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
601990s
1 title
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
15 titles · average score 73
Thousand Cranes (1969)
as Chikako Kurimoto
84
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
67
The Wandering Princess (1960)
as Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960)
as Saya Shiozawa
The Legendary Hell (1960)
as Oden Takahashi
1950s
36 titles · average score 78
88
Floating Weeds (1959)
as Sumiko
71
Odd Obsession (1959)
as Ikuko Kenmochi
73
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
as Lotus Blossom
Night Butterflies (1957)
as Mari
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
Clothes of Deception (1951)
as Kimicho
91
Rashomon (1950)
as Masako
1940s
2 titles
A Fool's Love (1949)
as Naomi
A Bullet Hole Underground (1949)
as Michiko Kaneko