Machiko Kyō
Acting
Born: Mar 25, 1924 — Died: May 12, 2019
From: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurosawa | Self | 2000 | 7.0 |
| Tora-san's Pure Love | Aya | 1976 | 9.0 |
| The Face of Another | Mrs. Okuyama | 1966 | 7.763 |
| Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo | 1962 | — | |
| The Great Wall | 1962 | 7.0 | |
| Black Lizard | Mrs. Midorikawa | 1962 | 7.083 |
| The Wandering Princess | Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura | 1960 | 6.778 |
| Odd Obsession | Ikuko Kenmochi | 1959 | 6.235 |
| Floating Weeds | Sumiko | 1959 | 7.495 |
| The Woman and the Pirate | 綾衣 | 1959 | 9.0 |
| The Woman and the Pirate | お糸 | 1959 | 9.0 |
| Jirocho Fuji | Okatsu | 1959 | 7.4 |
| Musume no boken | 1958 | — | |
| The Ladder of Success | 1958 | 7.0 | |
| The Teahouse of the August Moon | Lotus Blossom | 1957 | 6.178 |
| Hole in One | Nagako Kita | 1957 | 8.0 |
| Night Butterflies | Mari | 1957 | 6.5 |
| Street of Shame | Mickey | 1956 | 7.701 |
| Princess Yang Kwei-fei | Princess Yang Kwei-fei | 1955 | 6.716 |
| A Geisha on Horseback | Nobukichi | 1954 | 7.0 |
| Tree of Love | 1954 | 8.0 | |
| The Princess Sen | 1954 | 5.0 | |
| Gate of Hell | Lady Kesa | 1953 | 7.083 |
| Kurohyō | 1953 | — | |
| Brother and Sister | Mon | 1953 | 6.316 |
| I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki | 1952 | — | |
| Dedication of the Great Buddha | 1952 | 10.0 | |
| Rashomon | Masako | 1950 | 8.042 |
| Hanakurabe tanuki-den | 1949 | 9.0 | |
| A Bullet Hole Underground | Michiko Kaneko | 1949 | — |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1924 |
| From | Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, … |