Kyōko Kagawa
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Kyōko Kagawa (香川 京子 Kagawa Kyōko, born 5 December 1931) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, and Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff. She won the "New Face Nomination" sponsored by the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper out of about 6,000 applicants and joined Shintoho. She was also taking entrance exams for a regular company at the same time, and her final interview and the final exam for the New Faces camera test overlapped, but with her mother's advice, she decided to pursue acting. After appearing in Red Beard in 1965 , she gave birth to a child and accompanied her husband to New York where he was posted overseas, leaving the film industry for about three years. She returned to Japan in 1968. As film began to decline, she expanded her field of work to include television dramas and stage productions. She was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1998 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2004 .
Known for
Credits
High and Low (1963)
as Reiko Gondo
Tokyo Story (1953)
as Kyoko Hirayama
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
as Self
Lord of Red Banner (1960)
Actor
Red Beard (1965)
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Women in Prison (1956)
as Taeko Hara, prisoner
Tokyo Rendezvous (2008)
as Fujiko Natsumi
Death on the Mountain (1961)
as Masako Iwase
Gambler and the Princess (1959)
as Princess Kiku
Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
Actor
His Scarlet Cloak (1958)
Actor
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
as Anju
Mothra (1961)
as Michi Hanamura
Madadayo (1993)
as Professor's Wife
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
as Yoshiko Nishi
Shall We Dance? (1996)
as Keiko Kishikawa
After Life (1999)
as Kyoko Watanabe
Kokoro no Koukyougaku (2002)
as (Voice)
Love Letter (1953)
as Yasuko
明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ- (2001)
Actor
An Osaka Story (1957)
as Onatsu
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
as Osan
Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)
as Self - Actress
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)
as Oki
Heaven's Bookstore (2004)
as Sachi Hiyama
The Lower Depths (1957)
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Scars of Honor (1960)
Actor
Moth Lamp (1953)
Actor
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Princess Miyazu
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard' (2002)
as Self
Ginza Cosmetics (1951)
as Kyôko
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan (1952)
as Kimiko Sasaki
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)
Actor
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda (1959)
Actor
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
as Oki
Lightning (1952)
as Tsubomi
Sudden Rain (1956)
as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)
On This Earth (1957)
as Fuyuko
Tokyo Day (2015)
as Michiko
Little Peach (1958)
as Anzukko
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love (1959)
Actor
Girls of the Night (1961)
as Mrs. Shima
Girl's Reform School (1956)
Actor
Snow-Flake (1950)
as Itakura's sister
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Ai
Somewhere in Kamakura (2016)
Actor
The Family (1974)
as Ichiko Mima
The Prodigal Son (1964)
as His Sister
Mother (1952)
as Toshiko Fukuhara
The Intermission (2013)
Actor
The Shadow Daughter (1957)
Actor
Mo-Ruerani (2021)
as Fukiko
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
as Keiko
The Human Wall (1959)
as Fumiko
Deep River (1995)
as Isobe's wife
The Shiinomi School (1955)
as Kayoko Atsumi
A Man in the Storm (1957)
as Akiko
Song of the Spring Pony (1985)
Actor
The Oil-Hell Murder (1957)
Actor
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956)
as Fukuko
Tower of Lilies (1953)
as Fumi Uehara
Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki (2015)
as Self
Omotenashi (2018)
as Shimizu-sensei
Shimamori Tower (2022)
Actor
Woman Unveiled (1958)
Actor
A Strong Wind Blows (1956)
as Takako Hiyoshi
Holiday in Tokyo (1958)
Actor
Mado Kara Tobidase (1950)
as Mariko Fujieda
The Ozu Diaries (2025)
as Self
Shikibu monogatari (1990)
as Isa Otomo
The Outsiders (1958)
as Yukiko Saeki
Tenshi no Iru Toshokan (2017)
as Reiko Ashitaka
Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths' (2002)
as Self
Five Sisters (1954)
Actor
Nonki saiban (1955)
Actor
Tomoshibi (1954)
Actor
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Actor
Morishige, where are you going? (1956)
as Megumi Mori
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' (2002)
as Self
Rainy Night Duel (1956)
as Shizue Amaji
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete (1952)
as Mitsuko Kawai
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950)
as O-Rie
Christ in Bronze (1955)
as Mónica
Beautiful 2016 (2016)
Actor
If Indeed One Loves (1955)
as Kuniko (segment 2)
Aiyoku no sabaki (1953)
as Fujikawa Motoko
Have Wings on Your Heart (1978)
Actor
Lil's Return from Shanghai (1952)
as Lil Takemoto / Katsuko Suzuki
Man in the Storm (1952)
as Tomi Tsuboi
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)
Actor
Hanran (1954)
Actor
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo (1960)
Actor
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume (1952)
Actor
The Glorious Days (1954)
Actor
Love at the Fogged Harbor (1962)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' (2002)
as Self
Bluestockings (2005)
Actor
Till Tomorrow Is (1962)
as Natsuko
A Ripple in a Morning (1952)
as Sister
Akatsuki no Kyūshū (1951)
as Yukie Murata
Farewell to the Highland Station (1951)
as Yuki
勘太郎月夜唄 (1952)
Actor
The Wife is a University Student (1956)
as Keiko Hiyoshi (Student Wife)
Kampai! Miai Kekkon (1958)
as Emiko Toda
The Daughters of the Saotome Family (1962)
Actor
Red Whale, White Snake (2006)
Actor
The Child Writers (1958)
as Fumio's Teacher
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About (2022)
as Self
Karate Sanshiro (1951)
Actor
流轉 (1956)
as お秋