Portrait of Kyōko Kagawa

Acting

Kyōko Kagawa

Career

Active from 1950 to 2021, with a break from 1976 to 1989, busiest in 1956 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
GoodWatch score92/100

Characters

2

The characters Kyōko Kagawa played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kyōko Kagawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Post-War Japan 4
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Masterful Direction 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Intergenerational Conflict 2
  • Humanism 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Mo-Ruerani
Mo-Ruerani (2021)

as Fukiko

2010s

4 titles
Omotenashi
Omotenashi (2018)

as Shimizu-sensei

Tenshi no Iru Toshokan
Tenshi no Iru Toshokan (2017)

as Reiko Ashitaka

Tokyo Day
Tokyo Day (2015)

as Michiko

Silent Poor
Silent Poor (2014)

TV show · as Fusae Eda

2000s

4 titles · average score 57
Tokyo Rendezvous
Tokyo Rendezvous (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

as Fujiko Natsumi

Imo Tako Nankin
Imo Tako Nankin (2006)

TV show · as 花岡和代

Heaven's Bookstore
Heaven's Bookstore (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sachi Hiyama

Kokoro no Koukyougaku
Kokoro no Koukyougaku (2002)

as (Voice)

1990s

8 titles · average score 79
After Life
After Life (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

as Kyoko Watanabe

Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance? (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Keiko Kishikawa

Futarikko
Futarikko (1996)

TV show

Deep River
Deep River (1995)

as Isobe's wife

Kura
Kura (1995)

TV show

Madadayo
Madadayo (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Professor's Wife

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1991)

TV show

Shikibu monogatari
Shikibu monogatari (1990)

as Isa Otomo

1970s

3 titles
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

as 圭子

Mizuiro no toki
Mizuiro no toki (1975)

TV show · as 知子の母・松宮房子

The Family
The Family (1974)

as Ichiko Mima

1960s

10 titles · average score 79
Red Beard
Red Beard (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

as Madwoman ("The Mantis")

The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son (1964)

as His Sister

High and Low
High and Low (1963)
GoodWatch score 88

as Reiko Gondo

Life of a Flower
Life of a Flower (1963)

TV show · as Akiyama Shizu

Till Tomorrow Is
Till Tomorrow Is (1962)

as Natsuko

Mothra
Mothra (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Michi Hanamura

Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Shima

Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ai

Death on the Mountain
Death on the Mountain (1961)

as Masako Iwase

The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
GoodWatch score 91

as Yoshiko Nishi

1950s

44 titles · average score 77
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Princess Miyazu

Little Peach
Little Peach (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Anzukko

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story (1957)

as Onatsu

Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain (1956)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)

as Fukuko

The Shiinomi School
The Shiinomi School (1955)

as Kayoko Atsumi

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Anju

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Osan

Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

as Kyoko Hirayama

Mother
Mother (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Toshiko Fukuhara

Lightning
Lightning (1952)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tsubomi