Image: Wikimedia CommonsMachiko Kyō
Japanese actress (1924-2019)
- Born March 25, 1924
- 5 movies
Machiko Kyō was a Japanese actress, active primarily in the 1950s. She worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa, in films such as Rashomon, Ugetsu and Gate of Hell. She received the Lifetime Achievement Japan Academy Film Prize in 1995.
Machiko Kyō appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1950 to 1956. Most of that work is in drama, comedy and satire. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Kenji Mizoguchi (2), Masayuki Mori (2), Ryōsuke Kagawa (2).
Known for
- Rashomon (1950). A Kurosawa film in her work with the director.
- Ugetsu (1953). A Mizoguchi film in her credits.
- Gate of Hell (1953). A 1953 film among her best-known work.
- The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956). A 1956 film with Kyō in the cast.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Machiko Kyō been in?
- Machiko Kyō appears in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), Street of Shame (1956), Ugetsu (1953), Gate of Hell (1953) and Rashomon (1950) on The Remote.
- When was Machiko Kyō born?
- Machiko Kyō was born on 25 March 1924.
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