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Machiko Kyô (1924–2019)

Machiko Kyô was born on March 25, 1924 in Osaka, Japan as Yano Motoko. She was an actress, known for Às Portas do Inferno (1950), Amores de Samurai (1953) and A Casa de Chá do Luar de Agosto (1956). She died on May 12, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. See full bio »

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(age 95) in Tokyo, Japan
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Known For

Às Portas do Inferno
Às Portas do Inferno Masako Kanazawa
(1950)
Amores de Samurai
Amores de Samurai Kesa
(1953)
A Casa de Chá do Luar de Agosto
A Casa de Chá do Luar de Agosto Lotus Blossom
(1956)
Amai ase
Amai ase Umeko
(1964)
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 2000 Haregi, koko ichiban (TV Series)
 1984 Kesho
Tsune Tsutano
 1981 Haha taru koto wa jigoku no gotoku (TV Movie)
Miki Sawada
 1976 Yoba
Oshima
 1975 Kinkanshoku
Prime Minister's wife
 1974 Karei-naru ichizoku
Aiko Takasu
 1969 Senba zuru
Chikako Kurimoto
 1966 Chiisai tôbôsha
Yayoi Yamamura
 1966 Jinchoge
Kikuko, Ueno, 1st Daughter
 1966 Tanin no kao
Mrs. Okuyama
 1964 Amai ase
Umeko
 1963 Nyokei kazoku
Fujiyo Yajima
 1962 Budda
 1962 Onna no issho
Kei
 1962 Kurotokage
Mrs. Midorikawa
 1961 O Reino de Buda
Nandabala
 1961 Kodachi o tsukau onna
Ritsu Ikeda
 1961 Onna no kunshô
Shikiko Ohba
 1961 Nuregami botan
Kiyomigata no Omon
 1961 Konki
Shizu, Takuo's wife
 1960 Oden jigoku
Oden Takahashi
 1960 Ashi ni sawatta onna
Saya Shiozawa
 1960 San'nin no kaoyaku
Chizuru
 1960 Bonchi
Ofuku
 1960 Ruten no ôhi
Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
 1960 Jokyô
Omitsu
 1959 Ukikusa
Sumiko
 1959 Kagi
Ikuko / Wife
 1959 Jirôchô Fuji
Okatsu
 1959 Yoru no togyo
Ryoko Kashiwabara
 1959 Onna to kaizoku
Ayaginu / Oito
 1959 Sasameyuki
Sachiko
 1958 Yoru no sugao
Akemi
 1958 Akasen no hi wa kiezu
Nobuko Araki
 1958 Ôsaka no onna
Osen
 1958 Haha
Takako Ômachi
 1958 Chûshingura
Orui (spy)
 1958 Kanashimi wa onna dakeni
Michiko
 1958 Yûrakuchô de aimashô
Aya Koyanagi
 1957 Ana
Nagako Kita
 1957 Yoru no chô
Mari
 1957 Jigoku bana
Sute
 1957 Odoriko
Chiyomi Hanamura
 1957 Itohan monogatari
Okatsu
 1957 Studio wa ten'yawan'ya (Short)
 1956 A Casa de Chá do Luar de Agosto
Lotus Blossom (as Machiko Kyo)
 1956 Rua da Vergonha
Mickey
 1956 Niji ikutabi
Momoko Mizuhara
 1955 Tôjûrô no koi
Okaji
 1955 A Imperatriz Yang Kwei Fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
 1955 Bara ikutabika
Sachiko Nonomiya
 1954 Bazoku geisha
Nobukichi
 1954 Sen-hime
Sen-hime
 1954 Asakusa no yoru
Setsuko Takashima
 1954 Shunkin monogatari
Shunkin
 1954 Aru onna
Yoko Hayazuki
 1953 Amores de Samurai
Kesa
 1953 Ani imôto
Mon
 1953 Contos da Lua Vaga
Lady Wakasa
 1952 Bijo to touzoku
Sakin
 1952 Taki no Shiraito
Taki no Shiraito
 1952 Nagasaki No Uta Wa Wasureji
Okumura, Ayako
 1952 A Saga do Grande Buda
Mayame
 1952 Asakusa kurenaidan
Ryûko Beni
 1951 Bakurô ichidai
Yuki
 1951 O conto de Genji
Awaji no ue
 1951 Mesu inu
Emmy
 1951/II Jiyû gakkô
Yuri
 1951 Koi no Oranda-zaka
Chigusa
 1951 Itsuwareru seiso
Kimicho
 1950 Hi no tori
 1950 Às Portas do Inferno
Masako Kanazawa
 1950 Fukkatsu
Yukiko Ohara
 1950 Harukanari haha no kuni
Mari, daughter
 1949 Chijin no ai
Naomi
 1949 Hana kurabe tanuki-goten
Aiai, witch
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Machiko Kyo

Height:

5' 2½" (1.59 m)
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Personal Quote:

[ On Marlon Brando, her co-star in The Teahouse of the August Moon ]: (Glenn) Ford and Brando are most different, Ford is quiet, very yawarakai (tender), Brando is like a small boy, but once he gets on the set he is all they say he is. He radiates, always joking. I watched him very closely throughout the picture and he has a delicate touch. See more »

Trivia:

Was a dancer at the OSSK (Shouchiku, Shoujo Kageki of Osaka) before joining the DAIEI film company in 1949. See more »

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