Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa (香川 京子 Kagawa Kyōko, born 5 December 1931) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, and Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff. She won the "New Face Nomination" sponsored by the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper out of about 6,000 applicants and joined Shintoho. She was also taking entrance exams for a regular company at the same time, and her final interview and the final exam for the New Faces camera test overlapped, but with her mother's advice, she decided to pursue acting. After appearing in Red Beard in 1965 , she gave birth to a child and accompanied her husband to New York where he was posted overseas, leaving the film industry for about three years. She returned to Japan in 1968. As film began to decline, she expanded her field of work to include television dramas and stage productions. She was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1998 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2004 .
Filmography
The Ozu Diaries
as Self
The Ozu Diaries
as Self
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
as Self
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
as Self
Shimamori Tower
Shimamori Tower
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Mo-Ruerani
as Fukiko
Mo-Ruerani
as Fukiko
Omotenashi
as Shimizu-sensei
Omotenashi
as Shimizu-sensei
Tenshi no Iru Toshokan
as Reiko Ashitaka
Tenshi no Iru Toshokan
as Reiko Ashitaka
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actress
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actress
Somewhere in Kamakura
Somewhere in Kamakura
Beautiful 2016
Beautiful 2016
Tokyo Day
as Michiko
Tokyo Day
as Michiko
Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki
as Self
Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki
as Self
The Intermission
The Intermission
Tokyo Rendezvous
as Fujiko Natsumi
Tokyo Rendezvous
as Fujiko Natsumi
Red Whale, White Snake
Red Whale, White Snake
Bluestockings
Bluestockings
Heaven's Bookstore
as Sachi Hiyama
Heaven's Bookstore
as Sachi Hiyama
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
as Self
Kokoro no Koukyougaku
as (Voice)
Kokoro no Koukyougaku
as (Voice)
明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-
明るいほうへ 明るいほうへ -童謡詩人 金子みすゞ-
After Life
as Kyoko Watanabe
After Life
as Kyoko Watanabe
Shall We Dance?
as Keiko Kishikawa
Shall We Dance?
as Keiko Kishikawa
Deep River
as Isobe's wife
Deep River
as Isobe's wife
Shikibu monogatari
as Isa Otomo
Shikibu monogatari
as Isa Otomo
Song of the Spring Pony
Song of the Spring Pony
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
The Family
as Ichiko Mima
The Family
as Ichiko Mima
Red Beard
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Red Beard
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
High and Low
as Reiko Gondo
High and Low
as Reiko Gondo
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
Love at the Fogged Harbor
Love at the Fogged Harbor
Till Tomorrow Is
as Natsuko
Till Tomorrow Is
as Natsuko
Girls of the Night
as Mrs. Shima
Girls of the Night
as Mrs. Shima
Mothra
as Michi Hanamura
Mothra
as Michi Hanamura
Death on the Mountain
as Masako Iwase
Death on the Mountain
as Masako Iwase
Daredevil in the Castle
as Ai
Daredevil in the Castle
as Ai
Scars of Honor
Scars of Honor
The Bad Sleep Well
as Yoshiko Nishi
The Bad Sleep Well
as Yoshiko Nishi
Lord of Red Banner
Lord of Red Banner
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
The Three Treasures
as Princess Miyazu
The Three Treasures
as Princess Miyazu
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
The Human Wall
as Fumiko
The Human Wall
as Fumiko
The Bell of Love
The Bell of Love
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
Gambler and the Princess
as Princess Kiku
Gambler and the Princess
as Princess Kiku
The Outsiders
as Yukiko Saeki
The Outsiders
as Yukiko Saeki
His Scarlet Cloak
His Scarlet Cloak
The Child Writers
as Fumio's Teacher
The Child Writers
as Fumio's Teacher
Little Peach
as Anzukko
Little Peach
as Anzukko
Holiday in Tokyo
Holiday in Tokyo
Woman Unveiled
Woman Unveiled
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
as Emiko Toda
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
as Emiko Toda
The Lower Depths
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
The Lower Depths
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Oki
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Oki
An Osaka Story
as Onatsu
An Osaka Story
as Onatsu
A Man in the Storm
as Akiko
A Man in the Storm
as Akiko
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Fukuko
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
as Fukuko
Rainy Night Duel
as Shizue Amaji
Rainy Night Duel
as Shizue Amaji
Sudden Rain
as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)
Sudden Rain
as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)
Christ in Bronze
as Mónica
Christ in Bronze
as Mónica
If Indeed One Loves
as Kuniko (segment 2)
If Indeed One Loves
as Kuniko (segment 2)
The Shiinomi School
as Kayoko Atsumi
The Shiinomi School
as Kayoko Atsumi
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban
Tomoshibi
Tomoshibi
Tokyo Story
as Kyoko Hirayama
Tokyo Story
as Kyoko Hirayama
Tower of Lilies
as Fumi Uehara
Tower of Lilies
as Fumi Uehara
Karate Sanshiro
Karate Sanshiro
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Farewell to the Highland Station
as Yuki
Farewell to the Highland Station
as Yuki
Ginza Cosmetics
as Kyôko
Ginza Cosmetics
as Kyôko
Mado Kara Tobidase
as Mariko Fujieda
Mado Kara Tobidase
as Mariko Fujieda