Kyôko Kishida

Personal Info

Birthday

April 29, 1930

Day of Death

2006-12-17

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

Kyoko Kishida

Кёко Кисида

کیوکو کیشیدا

Kyôko Kishida

Biography

Kyōko Kishida (April 29, 1930 – December 17, 2006) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books. Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za.

She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of Salome (1960). Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. Among them are four Taiga drama series on NHK television, with roles such as Aguri (the wife of Asano Naganori and Yodo-Dono (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi).

Known For

Princess Tutu

Romansu

Wounded Angels

Haru no Sakamichi

Moomin

The 47 Ronins of Ako

Woman in the Dunes

Karin

Filmography

2006
Wool 100%
as Ume
2005
Under the Same Moon
as Azumaya
The Book of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
2002
Vengeance for Sale
as Otome
2001
Chloe
as Cleaning Lady
2000
Dora-heita
as Lady of the Sister Wind
1997
To Love
as Taeko Kano
1996
The 8-Tomb Village
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
Haunted School 2
as School Master
1994
Dark hunter
as Ohama
1991
Zodiac Killers
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
Noh Mask Murders
as Natsu Mizukami
1990
Heaven and Earth
as Maid-In-Waiting
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
as Narration (voice)
1989
Rikyu
as Wife
1988
Crane
as Kichibi
1987
Princess from the Moon
as Kōgō or Empress
Tokyo Bordello
as Narrator
Sure Death 4
as Benten
A Tale of Young Elopement
as Nobuko Kitashiro
Actress
as Kuginukiya
1986
The Sea and Poison
as Ohba, Head Nurse
1985
Spring Bell
as Fusako Ishimoto
1983
I Lived, But...
as Self
Detective Story
as Kimie Hasenuma
1982
Lullaby of Death
as Mayumi
1980
Toward the Terra
as Grandmother (voice)
1979
The Inferno
as Shima Ikegata
1977
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
as Naoko Anekoji
Sugata Sanshiro
as Omon
Curse of the Dog God
as Kimiyo Tarumi
Utamaro's World
as Ochika
1976
The Inugami Family
as Koto Teacher
1975
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
as Narrator (voice)
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
1972
Journey Into Solitude
as Mama, the girl's mother
Sapporo Winter Olympics
as Narrator (voice)
1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Sanko Otori
1970
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Sanko Otori
1969
Vixen
as Akie
A Thousand and One Nights
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
1968
Where did Sharaku go?
as Oharu Tsutaya
1967
The Shogun and His Mistresses
as Urao
Gomez's Name is Gomez
as Sonoko
Mothers
as (voice)
1966
The Face of Another
as Nurse
Warm Current
as Mikie Shima
1965
Conquest
as Kaoyo
1964
Manji
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Homicide
as Fumiko Ando
Brand of Evil
as Takazawa Mitsue
Hello, Baby
as Ms Okiyama
Love and Greed
as Yoko Saijyo
Woman in the Dunes
as The Woman
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Lady Hagi
1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
as Inone
An Autumn Afternoon
as Madame Kaoru
Being Two Isn't Easy
as Chiyo's Friend
A Flame at the Pier
as Reiko
The Broken Commandment
as Inoko's wife
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
as Yoshiko Hoshino
1961
Ten Dark Women
as Sayoko Goto
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Ryûko
1960
Get 'em All
as Sally
Her Brother
as Mrs. Tanuma
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Sumiko Tsuboi
1958
The Lowest Man
as Sakie