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
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
as Ryûko
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
Rikyu (1989)
as Wife
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Madame Kaoru
The Face of Another (1966)
as Nurse
Hanayome no tameiki (1956)
Actor
Zodiac Killers (1991)
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
The Bride Carries On (1956)
Actor
Manji (1964)
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Yurakucho 0 Street (1958)
as Nagasaki Detective
Conquest (1965)
as Kaoyo
Blackmail (1958)
Actor
Love Song of the Old Capital (1997)
Actor
The Inugami Family (1976)
as Koto Teacher
Just Barely (1960)
Actor
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
Actor
Comedy: Cheerful Widow (1964)
Actor
Nichiren (1979)
Actor
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers (1979)
Actor
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
as Maid-In-Waiting
The Diplomat's Mansion (1961)
as Ranko
The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)
as Urao
Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)
as Inone
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows (2001)
Actor
Edo Murasaki Limited Express (1995)
Actor
The Sea and Poison (1986)
as Ohba, Head Nurse
Mothers (1967)
as (voice)
Spring Bell (1985)
as Fusako Ishimoto
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari (2004)
Actor
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)
as Omon
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Lady Hagi
Warm Current (1966)
as Mikie Shima
Toward the Terra (1980)
as Grandmother (voice)
The Harbor Lights (1961)
Actor
The Lowest Man (1958)
as Sakie
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Actor
Princess from the Moon (1987)
as Kōgō or Empress
The Inferno (1979)
as Shima Ikegata
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter (1982)
Actor
Get 'em All (1960)
as Sally
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
as Narrator
Vixen (1969)
as Akie
Wool 100% (2006)
as Ume
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao (2004)
Actor
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001)
Actor
Curse of the Dog God (1977)
as Kimiyo Tarumi
Where did Sharaku go? (1968)
as Oharu Tsutaya
Thumbelina (1978)
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
Her Brother (1960)
as Mrs. Tanuma
The Time of Reckoning (1968)
as Chizuko Mochizuki
Vengeance for Sale (2002)
as Otome
I Lived, But... (1983)
as Self
Lullaby of Death (1982)
as Mayumi
Dora-heita (2000)
as Lady of the Sister Wind
Fusa (1995)
Actor
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
as Mama, the girl's mother
Ten Women in Black (1961)
as Goyako Goto
The School of Flesh (1965)
Actor
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
as Chiyo's Friend
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)
as Sanko Otori
Tracing Jake (2004)
Actor
Love at the Fogged Harbor (1962)
Actor
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
as Sumiko Tsuboi
The Broken Commandment (1962)
as Inoko's wife
Detective Story (1983)
as Kimie Hasenuma
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
as Naoko Anekoji
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)
as Sanko Otori
Under the Same Moon (2005)
as Azumaya
Sure Death 4 (1987)
as Benten
The 8-Tomb Village (1996)
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
Utamaro's World (1977)
as Ochika
Spring Snow (2005)
Actor
World Famous Fairy Tale Series (1975)
as Narrator (voice)
Chloe (2001)
as Cleaning Lady
A Woman Called En (1971)
Actor
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)
as Nobuko Kitashiro
Noh Mask Murders (1991)
as Natsu Mizukami
Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera (1986)
Actor
Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
Actor
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)
as Woman from Brothel
The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)
Actor
Towering Waves (1960)
Actor
A Flame at the Pier (1962)
as Reiko
Shinsengumi (2000)
Actor
The Twilight Story (1960)
Actor
Winter Days (2003)
Actor
Who Is Gomez? (1967)
as Sonoko
The Book of the Dead (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Brand of Evil (1964)
as Takazawa Mitsue
Dark Hunter (1994)
as Ohama
Night Mist Makes Women Cry (1962)
as Yoshiko Hoshino
Haunted School 2 (1996)
as School Master
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty (1990)
as Narration (voice)
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (1980)
Actor
Five Ronins (1963)
Actor
Homicide (1964)
as Fumiko Ando
Love and Greed (1964)
as Yoko Saijyo
Flame of Father and Son (1981)
Actor
Love (1964)
Actor
Hello, Baby (1964)
as Ms Okiyama
Actress (1987)
as Kuginukiya
The Man Who Killed Six Women (1965)
Actor
At the Side of the Bridge 3 (1963)
Actor
Challenge to Live (1961)
Actor
To Love (1997)
as Taeko Kano
Crane (1988)
as Kichibi
The Shogun's Vault I (1981)
Actor
Yaneura no Onna-tachi (1956)
Actor
Miren (1963)
as Yuki Kosugi
Seito shokun! (1984)
Actor
Let's Gotokuji (1987)
Actor
Misandry (1964)
Actor
Human Zoo (1962)
Actor
Adorable Schemers (1961)
Actor