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Kyōko Kagawa

Japanese actress

Kyōko Kagawa is a Japanese actress whose career has spanned 70 years. She has worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse, appearing in films such as Tokyo Story, Sansho the Bailiff, The Lower Depths, The Bad Sleep Well, Mothra and High and Low.

Kyōko Kagawa appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1953 to 1963. Most of that work is in drama, crime and thriller. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Akira Kurosawa (3), Toshiro Mifune (3), Takashi Shimura (3), Kamatari Fujiwara (3), Eijirō Tōno (3).

Known for

  • Tokyo Story (1953). One of her best-known films, for Yasujirō Ozu.
  • Sansho the Bailiff (1954). Her work with Kenji Mizoguchi.
  • High and Low (1963). One of her films with Akira Kurosawa.
  • Mothra (1961). One of the notable films of her career.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Kyōko Kagawa been in?
Kyōko Kagawa appears in High and Low (1963), Mothra (1961), The Bad Sleep Well (1960), The Lower Depths (1957), Sansho the Bailiff (1954) and Tokyo Story (1953) on The Remote.
When was Kyōko Kagawa born?
Kyōko Kagawa was born on 5 December 1931.

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