Portrait of Kyôko Kishida

Acting

Kyôko Kishida

Career

Active from 1958 to 2006, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kyôko Kishida Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Feudal Japan 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Identity Crisis 3
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Everyday Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

109
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Crystal House
Crystal House

TV show

2000s

20 titles · average score 74
Wool 100%
Wool 100% (2006)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ume

The Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

as Narrator (voice)

Under the Same Moon
Under the Same Moon (2005)

as Azumaya

Natsumeke no Shokutaku
Natsumeke no Shokutaku (2005)

TV show

Bewitched In Tokyo
Bewitched In Tokyo (2004)

TV show · as Sakura

Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Narrator

Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale (2002)

as Otome

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show

The Private Detective Mike
The Private Detective Mike (2002)

TV show

Chloe
Chloe (2001)

as Cleaning Lady

Dora-heita
Dora-heita (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lady of the Sister Wind

1990s

17 titles · average score 58
Good News
Good News (1999)

TV show

Maikosan wa Meitantei!
Maikosan wa Meitantei! (1999)

TV show

Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)

TV show · as Matsushima

To Love
To Love (1997)

as Taeko Kano

Haunted School 2
Haunted School 2 (1996)

as School Master

The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village (1996)

as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi

Gokenin Zankuro
Gokenin Zankuro (1995)

TV show · as Zankurô's mother

Zodiac Killers
Zodiac Killers (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)

Noh Mask Murders
Noh Mask Murders (1991)

as Natsu Mizukami

Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty (1990)

as Narration (voice)

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Maid-In-Waiting

1980s

16 titles · average score 66
Rikyu
Rikyu (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Wife

Crane
Crane (1988)

as Kichibi

Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

as Narrator

A Tale of Young Elopement
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)

as Nobuko Kitashiro

Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kōgō or Empress

Actress
Actress (1987)

as Kuginukiya

The Sea and Poison
The Sea and Poison (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ohba, Head Nurse

Spring Bell
Spring Bell (1985)

as Fusako Ishimoto

Romansu
Romansu (1984)

TV show · as 真之助の母・香木艶子

Detective Story
Detective Story (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kimie Hasenuma

Lullaby of Death
Lullaby of Death (1982)

as Mayumi

Toward the Terra
Toward the Terra (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Grandmother (voice)

1970s

19 titles · average score 64
The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shima Ikegata

The 47 Ronins of Ako
The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979)

TV show · as Ôishi Riku

Thumbelina
Thumbelina (1978)

as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)

Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)

as Naoko Anekoji

Utamaro's World
Utamaro's World (1977)

as Ochika

The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

as Koto Teacher

World Famous Fairy Tale Series
World Famous Fairy Tale Series (1975)

as Narrator (voice)

Wounded Angels
Wounded Angels (1974)

TV show · as Ayabe Takako

Prophecies of Nostradamus
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)

New Moomin
New Moomin (1972)

TV show · as Moomin (voice)

Journey Into Solitude
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mama, the girl's mother

Sapporo Winter Olympics
Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)

as Narrator (voice)

1960s

32 titles · average score 74
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miriam / Jaris (voice)

Moomin
Moomin (1969)

TV show · as Moomin (voice)

Vixen
Vixen (1969)

as Akie

Mothers
Mothers (1967)

as (voice)

The Shogun and His Mistresses
The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)

as Urao

The Face of Another
The Face of Another (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

as Nurse

Conquest
Conquest (1965)

as Kaoyo

Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
GoodWatch score 93

as The Woman

Manji
Manji (1964)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sonoko Kakiuchi

Brand of Evil
Brand of Evil (1964)

as Takazawa Mitsue

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lady Hagi

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

as Ryûko

1950s

4 titles
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)

as Sumiko Tsuboi

Pilgrimage at Night
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)

as Woman from Brothel

The Lowest Man
The Lowest Man (1958)

as Sakie

Yurakucho 0 Street
Yurakucho 0 Street (1958)

as Nagasaki Detective