yoshida
Thousand Cranes
as Chikako Kurimoto
The Little Runaway
as Director of the shelter
The Daphne
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
The Face of Another
as Mrs. Okuyama
Sweet Sweat
as Umeko
The Third Will
as Fujiyo Yajima
A Woman's Life
as Kei Nunobiki
Black Lizard
as Mrs. Midorikawa
Buddha
as Nandabala
A Design for Dying
as Shikiko Oba
The Woman Who Touched Legs
as Saya Shiozawa
The Last Betrayal
as Chizuru
Bonchi
as Ofuku
The Wandering Princess
as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
Floating Weeds
as Sumiko
Odd Obsession
as Ikuko Kenmochi
Jirocho Fuji
as Okatsu