
Kyôko Kishida
Known for Acting · 147 credits
- Born
- 1930-04-29
- Died
- 2006-12-17
- Place of birth
- Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Kyoko Kishida · Кёко Кисида · کیوکو کیشیدا
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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002

Tales of the Bizarre
1990

Cinépanorama
1956
as Self

Princess Tutu
2002
as Narrator (voice)

The Private Detective Mike
2002

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Kōkin Miyagawa

Akō Rōshi
1964
as Aguri

Haru no Sakamichi
1971
as Yodo-dono

Romansu
1984
as 真之助の母・香木艶子

Karin
1993
as 小森晶乃

A-Un
1980

Wounded Angels
1974
as Ayabe Takako

HR
2002
as Yagita's mother

Gokenin Zankuro
1995
as Zankurô's mother
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
as Ôishi Riku

Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Matsushima

Zoku zoku jiken
1980

Forbidden Fruit
1997
as Mizukoshi Ayako

Moomin
1969
as Moomin (voice)

Bewitched In Tokyo
2004
as Sakura

Lone Wolf and Cub
2002
as Narrator

Nurseman
2002

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
as Kie Azuma

Good News
1999

New Moomin
1972
as Moomin (voice)

Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka
1985

Akai Unmei
1976

Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967

Kagi-shi
1993

Love Song
2005

Animal Doctor
2003

Onna: Sono Ai no Series
1973
Joi - Yu
2004
女の中の二つの顔
2004
道連れ
1990
Maikosan wa Meitantei!
1999

Crystal House

オヤジ探偵
2001
Movies (108)

Woman in the Dunes
1964
as The Woman

Spring Bell
1985
as Fusako Ishimoto

A Thousand and One Nights
1969
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)

The Face of Another
1966
as Nurse

An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Madame Kaoru

The Inferno
1979
as Shima Ikegata

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Ryûko

Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)

Toward the Terra
1980
as Grandmother (voice)

Ten Dark Women
1961
as Sayoko Goto

Her Brother
1960
as Mrs. Tanuma

Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Narrator

Princess from the Moon
1987
as Kōgō or Empress

Spring Snow
2005

Rikyu
1989
as Wife

The Inugami Family
1976
as Koto Teacher

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Sanko Otori

Heaven and Earth
1990
as Maid-In-Waiting

Manji
1964
as Sonoko Kakiuchi

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001

An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953

The 8-Tomb Village
1996
as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi

Tracing Jake
2004

Homicide
1964
as Fumiko Ando

Zodiac Killers
1991
as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)

Vixen
1969
as Akie

Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
as Naoko Anekoji

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004

Sure Death 4
1987
as Benten

Actress
1987
as Kuginukiya

Noh Mask Murders
1991
as Natsu Mizukami

Dora-heita
2000
as Lady of the Sister Wind

Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Inone

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Sumiko Tsuboi

Under the Same Moon
2005
as Azumaya

The Broken Commandment
1962
as Inoko's wife

Love and Greed
1964
as Yoko Saijyo

The Harbor Lights
1961

Journey Into Solitude
1972
as Mama, the girl's mother

To Love
1997
as Taeko Kano

Utamaro's World
1977
as Ochika

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Sanko Otori

Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Omon

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Lady Hagi

Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
1979

A Flame at the Pier
1962
as Reiko

Being Two Isn't Easy
1962
as Chiyo's Friend

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004

The Twilight Story
1960

Haunted School 2
1996
as School Master

Warm Current
1966
as Mikie Shima

Curse of the Dog God
1977
as Kimiyo Tarumi

The Sea and Poison
1986
as Ohba, Head Nurse

I Lived, But...
1983
as Self

Let's Gotokuji
1987

The Shogun and His Mistresses
1967
as Urao

The School of Flesh
1965

Fusa
1995

Get 'em All
1960
as Sally

Crane
1988
as Kichibi

The Days of Evil Women
1958

Detective Story
1983
as Kimie Hasenuma

Wool 100%
2006
as Ume

Flame of Father and Son
1981

Chloe
2001
as Cleaning Lady

Conquest
1965
as Kaoyo

Brand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Mitsue

Lullaby of Death
1982
as Mayumi

Shinsengumi
2000

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985

Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986

A Tale of Young Elopement
1987
as Nobuko Kitashiro

Towering Waves
1960

Five Ronins
1963

Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Otome

A Woman Called En
1971

World Famous Fairy Tale Series
1975
as Narrator (voice)

Challenge to Live
1961

Where did Sharaku go?
1968
as Oharu Tsutaya

At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963

Hello, Baby
1964
as Ms Okiyama

The Book of the Dead
2005
as Narrator (voice)

Winter Days
2003

Nichiren
1979

Rennyo and His Mother
1981

The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986

Thumbelina
1978
as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)

The Shogun's Vault I
1981

Human Zoo
1962
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980

The Lowest Man
1958
as Sakie

Dark hunter
1994
as Ohama

Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962

Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956

The Time of Reckoning
1968

Misandry
1964
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
1962
as Yoshiko Hoshino

Seito shokun!
1984

Mothers
1967
as (voice)

Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
1990
as Narration (voice)

Gomez's Name is Gomez
1967
as Sonoko

江戸むらさき特急
1995

六人の女を殺した男
1965

Sapporo Winter Olympics
1972
as Narrator (voice)

Love
1964

Yurakucho 0 Street
1958
as Nagasaki Detective

The Diplomat's Mansion
1961
as Ranko

Blackmail
1958
About 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, includ… With 147 credits spanning from 1953 to 2006, Kyôko Kishida has appeared in 108 films and 39 TV shows.
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- Woman in the Dunes (1964) — as The Woman
- Spring Bell (1985) — as Fusako Ishimoto
- A Thousand and One Nights (1969) — as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
- The Face of Another (1966) — as Nurse
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962) — as Madame Kaoru
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