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Kyôko Kishida

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Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida is an actress born on April 29, 1930 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. She died on December 17, 2006, aged 76. She is known for Woman in the Dunes, The Face of Another and A Thousand and One Nights. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
April 29, 1930
Place of birth
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Died
December 17, 2006
Also known as
Kyoko Kishida · Кёко Кисида · کیوکو کیشیدا

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2006Wool 100%as Ume
  2. 2005Spring Snow
  3. 2005The Book of the Deadas Narrator (voice)
  4. 2003Winter Days
  5. 2002Lone Wolf and Cubas Narrator · 9 episodes
  6. 2002AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo1 episode
  7. 2002Princess Tutuas Narrator (voice) · 38 episodes
  8. 2002The Private Detective Mike1 episode
  9. 2002Vengeance for Saleas Otome
  10. 2001Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
  11. 2000Dora-heitaas Lady of the Sister Wind
  12. 1996The 8-Tomb Villageas Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
  13. 1996Haunted School 2as School Master
  14. 1995Fusa
  15. 1991Zodiac Killersas Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
  16. 1991Noh Mask Murdersas Natsu Mizukami
  17. 1990Heaven and Earthas Maid-In-Waiting
  18. 1990Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beautyas Narration (voice)
  19. 1990Tales of the Bizarre1 episode
  20. 1989Rikyuas Wife
  21. 1987Princess from the Moonas Kōgō or Empress
  22. 1987Tokyo Bordelloas Narrator
  23. 1987Sure Death 4as Benten
  24. 1986The Sea and Poisonas Ohba, Head Nurse
  25. 1985Spring Bellas Fusako Ishimoto
  26. 1983I Lived, But...as Self
  27. 1983Detective Storyas Kimie Hasenuma
  28. 1980Toward the Terraas Grandmother (voice)
  29. 1979The Infernoas Shima Ikegata
  30. 1979Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
  31. 1978Thumbelinaas Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
  32. 1977Japanese Godfather: Ambitionas Naoko Anekoji
  33. 1977Utamaro's Worldas Ochika
  34. 1977Curse of the Dog Godas Kimiyo Tarumi
  35. 1976The Inugami Familyas Koto Teacher
  36. 1974Prophecies of Nostradamusas Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
  37. 1972Journey Into Solitudeas Mama, the girl's mother
  38. 1972Sapporo Winter Olympicsas Narrator (voice)
  39. 1971Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrowas Sanko Otori
  40. 1970Men and War I: Prelude to Destinyas Sanko Otori
  41. 1969Vixenas Akie
  42. 1969A Thousand and One Nightsas Miriam / Jaris (voice)
  43. 1967Mothersas (voice)
  44. 1966The Face of Anotheras Nurse
  45. 1965The School of Flesh
  46. 1964Love
  47. 1964Manjias Sonoko Kakiuchi
  48. 1964Love and Greedas Yoko Saijyo
  49. 1964Woman in the Dunesas The Woman
  50. 1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samuraias Lady Hagi
  51. 1962Ninja, A Band of Assassinsas Inone
  52. 1962Being Two Isn't Easyas Chiyo's Friend
  53. 1962An Autumn Afternoonas Madame Kaoru
  54. 1962A Flame at the Pieras Reiko
  55. 1962Human Zoo
  56. 1962The Broken Commandmentas Inoko's wife
  57. 1961Ten Women in Blackas Goyako Goto
  58. 1961The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayeras Ryûko
  59. 1960Her Brotheras Mrs. Tanuma
  60. 1953An Inlet of Muddy Water