Acting
Machiko Kyō
- Titles
- 54movies3TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19491994
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Rashomon80/100
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
- Family Dynamics6.2average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.2, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Post-War Japan 3
- Forbidden Love 3
- Political Intrigue 2
- Political Power Struggles 2
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Masterful Direction 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Eiji FunakoshiActorBrother and Sister, Thousand Cranes, Night Butterflies, The Wandering Princess, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +4 more
Ayako WakaoActorFloating Weeds, Street of Shame, Thousand Cranes, Asakusa at Night, Jirocho Fuji, +4 more
Masayuki MoriActorRashomon, Ugetsu, Brother and Sister, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, A Fool's Love, +3 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerRashomon, Ugetsu, Floating Weeds, Street of Shame, Odd Obsession, +3 more
Takashi ShimuraActorRashomon, Asakusa at Night, The Life of a Horse Trader, Beauty and the Thief, A Bullet Hole Underground, +2 more
Kazuo HasegawaActorGate of Hell, Jirocho Fuji, The Tale of Genji, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, Tsukigata Hanpeita, +2 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerUgetsu, Brother and Sister, Jirocho Fuji, Dancing Girl, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, +2 more
Masashige NarusawaWriterStreet of Shame, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Life of a Horse Trader, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, Itohan Monogatari, +2 more
Kenji SugawaraActorStreet of Shame, Hole in One, Chance Meeting, Tsukigata Hanpeita, Goodbye, Hello
Eitarō OzawaActorUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Night Butterflies, A Woman's Life, Sweet Sweat
Tanie KitabayashiActorOdd Obsession, Thousand Cranes, Beauty and the Thief, The Third Will, The Bitch
Yoshikata YodaWriterUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Motherland Far Far Away, The Third Will, Resurrection
Movies and TV shows
551990s
1 titles
Hana no Ran (1994)
TV show · as Hino Shigeko
1980s
2 titles
Make-Up (1984)
as Tsune Tsutano
Nukata no Ōkimi (1980)
TV show
1970s
4 titles
The Family (1974)
as Aiko Takasu
Born Fighter (1970)
as Sue Yoshida
1960s
14 titles · average score 70
Thousand Cranes (1969)
as Chikako Kurimoto
77
The Face of Another (1966)
as Mrs. Okuyama
The Daphne (1966)
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
The Little Runaway (1966)
as Director of the shelter
Sweet Sweat (1964)
as Umeko
The Third Will (1963)
as Fujiyo Yajima
68
Black Lizard (1962)
as Mrs. Midorikawa
A Woman's Life (1962)
as Kei Nunobiki
A Design for Dying (1961)
as Shikiko Oba
Buddha (1961)
as Nandabala
66
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960)
as Saya Shiozawa
1950s
32 titles · average score 72
77
Floating Weeds (1959)
as Sumiko
65
Odd Obsession (1959)
as Ikuko Kenmochi
63
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
as Lotus Blossom
Night Butterflies (1957)
as Mari
Hole in One (1957)
as Nagako Kita
Dancing Girl (1957)
as Chiyomi Hanamura
77
Street of Shame (1956)
as Mickey
68
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
80
Ugetsu (1953)
as Lady Wakasa
71
Gate of Hell (1953)
as Lady Kesa
80
Rashomon (1950)
as Masako
1940s
2 titles
A Fool's Love (1949)
as Naomi
A Bullet Hole Underground (1949)
as Michiko Kaneko