Acting
Machiko Kyō
- Career
Active from 1949 to 1994, busiest in 1959 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 46top three billing
- Average score
77/100
- 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.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.2, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Character Study 4
- Post-War Japan 4
- Forbidden Love 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Masterful Direction 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Political Power Struggles 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Classic Japanese Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Eiji FunakoshiActorThe Wandering Princess, The Legendary Hell, Thousand Cranes, Paper Pigeon, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +8 more
Ayako WakaoActorFloating Weeds, Street of Shame, Jirocho Fuji, Thousand Cranes, A Design for Dying, +5 more
Masayuki MoriActorRashomon, Ugetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Taki no Shiraito, Beauty and the Thief, +4 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerRashomon, Ugetsu, Floating Weeds, Street of Shame, Odd Obsession, +4 more
Kazuo HasegawaActorGate of Hell, Jirocho Fuji, The Woman and the Pirate, The Tale of Genji, The Last Betrayal, +3 more
Takashi ShimuraActorRashomon, The Life of a Horse Trader, Beauty and the Thief, A Bullet Hole Underground, A Geisha on Horseback, +2 more
Yoshikata YodaWriterUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Taki no Shiraito, The Motherland Far Far Away, The Third Will, +2 more
Masashige NarusawaWriterStreet of Shame, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Life of a Horse Trader, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, Itohan Monogatari, +2 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerUgetsu, Jirocho Fuji, Brother and Sister, Dancing Girl, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, +2 more
Eitarō OzawaActorUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, A Woman's Life, Night Butterflies, Sweet Sweat, +1 more
Tanie KitabayashiActorOdd Obsession, Thousand Cranes, Paper Pigeon, Beauty and the Thief, The Third Will, +1 more- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorOdd Obsession, A Woman's Life, Thousand Cranes, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Hole in One, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
60Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
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 73
as Chikako Kurimoto
GoodWatch score 84as Mrs. Okuyama
as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
as Director of the shelter
as Umeko
as Fujiyo Yajima
GoodWatch score 68as Mrs. Midorikawa
as Kei Nunobiki
as Shikiko Oba
GoodWatch score 69as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
as Saya Shiozawa
as Oden Takahashi
1950s
36 titles · average score 77
GoodWatch score 88as Sumiko
GoodWatch score 72as Ikuko Kenmochi
as Mari
GoodWatch score 64as Lotus Blossom
GoodWatch score 77as Mickey
GoodWatch score 71as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
GoodWatch score 92as Lady Wakasa
GoodWatch score 82as Lady Kesa
GoodWatch score 68as Mon
as Kimicho
GoodWatch score 91as Masako
1940s
2 titles
as Naomi
as Michiko Kaneko