Acting
Kyôko Kishida
JA, CN cinema · 117 credits
Born
29 April 1930
Died
17 December 2006 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Kyoko Kishida · Кёко Кисида · کیوکو کیشیدا
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
Filmography
Wool 100%
as Ume
The Book of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
Under the Same Moon
as Azumaya
Vengeance for Sale
as Otome
Chloe
as Cleaning Lady
Dora-heita
as Lady of the Sister Wind
To Love
as Taeko Kano
The 8-Tomb Village
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
Haunted School 2
as School Master
Fusa
Actor
Dark Hunter
as Ohama
Zodiac Killers
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
Noh Mask Murders
as Natsu Mizukami
Heaven and Earth
as Maid-In-Waiting
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
as Narration (voice)
Rikyu
as Wife
Crane
as Kichibi
Sure Death 4
as Benten
A Tale of Young Elopement
as Nobuko Kitashiro
Actress
as Kuginukiya
Tokyo Bordello
as Narrator
Princess from the Moon
as Kōgō or Empress
The Sea and Poison
as Ohba, Head Nurse
Spring Bell
as Fusako Ishimoto
Detective Story
as Kimie Hasenuma
I Lived, But...
as Self
Lullaby of Death
as Mayumi
Toward the Terra
as Grandmother (voice)
Nichiren
Actor
The Inferno
as Shima Ikegata
Thumbelina
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
Utamaro's World
as Ochika
Curse of the Dog God
as Kimiyo Tarumi
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
as Naoko Anekoji
Sugata Sanshiro
as Omon
The Inugami Family
as Koto Teacher
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
as Narrator (voice)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Journey Into Solitude
as Mama, the girl's mother
Sapporo Winter Olympics
as Narrator (voice)
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Sanko Otori
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Sanko Otori
A Thousand and One Nights
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
Vixen
as Akie
Where did Sharaku go?
as Oharu Tsutaya
The Time of Reckoning
as Chizuko Mochizuki
Mothers
as (voice)
Who Is Gomez?
as Sonoko
The Face of Another
as Nurse
Warm Current
as Mikie Shima
Conquest
as Kaoyo
Woman in the Dunes
as The Woman
Manji
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Homicide
as Fumiko Ando
Love and Greed
as Yoko Saijyo
Brand of Evil
as Takazawa Mitsue
Hello, Baby
as Ms Okiyama
Love
Actor
Misandry
Actor
Miren
as Yuki Kosugi
The Broken Commandment
as Inoko's wife
A Flame at the Pier
as Reiko
Being Two Isn't Easy
as Chiyo's Friend
An Autumn Afternoon
as Madame Kaoru
女は夜霧に濡れている
1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
as Yoshiko Hoshino
Ten Women in Black
as Goyako Goto
Her Brother
as Mrs. Tanuma
Get 'em All
as Sally
Temptation on Glamour Island
as Sumiko Tsuboi
Pilgrimage at Night
as Woman from Brothel
The Lowest Man
as Sakie
Yurakucho 0 Street
as Nagasaki Detective
