Machiko Kyô

Biography

Machiko Kyô was born on March 25, 1924 in Osaka, Japan as Yano Motoko. She was an actress, known for Rashomon (1950), Gate of Hell (1953) and The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956). She died on May 12, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 16 years1950 to 1966

Genres

Drama100%, 6 films
Comedy17%, 1 film
Crime17%, 1 film
Fantasy17%, 1 film
History17%, 1 film

First and latest

Machiko Kyô movies on Netflix

The Face of Another1966IMDb rating 7.8as Mrs. Okuyama
Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9as Sumiko
The Teahouse of the August Moon1956IMDb rating 6.6as Lotus Blossom
Princess Yang Kwei Fei1955IMDb rating 7.1as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Ugetsu1953IMDb rating 8.1as Lady Wakasa
Rashomon1950IMDb rating 8.1as Masako Kanazawa

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Rashomon1950 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Masako Kanazawa
IMDb rating 8.1199K votes
Ugetsu1953 Drama, Fantasy, Waras Lady Wakasa
IMDb rating 8.129K votes
Floating Weeds1959as Sumiko
IMDb rating 7.99.9K votes
The Face of Another1966as Mrs. Okuyama
IMDb rating 7.812K votes
Princess Yang Kwei Fei1955as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
IMDb rating 7.12.3K votes
The Teahouse of the August Moon1956as Lotus Blossom
IMDb rating 6.64.1K votes

Most often with

Kenji Mizoguchi directed two of these films. Masayuki Mori appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Masayuki Mori

Eitarô Ozawa

Minoru Chiaki

Kichijirô Ueda

Haruko Sugimura

Tatsuo HanabuKenji MizoguchiDirector, 2 films

Films together

Masayuki Mori3 films together, 1950 to 1955
Masayuki Mori's page
- Princess Yang Kwei Fei1955IMDb rating 7.1Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-feiMori as Emperor Xuan Zong
- Ugetsu1953IMDb rating 8.1Kyô as Lady WakasaMori as Genjurô
- Rashomon1950IMDb rating 8.1Kyô as Masako KanazawaMori as Takehiro Kanazawa
Eitarô Ozawa2 films together, 1953 to 1955
Eitarô Ozawa's page
- Princess Yang Kwei Fei1955IMDb rating 7.1Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-feiOzawa as Yang Kuo-chung
- Ugetsu1953IMDb rating 8.1Kyô as Lady WakasaOzawa as Tôbei
Minoru Chiaki2 films together, 1950 to 1966
Minoru Chiaki's page
- The Face of Another1966IMDb rating 7.8Kyô as Mrs. OkuyamaChiaki as Apartment Superintendent
- Rashomon1950IMDb rating 8.1Kyô as Masako KanazawaChiaki as Priest
Kichijirô Ueda2 films together, 1950 to 1953
Kichijirô Ueda's page
- Ugetsu1953IMDb rating 8.1Kyô as Lady WakasaUeda as Shop Owner
- Rashomon1950IMDb rating 8.1Kyô as Masako KanazawaUeda as Commoner
Haruko Sugimura2 films together, 1955 to 1959
Haruko Sugimura's page
- Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9Kyô as SumikoSugimura as Oyoshi
- Princess Yang Kwei Fei1955IMDb rating 7.1Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-feiSugimura as Princess Yen-chun
Tatsuo Hanabu2 films together, 1955 to 1959
Tatsuo Hanabu's page
- Floating Weeds1959IMDb rating 7.9Kyô as SumikoHanabu as Rokusaburo
- Princess Yang Kwei Fei1955IMDb rating 7.1Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Kenji MizoguchiDirector, 2 films, 1953 to 1955
- Princess Yang Kwei Fei1955IMDb rating 7.1Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
- Ugetsu1953IMDb rating 8.1Kyô as Lady Wakasa

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