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Machiko Kyô(1924-2019)

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Machiko Kyô in Street of Shame (1956)
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Machiko Kyô was born on 25 March 1924 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Rashomon (1950), Ugetsu (1953) and The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956). She died on 12 May 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornMarch 25, 1924
DiedMay 12, 2019(95)
BornMarch 25, 1924
DiedMay 12, 2019(95)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Toshirô Mifune and Machiko Kyô in Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon
8.2
  • Masako Kanazawa
  • 1950
Machiko Kyô and Masayuki Mori in Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu
8.1
  • Lady Wakasa
  • 1953
Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, and Machiko Kyô in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
The Teahouse of the August Moon
6.6
  • Lotus Blossom(as Machiko Kyo)
  • 1956
Gate of Hell (1953)
Gate of Hell
7.1
  • Kesa
  • 1953

Credits

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Actress

  • Haregi, koko ichiban
    TV Series
    • 2000
  • Genroku ryôran (1999)
    Genroku ryôran
    TV Series
    • Keishoin
    • 1999
  • Make-Up (1984)
    Make-Up
    5.4
    • Tsune Tsutano
    • 1984
  • Haha taru koto wa jigoku no gotoku
    TV Movie
    • Miki Sawada
    • 1981
  • Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977)
    Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1977
  • Tora-san's Heart of Gold (1976)
    Tora-san's Heart of Gold
    6.6
    • Aya Yagyû
    • 1976
  • Yoba (1976)
    Yoba
    5.4
    • Oshima
    • 1976
  • Kinkanshoku (1975)
    Kinkanshoku
    7.2
    • Prime Minister's wife
    • 1975
  • The Family (1974)
    The Family
    7.4
    • Aiko Takasu
    • 1974
  • Tale of Dark Ocean Chivalry: With the Courage of Desperation (1970)
    Tale of Dark Ocean Chivalry: With the Courage of Desperation
    5.9
    • Sue Yoshida
    • 1970
  • Thousand Cranes (1969)
    Thousand Cranes
    6.9
    • Chikako Kurimoto
    • 1969
  • Chiisai tôbôsha (1966)
    Chiisai tôbôsha
    7.0
    • Yayoi Yamamura
    • 1966
  • The Daphne
    6.7
    • Kikuko, Ueno, 1st Daughter
    • 1966
  • The Face of Another (1966)
    The Face of Another
    7.8
    • Mrs. Okuyama
    • 1966
  • Sweet Sweat (1964)
    Sweet Sweat
    7.2
    • Umeko
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Sweet Sweat (1964)
    Sweet Sweat
    7.2
    • Soundtrack ("Yakko-san")
    • 1964
  • Itohan monogatari
    4.9
    • performer: "Hinaburi (aka: Like the countryside)" ("Usagi to kame (aka: Rabbit and turtle)", "The Last Rose of Summer")
    • 1957

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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Machiko Kyo
  • Height
    • 5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
  • Born
    • March 25, 1924
    • Osaka, Japan
  • Died
    • May 12, 2019
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart failure)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    In 2017 received a lifetime achievement award at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
  • Quotes
    [on Marlon Brando, her co-star in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)]: (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.

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