Born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan — Mar 25 1924• Died May 12 2019

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 product…
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Masako


Hino Shigeko

Lady Wakasa

Chiyomi Hanamura

Mickey

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Mrs. Okuyama

Nandabala



Orui, Spy

Lady Kesa

Umeko Ichige

Ikuko Kenmochi

Mon

Aya

Umeko

Director of the shelter

Sumiko


Awaji no ue



Tsune Tsutano


Shikiko Oba

Naomi

Takako Ômachi

綾衣

Mari

Aiko Takasu

Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura

Kimicho

Okatsu



Fujiyo Yajima


Yuki

Nagako Kita


Ofuku

Tomoe

Chikako Kurimoto

Okatsu

Self


Kei Nunobiki

Lotus Blossom




Kikuko (the eldest daughter)

Nobukichi



Aya Koyanagi

Self

Sakin

Yoko Hayazuki

Setsuko Takashima


Sue Yoshida


Mrs. Midorikawa

Yukiko Ohara


Hagino

Emmy

Chizuru


Ryûko Beni

Mari, daughter


Saya Shiozawa




Michiko Kaneko


Self

