Kyōko Kagawa
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1931-12-05 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Aso, Namegata, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- 카가와 쿄코 · Кёко Кагава
Biography
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 .
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (109)
High and Low
1963
as Reiko Gondo
Tokyo Story
1953
as Kyoko Hirayama
Red Beard
1965
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Anju
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Yoshiko Nishi
Shall We Dance?
1996
as Keiko Kishikawa
Madadayo
1993
as Professor's Wife
Mothra
1961
as Michi Hanamura
After Life
1999
as Kyoko Watanabe
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Ai
The Lower Depths
1957
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
The Three Treasures
1959
as Princess Miyazu
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Osan
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
as Self - Actress
Holiday in Tokyo
1958
The Family
1974
as Ichiko Mima
Love Letter
1953
as Yasuko
The Intermission
2013
A Man in the Storm
1957
as Akiko
Sudden Rain
1956
as Ayako (Fumiko's niece)
Mother
1952
as Toshiko Fukuhara
Little Peach
1958
as Anzukko
Ginza Cosmetics
1951
as Kyôko
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Oki
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959
Shimamori Tower
2022
Tower of Lilies
1953
as Fumi Uehara
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
as Keiko
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
as Natsuko
The Human Wall
1959
as Fumiko
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Oki
On This Earth
1957
as Fuyuko
Snow-Flake
1950
as Itakura's sister
Lightning
1952
as Tsubomi
Hanran
1954
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Fukuko
Heaven's Bookstore
2004
as Sachi Hiyama
Tenshi no Iru Toshokan
2017
as Reiko Ashitaka
Deep River
1995
as Isobe's wife
Five Sisters
1954
Nonki saiban
1955
A Ripple in a Morning
1952
as Sister
An Osaka Story
1957
as Onatsu
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self
If Indeed One Loves
1955
as Kuniko (segment 2)
His Scarlet Cloak
1958
Girls of the Night
1961
as Mrs. Shima
The Glorious Days
1954
Rainy Night Duel
1956
as Shizue Amaji
Bluestockings
2005
Omotenashi
2018
as Shimizu-sensei
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
as Self
Death on the Mountain
1961
as Masako Iwase
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete
1952
as Mitsuko Kawai
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
1962
Red Whale, White Snake
2006
Mo-Ruerani
2021
as Fukiko
Christ in Bronze
1955
as Mónica
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
1951
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
Scars of Honor
1960
The Shiinomi School
1955
as Kayoko Atsumi
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
as Self
Aiyoku no sabaki
1953
as Fujikawa Motoko
Farewell to the Highland Station
1951
as Yuki
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002
as Self
Song of the Spring Pony
1985
Mado Kara Tobidase
1950
as Mariko Fujieda
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Women in Prison
1956
as Taeko Hara, prisoner
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950
as O-Rie
The Outsiders
1958
as Yukiko Saeki
Mother's First Love
1954
Woman Unveiled
1958
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952
as Lil Takemoto / Katsuko Suzuki
東京の日
2015
as Michiko
Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki
2015
as Self
Have Wings on Your Heart
1978
Akatsuki no Kyūshū
1951
as Yukie Murata
Tomoshibi
1954
Tokyo Rendezvous
2008
as Fujiko Natsumi
Gambler and the Princess
1959
as Princess Kiku
Man in the Storm
1952
as Tomi Tsuboi
Karate Sanshiro
1951
Beautiful 2016
2016
Girl's Reform School
1956
Shikibu monogatari
1990
as Isa Otomo
流轉
1956
as お秋
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
1959
Somewhere in Kamakura
2016
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About
2022
as Self
Morishige, where are you going?
1956
as Megumi Mori
Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962
勘太郎月夜唄
1952
The Ozu Diaries
2025
as Self
Lord of Red Banner
1960
The Child Writers
1958
as Fumio's Teacher
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
1960
Kokoro no Koukyougaku
2002
as (Voice)
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958
as Emiko Toda
The Oil-Hell Murder
1957
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
1952
A Strong Wind Blows
1956
as Takako Hiyoshi
Moth Lamp
1953
The Prodigal Son
1964
as His Sister
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
1952
as Kimiko Sasaki
The Wife is a University Student
1956
as Keiko Hiyoshi (Student Wife)
About 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 overla… With 117 credits spanning from 1950 to 2025, Kyōko Kagawa has appeared in 109 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kyōko Kagawa Movies
- High and Low (1963) — as Reiko Gondo
- Tokyo Story (1953) — as Kyoko Hirayama
- Red Beard (1965) — as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — as Anju
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) — as Yoshiko Nishi
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