Kyôko Kishida
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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). She appeared in various roles, including acting and narrating, in various Ōoku series on television. In the series Gokenin Zankurō, she portrayed the mother of the title character (played by Ken Watanabe), and narrated a Lone Wolf and Cub television series. Kishida's film credits include Yasujirō Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon (1962), The Broken Commandment (based on a novel by Shimazaki Toson), Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Woman in the Dunes (1964) and The Face of Another (1966) (both from novels by Kōbō Abe), Kon Ichikawa's The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (1987), based on the classic story, Heaven and Earth (1990), and Spring Snow, the 2005 Isao Yukisada adaptation of the Mishima novel. Anime fans know Kishida as the voice of Moomin in the original 1960s television series. She provided narration for Vampire Princess Miyu and Princess Tutu as well as the 2005 Book of the Dead. In addition, she dubbed roles for Columbo and Miss Marple, and narrated Prophecies of Nostradamus. Kishida appeared in commercials for Nestle, TDK, and Asahi Shimbun. Kyōko Kishida died on December 17, 2006 in Tokyo from respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyōko Kishida, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
as The Woman
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Madame Kaoru
The Face of Another (1966)
as Nurse
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
as Ryûko
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
as Narrator
Spring Bell (1985)
as Fusako Ishimoto
The Inferno (1979)
as Shima Ikegata
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Lady Hagi
Wool 100% (2006)
as Ume
The Inugami Family (1976)
as Koto Teacher
Manji (1964)
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Vixen (1969)
as Akie
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
as Maid-In-Waiting
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari (2004)
Actor
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao (2004)
Actor
The Lowest Man (1958)
as Sakie
Ten Dark Women (1961)
as Sayoko Goto
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)
as Sanko Otori
World Famous Fairy Tale Series (1975)
as Narrator (voice)
Haunted School 2 (1996)
as School Master
Thumbelina (1978)
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
The 8-Tomb Village (1996)
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
The Broken Commandment (1962)
as Inoko's wife
Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)
as Inone
Zodiac Killers (1991)
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Actor
Spring Snow (2005)
Actor
The Harbor Lights (1961)
Actor
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty (1990)
as Narration (voice)
Rikyu (1989)
as Wife
Sure Death 4 (1987)
as Benten
The Sea and Poison (1986)
as Ohba, Head Nurse
Get 'em All (1960)
as Sally
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor
Winter Days (2003)
Actor
Curse of the Dog God (1977)
as Kimiyo Tarumi
Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
Actor
Nichiren (1979)
Actor
Toward the Terra (1980)
as Grandmother (voice)
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001)
Actor
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
as Naoko Anekoji
Detective Story (1983)
as Kimie Hasenuma
Her Brother (1960)
as Mrs. Tanuma
Noh Mask Murders (1991)
as Natsu Mizukami
Dora-heita (2000)
as Lady of the Sister Wind
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)
as Sanko Otori
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers (1979)
Actor
The School of Flesh (1965)
Actor
Actress (1987)
as Kuginukiya
Princess from the Moon (1987)
as Kōgō or Empress
Vengeance for Sale (2002)
as Otome
Utamaro's World (1977)
as Ochika
The Shogun's Vault I (1981)
Actor
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)
as Omon
I Lived, But... (1983)
as Self
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)
as Nobuko Kitashiro
The Twilight Story (1960)
Actor
Homicide (1964)
as Fumiko Ando
Tracing Jake (2004)
Actor
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
as Mama, the girl's mother
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
as Sumiko Tsuboi
Love and Greed (1964)
as Yoko Saijyo
Where did Sharaku go? (1968)
as Oharu Tsutaya
At the Side of the Bridge 3 (1963)
Actor
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
as Chiyo's Friend
Under the Same Moon (2005)
as Azumaya
Lullaby of Death (1982)
as Mayumi
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera (1986)
Actor
Crane (1988)
as Kichibi
Just Barely (1960)
Actor
The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)
Actor
Chloe (2001)
as Cleaning Lady
Hello, Baby (1964)
as Ms Okiyama
To Love (1997)
as Taeko Kano
The Man Who Killed Six Women (1965)
Actor
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
as Woman from Brothel
Let's Gotokuji (1987)
Actor
Challenge to Live (1961)
Actor
Fusa (1995)
Actor
A Woman Called En (1971)
Actor
Mothers (1967)
as (voice)
Warm Current (1966)
as Mikie Shima
Brand of Evil (1964)
as Takazawa Mitsue
Flame of Father and Son (1981)
Actor
Towering Waves (1960)
Actor
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (1980)
Actor
A Flame at the Pier (1962)
as Reiko
Five Ronins (1963)
Actor
The Book of the Dead (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
The Time of Reckoning (1968)
as Chizuko Mochizuki
Love at the Fogged Harbor (1962)
Actor
Night Mist Makes Women Cry (1962)
as Yoshiko Hoshino
Conquest (1965)
as Kaoyo
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter (1982)
Actor
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985)
Actor
Yaneura no Onna-tachi (1956)
Actor
The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)
as Urao
Shinsengumi (2000)
Actor
Gomez's Name is Gomez (1967)
as Sonoko
Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
Love (1964)
Actor
Miren (1963)
as Yuki Kosugi
Yurakucho 0 Street (1958)
as Nagasaki Detective
Edo Murasaki Limited Express (1995)
Actor
Blackmail (1958)
Actor
Dark Hunter (1994)
as Ohama
Misandry (1964)
Actor
Seito shokun! (1984)
Actor
Love Song of the Old Capital (1997)
Actor
The Diplomat's Mansion (1961)
as Ranko
Human Zoo (1962)
Actor