Acting
Machiko Kyō
- Titles
- 61movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1949 to 1994, busiest in 1959 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 46top three billing
- Average score
78/100
- Highest rated
Ugetsu92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.0average 2.6
- Pathos7.7average 5.2
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Romance5.6average 3.8
- Eroticism3.4average 1.8
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.2, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.2, average 4.9
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Post-War Japan 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Character Study 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Forbidden Love 3
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Melancholic 2
- Classic Japanese Drama 2
- Court Intrigue 2
- Melancholic Tone 2
- Historical Setting 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Eiji FunakoshiActorThe Legendary Hell, Ôsaka no onna, A Certain Woman, Brother and Sister, The Wandering Princess, +8 more
Ayako WakaoActorFloating Weeds, Street of Shame, A Certain Woman, Thousand Cranes, The Third Will, +5 more
Masayuki MoriActorUgetsu, Rashomon, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, A Certain Woman, A Fool's Love, +4 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerUgetsu, Rashomon, Floating Weeds, Street of Shame, Odd Obsession, +4 more
Kazuo HasegawaActorGate of Hell, The Tale of Genji, The Woman and the Pirate, Jirocho Fuji, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, +3 more
Takashi ShimuraActorRashomon, Asakusa at Night, The Bitch, A Geisha on Horseback, A Bullet Hole Underground, +2 more
Yoshikata YodaWriterUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Motherland Far Far Away, The Third Will, Tôjûrô no koi, +2 more
Masashige NarusawaWriterStreet of Shame, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Bitch, Itohan Monogatari, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, +2 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerUgetsu, Brother and Sister, A Geisha on Horseback, Dancing Girl, Jirocho Fuji, +2 more
Eitarō OzawaActorUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, A Woman's Life, Night Butterflies, Sweet Sweat, +1 more
Tanie KitabayashiActorOdd Obsession, Thousand Cranes, The Third Will, The Bitch, Paper Pigeon, +1 more- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorOdd Obsession, Thousand Cranes, A Woman's Life, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Hole in One, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
60Type
1990s
1 title
TV show · as Hino Shigeko
1980s
2 titles
as Tsune Tsutano
TV show
1970s
4 titles
as Aiko Takasu
as Sue Yoshida
1960s
15 titles · average score 72
as Chikako Kurimoto
as Mrs. Okuyama
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
as Director of the shelter
as Umeko
as Fujiyo Yajima
as Mrs. Midorikawa
as Kei Nunobiki
as Shikiko Oba
as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
as Saya Shiozawa
as Oden Takahashi
1950s
36 titles · average score 78
as Sumiko
as Ikuko Kenmochi
as Lotus Blossom
as Nagako Kita
as Mickey
as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
as Lady Wakasa
as Lady Kesa
as Kimicho
as Masako
1940s
2 titles
as Naomi
as Michiko Kaneko