Kyôko Kishida
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
Wool 100%
as Ume
Wool 100%
as Ume
Under the Same Moon
as Azumaya
Under the Same Moon
as Azumaya
Spring Snow
Spring Snow
The Book of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
The Book of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Tracing Jake
Tracing Jake
Winter Days
Winter Days
Vengeance for Sale
as Otome
Vengeance for Sale
as Otome
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Chloe
as Cleaning Lady
Chloe
as Cleaning Lady
Dora-heita
as Lady of the Sister Wind
Dora-heita
as Lady of the Sister Wind
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi
To Love
as Taeko Kano
To Love
as Taeko Kano
Love Song of the Old Capital
Love Song of the Old Capital
The 8-Tomb Village
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
The 8-Tomb Village
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
Haunted School 2
as School Master
Haunted School 2
as School Master
Edo Murasaki Limited Express
Edo Murasaki Limited Express
Fusa
Fusa
Dark Hunter
as Ohama
Dark Hunter
as Ohama
Zodiac Killers
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
Zodiac Killers
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
Noh Mask Murders
as Natsu Mizukami
Noh Mask Murders
as Natsu Mizukami
Heaven and Earth
as Maid-In-Waiting
Heaven and Earth
as Maid-In-Waiting
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
as Narration (voice)
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
as Narration (voice)
Rikyu
as Wife
Rikyu
as Wife
Crane
as Kichibi
Crane
as Kichibi
Princess from the Moon
as Kōgō or Empress
Princess from the Moon
as Kōgō or Empress
Tokyo Bordello
as Narrator
Tokyo Bordello
as Narrator
Sure Death 4
as Benten
Sure Death 4
as Benten
Let's Gotokuji
Let's Gotokuji
A Tale of Young Elopement
as Nobuko Kitashiro
A Tale of Young Elopement
as Nobuko Kitashiro
Actress
as Kuginukiya
Actress
as Kuginukiya
The Sea and Poison
as Ohba, Head Nurse
The Sea and Poison
as Ohba, Head Nurse
The Hall of the Crying Deer
The Hall of the Crying Deer
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Spring Bell
as Fusako Ishimoto
Spring Bell
as Fusako Ishimoto
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
Seito shokun!
Seito shokun!
I Lived, But...
as Self
I Lived, But...
as Self
Detective Story
as Kimie Hasenuma
Detective Story
as Kimie Hasenuma
Lullaby of Death
as Mayumi
Lullaby of Death
as Mayumi
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
Flame of Father and Son
Flame of Father and Son
Rennyo and His Mother
Rennyo and His Mother
The Shogun's Vault I
The Shogun's Vault I
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
Toward the Terra
as Grandmother (voice)
Toward the Terra
as Grandmother (voice)
The Inferno
as Shima Ikegata
The Inferno
as Shima Ikegata
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
Nichiren
Nichiren
Thumbelina
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
Thumbelina
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
as Naoko Anekoji
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
as Naoko Anekoji
Sugata Sanshiro
as Omon
Sugata Sanshiro
as Omon
Utamaro's World
as Ochika
Utamaro's World
as Ochika
Curse of the Dog God
as Kimiyo Tarumi
Curse of the Dog God
as Kimiyo Tarumi
The Inugami Family
as Koto Teacher
The Inugami Family
as Koto Teacher
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
as Narrator (voice)
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
as Narrator (voice)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Journey Into Solitude
as Mama, the girl's mother
Journey Into Solitude
as Mama, the girl's mother
Sapporo Winter Olympics
as Narrator (voice)
Sapporo Winter Olympics
as Narrator (voice)
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Sanko Otori
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Sanko Otori
A Woman Called En
A Woman Called En
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Sanko Otori
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Sanko Otori
Vixen
as Akie
Vixen
as Akie
A Thousand and One Nights
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
Where did Sharaku go?
as Oharu Tsutaya
Where did Sharaku go?
as Oharu Tsutaya
The Time of Reckoning
as Chizuko Mochizuki
The Time of Reckoning
as Chizuko Mochizuki
The Shogun and His Mistresses
as Urao
The Shogun and His Mistresses
as Urao
Gomez's Name is Gomez
as Sonoko
Gomez's Name is Gomez
as Sonoko
Mothers
as (voice)
Mothers
as (voice)
The Face of Another
as Nurse
The Face of Another
as Nurse
Warm Current
as Mikie Shima
Warm Current
as Mikie Shima
Conquest
as Kaoyo
Conquest
as Kaoyo
The Man Who Killed Six Women
The Man Who Killed Six Women
The School of Flesh
The School of Flesh
Love
Love
Manji
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Manji
as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Homicide
as Fumiko Ando
Homicide
as Fumiko Ando
Brand of Evil
as Takazawa Mitsue
Brand of Evil
as Takazawa Mitsue
Hello, Baby
as Ms Okiyama
Hello, Baby
as Ms Okiyama
Love and Greed
as Yoko Saijyo
Love and Greed
as Yoko Saijyo
Woman in the Dunes
as The Woman
Woman in the Dunes
as The Woman
Misandry
Misandry
Miren
as Yuki Kosugi
Miren
as Yuki Kosugi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Lady Hagi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Lady Hagi
Five Ronins
Five Ronins
At the Side of the Bridge 3
At the Side of the Bridge 3
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
as Inone
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
as Inone
An Autumn Afternoon
as Madame Kaoru
An Autumn Afternoon
as Madame Kaoru
A Flame at the Pier
as Reiko
A Flame at the Pier
as Reiko
Human Zoo
Human Zoo
The Broken Commandment
as Inoko's wife
The Broken Commandment
as Inoko's wife
Love at the Fogged Harbor
Love at the Fogged Harbor
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
as Yoshiko Hoshino
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
as Yoshiko Hoshino
The Diplomat's Mansion
as Ranko
The Diplomat's Mansion
as Ranko
The Harbor Lights
The Harbor Lights
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Ryûko
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Ryûko
Get 'em All
as Sally
Get 'em All
as Sally
Her Brother
as Mrs. Tanuma
Her Brother
as Mrs. Tanuma
Towering Waves
Towering Waves
The Twilight Story
The Twilight Story
Just Barely
Just Barely
Pilgrimage at Night
as Woman from Brothel
Pilgrimage at Night
as Woman from Brothel
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women
The Lowest Man
as Sakie
The Lowest Man
as Sakie
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
An Inlet of Muddy Water
An Inlet of Muddy Water