

Acting
Kyōko Kagawa
- Titles
- 76movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1950 to 2021, with a break from 1976 to 1989, busiest in 1956 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
77/100
- Highest rated
Tokyo Story92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Pathos7.5average 5.2
- Melancholy7.0average 4.7
- Family Dynamics7.0average 4.8
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
- Spiritual3.5average 2.0
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.0, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.4, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.3, average 4.9
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Masterful Direction 4
- Post-War Japan 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Psychological Depth 3
- Humanism 2
- Feudal Japan 2
- Slice of Life 2
- Gentle Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIchirō SaitōComposerSudden Rain, Mother, The Shadow Daughter, Little Peach, Lightning, +7 more
Toshirō MifuneActorHigh and Low, Red Beard, The Bad Sleep Well, The Three Treasures, The Lower Depths, +5 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorSansho the Bailiff, Ginza Cosmetics, Mother, Girls of the Night, On This Earth, +1 more
Isuzu YamadaActorShozo, a Cat and Two Women, The Lower Depths, The Shadow Daughter, Christ in Bronze, Daredevil in the Castle, +1 more
Akira IfukubeComposerOn This Earth, The Three Treasures, Daredevil in the Castle, An Osaka Story, Yagyu Secret Scrolls, +1 more
Toshio YasumiWriterThe Three Treasures, Shozo, a Cat and Two Women, Man in the Storm, Till Tomorrow Is, The Child Writers, +1 more
Akemi NegishiActorRed Beard, Sudden Rain, The Lower Depths, A Man in the Storm, Shikibu monogatari
Takashi ShimuraActorHigh and Low, The Bad Sleep Well, Mothra, The Three Treasures, Daredevil in the Castle
Chieko NaniwaActorSansho the Bailiff, Girls of the Night, Chikamatsu Monogatari, Shozo, a Cat and Two Women, Women in Prison
Eijirō TōnoActorTokyo Story, Ginza Cosmetics, The Shadow Daughter, An Osaka Story, Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
Akira KurosawaWriterHigh and Low, Red Beard, The Bad Sleep Well, Madadayo, The Lower Depths
Mikio NaruseDirectorSudden Rain, Ginza Cosmetics, Mother, Little Peach, Lightning
Movies and TV shows
742020s
1 title
as Fukiko
2010s
4 titles
as Shimizu-sensei
as Reiko Ashitaka
as Michiko
TV show · as Fusae Eda
2000s
4 titles · average score 57
as Fujiko Natsumi
TV show · as 花岡和代
as Sachi Hiyama
as (Voice)
1990s
8 titles · average score 79
as Kyoko Watanabe
as Keiko Kishikawa
TV show
as Isobe's wife
TV show
as Professor's Wife
TV show
as Isa Otomo
1970s
3 titles
TV show · as 知子の母・松宮房子
as Ichiko Mima
1960s
10 titles · average score 79
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
as His Sister
as Reiko Gondo
TV show · as Akiyama Shizu
as Natsuko
as Michi Hanamura
as Mrs. Shima
as Masako Iwase
as Yoshiko Nishi
1950s
44 titles · average score 76
as Anzukko
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
as Onatsu
as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)
as Fukuko
as Kayoko Atsumi
as Anju
as Kyoko Hirayama
as Toshiko Fukuhara
as Tsubomi
as Kyôko










































