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Japanese actress (1930–2006)
Kyōko Kishida
Kyōko Kishida in 1961
Born (1930-04-29 ) 29 April 1930Died 17 December 2006(2006-12-17) (aged 76)Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s) Actress, voice actress Years active 1950–2005 Spouse Noboru Nakaya (1954–1978)
Kyōko Kishida (岸田今日子 , Kishida Kyōko , 29 April 1930 – 17 December 2006) was a Japanese actress and voice actress.
Biography Kishida was born in Tokyo in 1930 as the second daughter of playwright Kunio Kishida .[1] Her older sister was the children's author and poet Eriko Kishida and she was cousins with actor Shin Kishida .[1] She joined the Bungakuza theatre company in 1950, making her breakthrough in Yukio Mishima 's stage production of Oscar Wilde 's Salome .[1] In 1963, she left the Bungakuza and joined the Kumo Theatre Company .[2]
Kishida gave her film debut with a small role in Tadashi Imai 's An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953).[3] Her first leading film roles were in Hiroshi Teshigahara 's Woman in the Dunes and Yasuzō Masumura 's Manji (both 1964).[1] Other film credits include Kon Ichikawa 's Her Brother (1960), Yasujirō Ozu 's An Autumn Afternoon (1962), Kaneto Shindō 's Akuto (1965), Teshigahara's The Face of Another (1966) and Rikyu (1989), and Isao Yukisada 's Spring Snow (2005), based on the Mishima novel of the same name.
She also appeared on television in various Taiga dramas such as Akō Rōshi (1979) and Takeda Shingen (1988),[4] and performed voiceovers for anime series like Moomin (1969–70), Vampire Princess Miyu (1988) and Princess Tutu (2002–03).[1]
Kishida was married to the actor Noboru Nakaya from 1954 to 1978.[5] She died on 17 December 2006 in Tokyo from respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor .[2]
Selected filmography Films 1950s An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)Futeki na Otoko (1958), SakieAkujo no Kisetsu (1958), Yoshimi HayakawaGurama-to no Yuwaku (1959), Sumiko TsuboiAnyakōro (1959), prostitute1960s The Twilight Story (1960), TerukoNami no Tō (1960)Her Brother (1960), Mrs. TanumaMinagoroshi no Uta yori Kenju-yo Saraba! (1960), SallyThe Human Condition (1961), RyukoAre ga Minato no Hi da (1961)Ten Dark Women (1961), Sayoko GotoTokyo Yawa (1961), RankoAi to Honoho to (1961), geishaOnna wa Yogiri ni Nureteiru (1962), Yoshiko HoshinoThe Outcast (1962), Inoko's wifeNamida o Shishi no Tategami ni (1962), Reiko MatsudairaAn Autumn Afternoon (1962), 'Kaoru' no MadameWatashi wa Nisai (1962), Chiyo's FriendShinobi no Mono (1962), InoneBushido, Samurai Saga (1963), Lady HagiOtoko Girai (1964), Utako TakamuraWoman in the Dunes (1964), the womanLe mari était là (Otto ga Mita 'Onna no Kobako' yori ) (1964), Yoko SaijyoKonnichiwa Akachan (1964), Ms OkiyamaKigeki Yōki-na Mibōjin (1964)Aku no Monsho (1964), Mitsue TakazawaManji (1964), Sonoko KakiuchiNikutai no Gakko (1965), Taeko AsanoAkuto (1965), KanzeDanryu (1966), Mikie ShimaThe Face of Another (1966), InfirmièreŌ-oku Maruhi Monogatari (1967)Fushin no Toki (1968), Chizuko MochizukiSenya Ichiya Monogatari (1969) (voice)Jotai (1969), Akie1970s Men and War, Part I (1970)Moomin (1971), Moomin (voice)En to iu Onna (1971)Men and War, Part II (1971)Tabi no Omosa (1972), Mama, the girl's motherNosutoradamusu no Daiyogen (1974), NarratorAre wa Dare? (1976), voiceInugami-ke no Ichizoku (1976), Koto TeacherUtamaro: Yume to Shiriseba (1977), OchikaNippon no Don: Yabohen (1977), Naoko AnekojiSugata Sanshiro (1977), OmonRisu no Panashi (1978), voiceInubue (1978), narratorJigoku (1979), Shima Ikegata1980s Terra e... (1980), grandmother (voice)Rennyo to sono Haha (1981) (voice)Konoko no Nanatsu no Oiwai ni (1982), MayumiDetective Story (1983), Kimie HasenumaSeito Shokun! (1984), Michiko HokujoHaru no Kane (1985), Fusako IshimotoRokumeikan (1986), Marchioness TakakoThe Sea and Poison (1986), Oba, Head NurseEiga Joyu (1987), KuginukiyaSeishun Kakeochi-hen (1987)Let's Gōtoku-ji! (1987), Miyabi GōtokujiHissatsu 4: Urami Harashimasu (1987), Benten - head of the assassinsYoshiwara Enjo (1987), NarratorPrincess from the Moon (1987), KougoTsuru (1988), KichibiRikyu (1989), His wife end1990s Ibara-hime matawa Nemuri hime (1990), voiceTen to Chi to (1991), Maid-In-WaitingTenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken (1991), Natsu MinakamiZodiac Killer (Ji dao zhui zong ) (1991), Geisha MiyakoFusa (1993), MuraGakkō no Kaidan 2 (1996), School MasterYatsuhaka-mura (1996), Kotake and Koume TajimiAisuru (1997), Taeko Kano2000s Television drama Haru no Sakamichi (1971), Yodo-dono Akō Rōshi (1979), RikuA un (1980), Kimiko KadokuraShin Jiken: Waga Uta wa Hana Ichimonme (1981), Shizuko KosakaRirakkusu: Matsubara Katsumi no Nichijō Seikatsu (1982), Mrs. UdagawaMazakon-keiji no Kikenbo (1983)Takeda Shingen (1988), Jukei-ni Ōinaru Genei (1989), Katsuko Tojyo/Haru YamafujiYonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (1990)Karin (1993)Hacchōbori Torimono-banashi (1993)Gokenin Zankurō (1995), Zankurō's motherTokugawa Yoshinobu (1998), MatsushimaYakusoku (1999), MomJiko (2001), motherTeradake no Hanayome (2001)Purinsesu Chuchu (2002), narrationAkachan o Sagase (2003)Dōbutsu no Oisha-san (2003), Taka NishineBoku no Mahōtsukai (2003)Yuga na Akuji 2: Kyōto Kadō Iemoto Renzoku Satsujin (2003) TVOnna no Naka no Futatsu no Kao (2004), Mrs. TakigawaLone Wolf and Cub (2004), narratorNatsumeke no Shokutaku (2005), KiyoTelevision animation Awards and honours References External links
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