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