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Machiko Kyō is a Actor Japonaise born on 25 march 1924 at Osaka City (Japon)

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō
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Birth name Motoko Yano
Nationality Japon
Birth 25 march 1924 at Osaka City (Japon)
Death 12 may 2019 (at 95 years)

Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子, Kyō Machiko, born March 25, 1924) is a Japanese actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s. She starred in two of the greatest Japanese films of the 20th century, Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu.

Machiko trained to be a dancer before entering the film industry in 1949. The following year, she achieved international fame as the female lead in Akira Kurosawa's classic film Rashomon. She went on to star in many more Japanese productions, most notably Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1953) and Kon Ichikawa's Odd Obsession (1959).

Her only role in a non-Japanese film was as Lotus Blossom, a young geisha, in The Teahouse of the August Moon, starring opposite Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford.

Kyō continues to perform in traditional Japanese theatrical productions put on by producer Fukuko Ishii. Kyō was nominated for a Golden Globe for The Teahouse of the August Moon, a great feat for an Asian actress at the time, and has been awarded many prizes, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Awards of the Japanese Academy.

Biography

Machiko Kyō — de son vrai nom Motoko Yano — nait le 25 mars 1924 à Osaka. En 1936, à l'âge de douze ans, elle intègre l'Osaka Shōchiku Kagekidan , une troupe de music-hall appartenant à la Shōchiku, et se destine à devenir danseuse. Elle fait ses premières apparitions au cinéma en 1944, notamment dans Trois générations de Danjurō (団十郎三代, Danjurō sandai) de Kenji Mizoguchi.

Sa rencontre avec le producteur Masaichi Nagata est décisive ; devenu président de la Daiei en 1947, il la débauche de la Shōchiku deux ans plus tard et en fait sa protégée. Les efforts de Nagata pour faire de Machiko Kyō une star sont considérables et la jeune femme participe dès lors à tous les plus importants projets de la firme.

Pendant les années 1950, elle travaille avec quelques-uns des réalisateurs les plus importants de l'histoire du cinéma japonais et joue dans des films qui contribuent fortement à faire connaître le cinéma nippon en Occident, notamment Rashōmon (羅生門, 1950) d'Akira Kurosawa et Les Contes de la lune vague après la pluie (雨月物語, Ugetsu monogatori, 1953) de Kenji Mizoguchi. Dans ce film, le fantôme féminin qu'incarne Machiko Kyō, personnage de théâtre nô typique, porte un costume authentique et est accompagné des instruments de musique habituels à ce genre théâtral. Mais selon Tadao Satō, l'actrice, ancienne danseuse de revue, apporte un mouvement et une sensualité sans rapport avec le théâtre traditionnel. Les Contes de la lune vague après la pluie remporte un Lion d'argent à la Mostra de Venise.

En 1956, elle participe à son unique film non-japonais, La Petite Maison de thé, une comédie américaine de Daniel Mann dans laquelle elle joue aux côtés de Marlon Brando et Glenn Ford. Ce rôle lui vaut une nomination pour le Golden Globe de la meilleure actrice dans un film musical ou une comédie l'année suivante.

Machiko Kyō apparaît pour la dernière fois au cinéma en 1984 dans le film Keshō (化粧) de Kazuo Ikehiro . En 2017, elle voit l'ensemble de sa carrière récompensée par un prix lors de la 40e édition des Japan Academy Prize.

Machiko Kyō meurt le 12 mai 2019 dans un hôpital de Tokyo des suites d'une crise cardiaque à l'âge de 95 ans. Elle a tourné dans près de 100 films entre 1944 et 1984.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Machiko Kyō (28 films)

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Actress

Tora-san's Pure Love, 1h43
Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Machiko Kyō, Chieko Baishō, Fumi Dan, Masami Shimojō, Chishū Ryū
Roles Aya
Rating67% 3.358793.358793.358793.358793.35879
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother, who has a terminal illness.
The Face of Another, 2h2
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyō, Eiji Okada, Kyōko Kishida, Mikijirō Hira, Minoru Chiaki
Roles Mrs. Okuyama
Rating78% 3.947243.947243.947243.947243.94724
Okuyama's face was disfigured in an industrial accident, and his face is completely covered in burns; he wears bandages to cover them. He visits Dr. Hira, a psychiatrist who is able to fashion a "mask" for Okuyama to wear which is indistinguishable from the face on which it is modeled.
A Woman's Testament, 1h40
Directed by Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzō Masumura, Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Genres Drama
Actors Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Sachiko Hidari, Fujiko Yamamoto, Eiji Funakoshi
Roles Omitsu
Rating66% 3.3184153.3184153.3184153.3184153.318415
This is a series of three stories revolving around women. The first story is about a young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. She has what seems like a good plan for a strong financial future; she is investing in a company on the one hand, and on the other, taking action to snare the son of the company's owner in marriage. In the second story, a young woman is employed by a real estate agent in order to convince male clients to invest in worthless property, usually by bathing with them. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no financial worries. But when she falls in love with a forger, she opts to wait for him after he is sent to prison. This causes trouble for her in family and society, but she ignores them despite the pressure.
The Wandering Princess, 1h43
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Romance
Actors Machiko Kyō, Eiji Funakoshi, Sadako Sawamura, Chieko Higashiyama, Ken Mitsuda, Mitsuko Mito
Roles Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)
Rating65% 3.282053.282053.282053.282053.28205
Tokyo, 1937. Ryūkō est une jeune fille insouciante d'origine noble qui se rêve en artiste peintre et vit auprès de ses parents et de sa grand-mère dans une luxueuse demeure familiale. Lorsque le général Asabuki se fait l'ambassadeur de l'Armée pour proposer un mariage entre Ryūkō et Futetsu, le frère cadet de l'empereur du Mandchoukouo, la famille est dans un premier temps réticente. Mais la raison politique, le prestige et une première rencontre où Futetsu fait bonne impression finissent de convaincre la famille et le mariage est célébré le 3 avril 1937.
Bonchi
Bonchi (1960)
, 1h45
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Tamao Nakamura, Mitsuko Kusabue, Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Isuzu Yamada
Roles Ofuku
Rating67% 3.366623.366623.366623.366623.36662
Kikuji, beau garçon mais de caractère faible, est sous la coupole d'une grande-mère et d'une mère tyranniques. Celles-ci dirigent, à Osaka, une maison de chaussettes traditionnelles, les tabis. Elles obligent le jeune homme à épouser une candidate « convenable. » Mais, celle-ci ayant donné naissance à un garçon, il doit la répudier et renoncer à se remarier. En 1945, lorsque le magasin est détruit par un bombardement allié, la grand-mère se suicide. Kikuji se ressaisit et décide de reconstruire le bâtiment.
Floating Weeds, 1h59
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Films about television, Transport films
Actors Ganjirō Nakamura, Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura
Roles Sumiko
Rating78% 3.9436553.9436553.9436553.9436553.943655
The film takes place during a hot summer in 1958 at a seaside town on the Inland Sea. A troupe of travelling theatre arrives by ship, headed by the troupe's lead actor and owner, Komajuro (Ganjiro Nakamura). The rest of the troupe goes around the town to publicise their kabuki performances.
Odd Obsession, 1h47
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Machiko Kyō, Ganjirō Nakamura, Saburo Date, Tatsuya Nakadai, Jun Hamamura, Tanie Kitabayashi
Roles Ikuko Kenmochi
Rating68% 3.4377353.4377353.4377353.4377353.437735
A man who suspects his wife is having an affair with his daughter's fiance places the two in dangerous situations in order to satisfy his voyeuristic curiosity.
The Loyal 47 Ronin, 2h46
Directed by Kunio Watanabe
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintarō Katsu, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Kōji Tsuruta, Machiko Kyō, Fujiko Yamamoto
Roles Orui, Spy
Rating71% 3.5703453.5703453.5703453.5703453.570345
Ce film raconte l'histoire vraie d'un groupe de samouraïs qui sont devenus rōnin (samouraïs sans chef) après que leur daimyō (seigneur féodal) Asano Naganori ait été contraint de commettre un seppuku (suicide rituel) pour avoir agressé un fonctionnaire de la cour, Kira Yoshinaka, qui l'avait insulté. Après avoir soigneusement préparé leur plan pendant plus d'un an, ils exécutent un assaut audacieux sur le domaine de leur ennemi juré et exigent leur vengeance, sachant qu'ils seraient eux-mêmes forcés de partager le sort de leur Seigneur pour expier leur crime.
Sorrow Is Only for Women, 1h30
Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Kinuyo Tanaka, Machiko Kyō, Jūkichi Uno, Eiji Funakoshi, Mitsuko Mito, Yūko Mochizuki
Roles Michiko
Rating65% 3.2970353.2970353.2970353.2970353.297035
Durant l'Ère Taishō, Hideyo revient au Japon pour sauver sa famille de la crise économique, après trente ans passés avec des paysans d'origine japonaise aux États-Unis, ce qui ne manque pas d'éveiller la convoitise de certains.
The Teahouse of the August Moon, 1h39
Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Films based on plays
Actors Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyō, Paul Ford, Eddie Albert, Jun Negami
Roles Lotus Blossom
Rating66% 3.345513.345513.345513.345513.34551
Misfit Captain Fisby (Glenn Ford) is sent to Americanize the village of Tobiki on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. His commanding officer, Colonel Wainwright Purdy III (Paul Ford), assigns him a wily local, Sakini (Marlon Brando), to act as interpreter.
Hole in One, 1h43
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Machiko Kyō, Eiji Funakoshi, Sō Yamamura, Jun Hamamura, Sumiko Hidaka, Shintarō Ishihara
Roles Nagako Kita
Rating69% 3.4570753.4570753.4570753.4570753.457075
A female reporter, Nagako Kita (Machiko Kyo) is fired for writing about police corruption. To make money she hides while a weekly magazine publishes photos of her, and offers a prize to the person who discovers her. A group of three bank embezzlers, So Yamamura, Eiji Funakoshi, and Sotoji Mukui (Fujio Harumoto) employ Mukui's younger sister Fukiko as a fake employee at the bank and plan to make her disappear when the real woman appears again and blame the crime on her.
Street of Shame, 1h27
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, Kenji Mizoguchi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Aiko Mimasu, Kenji Sahara, Michiyo Kogure, Kumeko Urabe
Roles Mickey
Rating77% 3.8943353.8943353.8943353.8943353.894335
Five female sex workers are employed at Dreamland, a licensed brothel near the Sensōji(浅草寺)Temple in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district. As the Diet considers a ban on prostitution, the women's daily dramas play out. Each has dreams and motivations. Hanae is married, her husband unemployed; they have a young child. Yumeko, a widow, uses her earnings to raise and support her son, who's now old enough to work and care for her. The aging Yorie has a man who wants to marry her. Yasumi saves money diligently to pay her debt and get out; she also has a suitor who wants to marry her, but she has other plans for him. Mickey seems the most devil-may-care, until her father comes from Kobe to bring her news of her family and ask her to come home.