Machiko Kyō
Acting
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…
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Rashomon
1950
Masako
Ugetsu
1953
Lady Wakasa
The Face of Another
1966
Mrs. Okuyama
Floating Weeds
1959
Sumiko
Street of Shame
1956
Mickey
Gate of Hell
1953
Lady Kesa
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
Lotus Blossom
Odd Obsession
1959
Ikuko Kenmochi
Brother and Sister
1953
Mon
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
Self
Black Lizard
1962
Mrs. Midorikawa
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Orui, Spy
The Wandering Princess
1960
Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
The Tale of Genji
1951
Awaji no ue
Solar Eclipse
1975
A Woman's Testament
1960
Jirocho Fuji
1959
Okatsu
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
Yuki
Clothes of Deception
1951
Kimicho