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Kyôko Kishida‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1930-04-29

Popularity

star4.4

Kyôko Kishida

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Kyôko Kishida

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1930-04-29

Popularity

star4.4

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.

Movie Credits

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Ninja, A Band of Assassins‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

The Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead‌
star6.2
calendar 2005

Spring Snow

Spring Snow‌
star4.0
calendar 2005

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer‌
star8.4
calendar 1961

Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth‌
star6.1
calendar 1990

The Face of Another

The Face of Another‌
star7.8
calendar 1966

Rikyu

Rikyu‌
star7.4
calendar 1989

Wool 100%

Wool 100%‌
star5.9
calendar 2006

Woman in the Dunes

Woman in the Dunes‌
star8.2
calendar 1964

Dark hunter

Dark hunter‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

To Love

To Love‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Manji

Manji‌
star6.4
calendar 1964

Utamaro's World

Utamaro's World‌
star5.6
calendar 1977

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai‌
star7.0
calendar 1963

Spring Bell

Spring Bell‌
star6.0
calendar 1985

Nichiren

Nichiren‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Curse of the Dog God

Curse of the Dog God‌
star6.0
calendar 1977

Her Brother

Her Brother‌
star7.0
calendar 1960

The Broken Commandment

The Broken Commandment‌
star6.2
calendar 1962

Chloe

Chloe‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

The Shogun's Vault I

The Shogun's Vault I‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty‌
star6.2
calendar 1990

Conquest

Conquest‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Tracing Jake

Tracing Jake‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny‌
star6.6
calendar 1970

The Inferno

The Inferno‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

Vengeance for Sale

Vengeance for Sale‌
star6.4
calendar 2002

Homicide

Homicide‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water‌
star6.1
calendar 1953

Journey Into Solitude

Journey Into Solitude‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow‌
star5.8
calendar 1971

Where did Sharaku go?

Where did Sharaku go?‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Sapporo Winter Olympics

Sapporo Winter Olympics‌
star6.7
calendar 1972

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights‌
star6.8
calendar 1969

The School of Flesh

The School of Flesh‌
star2.0
calendar 1965

Dora-heita

Dora-heita‌
star5.1
calendar 2000

Zodiac Killers

Zodiac Killers‌
star4.6
calendar 1991

Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon‌
star4.0
calendar 2005

The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison‌
star6.9
calendar 1986

The 8-Tomb Village

The 8-Tomb Village‌
star5.7
calendar 1996

Sure Death 4

Sure Death 4‌
star6.6
calendar 1987

A Flame at the Pier

A Flame at the Pier‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

Rennyo and His Mother

Rennyo and His Mother‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Detective Story

Detective Story‌
star6.2
calendar 1983

Vixen

Vixen‌
star6.2
calendar 1969

Love and Greed

Love and Greed‌
star7.0
calendar 1964

Flame of Father and Son

Flame of Father and Son‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

The Time of Reckoning

The Time of Reckoning‌
star7.0
calendar 1968

The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story‌
star8.0
calendar 1960

The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Ten Dark Women

Ten Dark Women‌
star5.9
calendar 1961

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

World Famous Fairy Tale Series

World Famous Fairy Tale Series‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

Let's Gotokuji

Let's Gotokuji‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Mothers

Mothers‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

Being Two Isn't Easy

Being Two Isn't Easy‌
star6.8
calendar 1962

Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather

Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather‌
star5.8
calendar 1979

Haunted School 2

Haunted School 2‌
star7.5
calendar 1996

Brand of Evil

Brand of Evil‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

こんにちは赤ちゃん

こんにちは赤ちゃん‌
star10.0
calendar 1964

Lullaby of Death

Lullaby of Death‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

The Inugami Family

The Inugami Family‌
star6.9
calendar 1976

Love at the Fogged Harbor

Love at the Fogged Harbor‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

Seito shokun!

Seito shokun!‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Get 'em All

Get 'em All‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

Challenge to Live

Challenge to Live‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Five Ronins

Five Ronins‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

The Shogun and His Mistresses

The Shogun and His Mistresses‌
star2.0
calendar 1967

A Tale of Young Elopement

A Tale of Young Elopement‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao‌
star1.0
calendar 2004

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon‌
star7.8
calendar 1962

Toward the Terra

Toward the Terra‌
star6.3
calendar 1980

The Lowest Man

The Lowest Man‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Fusa

Fusa‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition‌
star8.8
calendar 1977

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Night Mist Makes Women Cry‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

Crane

Crane‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Prophecies of Nostradamus‌
star5.7
calendar 1974

Noh Mask Murders

Noh Mask Murders‌
star5.6
calendar 1991

Actress

Actress‌
star7.0
calendar 1987

Winter Days

Winter Days‌
star5.7
calendar 2003

Sugata Sanshiro

Sugata Sanshiro‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

A Woman Called En

A Woman Called En‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Love

Love‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

Human Zoo

Human Zoo‌
star3.0
calendar 1962

Temptation on Glamour Island

Temptation on Glamour Island‌
star6.0
calendar 1959

Tokyo Bordello

Tokyo Bordello‌
star5.3
calendar 1987

Shinsengumi

Shinsengumi‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Warm Current

Warm Current‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

The Hall of the Crying Deer

The Hall of the Crying Deer‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

Yaneura no Onna-tachi‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Tv Credits

Haru no Sakamichi

Haru no Sakamichi‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Akō Rōshi

Akō Rōshi‌
star7.5
calendar 1964

Onna: Sono Ai no Series

Onna: Sono Ai no Series‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Kagi-shi

Kagi-shi‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Maikosan wa Meitantei!

Maikosan wa Meitantei!‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Love Song

Love Song‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Good News

Good News‌
star10.0
calendar 1999

Joi - Yu

Joi - Yu‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

Animal Doctor

Animal Doctor‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Princess Tutu

Princess Tutu‌
star8.3
calendar 2002

Akai Unmei

Akai Unmei‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

女の中の二つの顔

女の中の二つの顔‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike‌
star8.4
calendar 2002

HR

HR‌
star5.0
calendar 2002

Bewitched In Tokyo

Bewitched In Tokyo‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

New Moomin

New Moomin‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub‌
star6.8
calendar 2002

Moomin

Moomin‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

A-Un

A-Un‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

ゴメスの名はゴメス

ゴメスの名はゴメス‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Gokenin Zankuro

Gokenin Zankuro‌
star8.0
calendar 1995

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo‌
star7.8
calendar 2002

Natsumeke no Shokutaku

Natsumeke no Shokutaku‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Karin

Karin‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Tales of the Bizarre

Tales of the Bizarre‌
star7.8
calendar 1990

Romansu

Romansu‌
star2.0
calendar 1984

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ‌
star9.0
calendar 2004

Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

The 47 Ronins of Ako

The 47 Ronins of Ako‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Nurseman

Nurseman‌
star6.0
calendar 2002

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama‌
star8.0
calendar 1956

Zoku zoku jiken

Zoku zoku jiken‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Wounded Angels

Wounded Angels‌
star10.0
calendar 1974

道連れ

道連れ‌
star0.0
calendar 1990