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
- 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
- Historical Drama 4
- Character Study 4
- Post-War Japan 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Forbidden Love 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Court Intrigue 2
- Political Power Struggles 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Melancholic Tone 2
- Classic Japanese Cinema 2
- Masterful Direction 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Eiji FunakoshiActorBrother and Sister, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Thousand Cranes, The Wandering Princess, A Certain Woman, +7 more
Ayako WakaoActorStreet of Shame, Floating Weeds, Thousand Cranes, A Certain Woman, The Third Will, +4 more
Masayuki MoriActorRashomon, Ugetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Brother and Sister, A Certain Woman, +4 more
Kazuo HasegawaActorGate of Hell, The Tale of Genji, The Woman and the Pirate, Jirocho Fuji, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, +3 more
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerRashomon, Ugetsu, Street of Shame, Floating Weeds, Odd Obsession, +3 more
Takashi ShimuraActorRashomon, The Life of a Horse Trader, Asakusa at Night, The Bitch, Beauty and the Thief, +2 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerUgetsu, Brother and Sister, A Geisha on Horseback, Jirocho Fuji, Dancing Girl, +2 more
Masashige NarusawaWriterStreet of Shame, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Life of a Horse Trader, The Bitch, Three Women Around Yoshinaka, +2 more
Yoshikata YodaWriterUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, The Motherland Far Far Away, The Third Will, Resurrection, +2 more
Eitarō OzawaActorUgetsu, Princess Yang Kwei-fei, Night Butterflies, A Woman's Life, Sweet Sweat, +1 more
Tanie KitabayashiActorOdd Obsession, Thousand Cranes, The Third Will, The Bitch, Beauty and the Thief, +1 more
Kenji SugawaraActorStreet of Shame, Hole in One, Chance Meeting, Tsukigata Hanpeita, Goodbye, Hello
Movies and TV shows
141990s
1 title
Hana no Ran (1994)
TV show · as Hino Shigeko
1980s
1 title
Nukata no Ōkimi (1980)
TV show
1970s
1 title
1960s
3 titles · average score 75
84
The Face of Another (1966)
as Mrs. Okuyama
A Woman's Life (1962)
as Kei Nunobiki
67
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
1950s
8 titles · average score 81
88
Floating Weeds (1959)
as Sumiko
79
Street of Shame (1956)
as Mickey
71
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
92
Ugetsu (1953)
as Lady Wakasa
82
Gate of Hell (1953)
as Lady Kesa
The Tale of Genji (1951)
as Awaji no ue
91
Rashomon (1950)
as Masako