# Kyōka Suzuki

Kyōka Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 京香, Hepburn: Suzuki Kyōka, born 31 May 1968) is a Japanese actress.

## Life and career

Suzuki appeared in Shinji Aoyama's Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name and Yōichi Sai's Blood and Bones.
She won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, at the 42nd Blue Ribbon Awards for Keiho and at the 2011 Tokyo Drama Awards for Second Virgin. On 9 June 2023, she was sent for emergency hospitalization for surgery due to physical discomfort.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Godzilla vs. Biollante | Hiromi Kawai | |
| 1989 | Ai to Heisei no Iro Otoko | | |
| 1990 | Bakayarō! 3: Hen na Yatsura | | Anthology film |
| 1992 | Future Memories: Last Christmas | | |
| 1993 | Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō | Otami | |
| 1994 | 119 | | |
| 1995 | Emergency Call | | |
| 1996 | Shin Izakaya Yūrei | | |
| 1997 | Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald | Miyako Suzuki | |
| 1998 | Bullet Ballet | | |
| 1998 | Belle Époque | | |
| 1999 | Keiho | | Lead role |
| 2000 | Zawazawa Shimokitazawa | | |
| 2001 | Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius | | |
| 2001 | Vengeance for Sale | | |
| 2002 | Ghiblies: Episode 2 | Yukari-san (voice) | |
| 2002 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kiki Ippatsu! | | |
| 2002 | Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover | Narasaki Ryō | |
| 2002 | Suite de Jeudi | Eriko Shiotani | Lead role |
| 2003 | Rockers | | |
| 2004 | Zebraman | | |
| 2004 | Blood and Bones | | |
| 2005 | Yamato | Makiko Uchida | |
| 2005 | Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 | | |
| 2006 | Udon | | |
| 2006 | A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth | Yukiko | |
| 2006 | Playboy Don't Cry | | |
| 2007 | Argentine Baba | | |
| 2008 | The Magic Hour | Sayoko | |
| 2008 | Samurai Gangsters | | |
| 2009 | Sideways | | |
| 2009 | Boku to Mama no Kiiroi Jitensha | | |
| 2009 | The Unbroken | Ritsuko Onchi | |
| 2009 | Gravity's Clowns | Rieko Okuno | |
| 2010 | Flowers | | |
| 2011 | A Liar and a Broken Girl | Koibi Sakashita | |
| 2011 | Second Virgin | Rui Nakamura | Lead role |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Oichi | |
| 2014 | Judge! | | |
| 2014 | Until the Day Comes | Takako Kawashima | Lead role |
| 2015 | Mother's Trees | Mitsu Tamura | Lead role |
| 2016 | Something Like, Something Like It | | |
| 2018 | Eating Women | | |
| 2021 | A Garden of Camellias | | |
| 2024 | La Grande Maison Paris | Rinko Hayami | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Tobu ga Gotoku | Princess Kazu | Taiga drama |
| 1991–92 | Kimi no Na wa | Machiko Ujiie | Lead role; Asadora |
| 1995 | King's Restaurant | Masako Sanjō | |
| 1996 | Only You: Aisarete | Chihiro Mashiba | Lead role |
| 1998 | Kirakira Hikaru | | |
| 2000 | Aikotoba wa Yūki | | |
| 2000 | Aoi | Hosokawa Gracia | Taiga drama |
| 2002 | Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name | | TV movie |
| 2003 | Say Hello to Black Jack | Kaori Akagi | |
| 2004 | Shinsengumi! | Oume | Taiga drama |
| 2007 | The Family | Aiko Takasu | |
| 2008 | Scandal | | Lead role |
| 2010 | Second Virgin | | Lead role |
| 2012 | Perfect Son | Umi Suzuki | Lead role |
| 2013 | Midnight Ferris Wheel | Mayumi Endō | Lead role |
| 2016 | Sanada Maru | Nei | Taiga drama |
| 2017 | Warotenka | Tsueko Kitamura | Asadora |
| 2019 | La Grande Maison Tokyo | Rinko Hayami | |
| 2021 | Welcome Home, Monet | Ayako Nagaura | Asadora |
| 2022 | The 13 Lords of the Shogun | Tango no Tsubone | Taiga drama |
| 2023 | Burn the House Down | Makiko Mitarai | |
| 2024 | La Grande Maison Tokyo Special | Rinko Hayami | |

## Honours

* Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2014)