Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyo (Japanese: 京 マチ子, Hepburn: *Kyō Machiko*, Born: March 25, 1924 Died: ?) was a Japanese Daiei film actress who was active primarily in the 1950s.

## Life

Although he was born as an only child , he had a history of growing up by his mother and grandmother when his father was born by evaporation at the age of five . In 1936 ( Showa 11), he joined the Osaka Shochikuza Theater Company (OSK) and was active during the war as a daughter star . He joined Daiei in 1949 ( Showa 24) and made his debut as an actress. Together with his juniors Ayako Wakao and Fujiko Yamamoto, he was active as a signboard actress in Daiei. It was 160 cm, which was large for the popular phototime, and appeared in many masterpieces with sensual physical beauty as a weapon .

Starring one after another at overseas film festivals, such as Kenji Mizoguchi 's " Ugetsu Monogatari " (1953), Akira Kurosawa 's " Rashomon " (1950), and Teinosuke Kinugasa 's " Gate of Hell " (1953). Awarded and called "Grand Prix Actress"  . After the bankruptcy of Daiei in 1971 ( Showa 46), he moved to focus on TV dramas and theatrical performances, expanding his range of activities.

There was a time when it was speculated that he had a romantic relationship with Daiei President Masaichi Nagata , but he remained single throughout his life  . In 1965 ( Showa 40), he bought the first "100 million yen" in Japan, Co-op Olympia ( Omotesando, Tokyo ) and became a hot topic  .

He co-starred with Yumeji Tsukioka in the movie " Karei-naru Ichizoku " and the drama "The Inugami Family ", and both performed the madness of middle-aged women who were obsessed with the fierce conflict in the family. He played Madonna Aya Yagyu in " Otoko wa Tsuraiyo Torajiro Junjou Shishu " released in December 1976, and is the only Madonna older than Atsumi Kiyoshi .

In the " Kinema Junpo " published in 2000, " 20th Century Movie Stars and Actresses" ranked 3rd among Japanese actresses, and in the same issue "20th Century Movie Stars and Actresses Selected by Readers" ranked 7th. ..

He continued to work until the stage in 2006, when he was over 80 years old, but after that he was retired. In January 2014, it appeared on Shinnosuke Ikehata 's blog  , and in June 2017, Tatsuya Nakadai reported that he was "healthy" about the recent situation  .

He died at a hospital in Tokyo on May 12, 2019 (the first year of Reiwa) due to heart failure. He was 95 years old  . He had been willing to lay his bones in a Hawaiian tomb since he was alive .

It was mourned at the *" In Memoriam "* corner, which honors the filmmaker who passed away at the 92nd Academy Awards .

## Films

* Defeat Tengu (1944, directed by Shochiku and Kintaro Inoue)
* Three Generations of Danjuro (1944, Shochiku )
* The last laughing man (1949, Daiei )
* Hanakurabe Tanuki Goten (1949, Daiei)
* Underground shopping mall bullet holes (1949, Daiei)
* Three pearls (1949, Daiei)
* Slut Love (1949, Daiei)
* Snake Princess Dochu (1949, Daiei)
* Rashomon (Director: Akira Kurosawa, 1950, Daiei)
* Sequel, Snake Princess Dochu (1950, Daiei)
* Far from my mother's country (1950, Daiei)
* Asakusa's skin (1950, Daiei)
* Beautiful sea (1950, Daiei)
* Resurrection (1950, Daiei)
* Phoenix (1950, Daiei)
* Clothes of Deception (Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1951, Daiei)
* Alan Hebizaka in love (1951, Daiei)
* Wharf of passion (1951, Daiei)
* Ichidai Bakuro (1951, Daiei)
* The Tale of Genji (Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1951, Daiei)
* Free School (Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1951, Daiei)
* Female dog (1951, Daiei)
* The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa (1952, Daiei)
* Forget about Nagasaki's song (Director: Tomotaka Tasaka, 1952, Daiei)
* Taki no Shiraito (1952, Daiei)
* Beauty and thieves (1952, Daiei)
* Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952, Daiei)
* Prime Minister and Female Photographer Her Special Dane (1952, Daiei)
* Ugetsu Monogatari (Director: Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953, Daiei)
* Black panther (1953, Daiei)
* Older Brother, Younger (Director: Mikio Naruse, 1953, Daiei)
* Gate of Hell (first color movie appearance 1953, Daiei)
* Aru Onna (Director: Shiro Toyoda, 1954, Daiei)
* Aizen wig (1954, Daiei)
* Shunkin Monogatari (1954, Daiei)
* Night in Asakusa (1954, Daiei)
* Chihime (1954, Daiei)
* Bazoku Geisha (1954, Daiei)
* Spring Swirl (1954, Daiei)
* A Girl Isn't You (1955, Daiei)
* Princess Yang (Director: Kenji Mizoguchi, 1955, Daiei)
* Tojuro's love (1955, Daiei)
* New Women Question and Answer (1955, Daiei)
* Shin, Heike Monogatari Three women over Yoshinaka (1956, Daiei)
* Niji ikutabi (1956, Daiei)
* Street of Shame (Director: Kenji Mizoguchi, 1956, Daiei)
* Tsukigata Hanpeita Flower Volume / Storm Volume (1956, Daiei)
* The Teahouse of the August 15th (1956, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer , American movie)
* Itohan Monogatari (1957, Daiei)
* Studio Hatenyawanya (1957, Daiei)
* Dancer (1957, Daiei)
* Woman's skin (1957, Daiei)
* Jigoku Bana (1957, Daiei)
* Butterfly at night (Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1957, Daiei)
* Hole (Director: Kon Ichikawa, 1957, Daiei)
* Let's meet in Yurakucho (1958, Daiei)
* Sorrow Is Only for Women (Director: Kaneto Shindo, 1958, Daiei)
* Mother (1958, Daiei)
* The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958, Daiei)
* Woman in Osaka (1958, Daiei)
* The red light does not go out (1958, Daiei)
* Real Face of the Night (Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1958, Daiei)
* Daughter's Adventure (1958, Daiei)
* Goodbye to you and me (Director: Kon Ichikawa, 1959, Daiei)
* Sasameyuki (second movie adaptation 1959, Daiei)
* Woman and Pirate (1959, Daiei)
* Fighting fish at night (1959, Daiei)
* Jirocho Fuji (1959, Daiei)
* Key (Director: Kon Ichikawa, 1959, Daiei)
* Floating Weeds (Director: Yasujiro Ozu, 1959, Daiei)
* A Woman's Testament , Episode 3 "Woman Who Forgot Love" (Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1960, Daiei)
* The Woman Who Touched the Feet (Director: Yasuzo Masumura, 1960, Daiei)
* The Wandering Princess (Director: Kinuyo Tanaka, 1960, Daiei) Starring Ryuko Korin ( Kakura Aishin )
* The Son (Director: Kon Ichikawa, 1960, Daiei)
* Three face roles (1960, Daiei)
* Face (Original: Fumio Niwa, 1960, Daiei)
* Den Hell (1961, Daiei)
* The Age of Marriage (Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1961, Daiei)
* Woman's Medal (1961, Daiei)
* Nuregami Botan (1961, Daiei)
* A woman who uses a small sword (1961, Daiei)
* Buddha (1961, Daiei)
* Black Lizard (Drama: Yukio Mishima, 1962, Daiei)
* Good friend Ondo is the best in Japan (1962, Daiei)
* Onna no Issho (Director: Yasuzo Masumura, 1962, Daiei)
* Female family (Original: Toyoko Yamazaki, 1963, Daiei)
* Gendai Inchimonogatari Dotanuki (1964, Daiei)
* Sweet sweat (Director: Shiro Toyoda, 1964, Toho )
* The Face of Another (Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1966, Toho)
* Shincho Hana (1966, Toho)
* Small fugitive (1966, Daiei)
* Senba Zuru (Original: Yasunari Kawabata Director: Yasuzo Masumura, 1969, Daiei)
* Genkai Yukyoden Torn Kabure (1970, Daiei)
* The Family (Director: Satsuo Yamamoto, 1974, Toho) -The role of Aiko Takasu, the mistress of Daisuke Manba
* Life of a movie director Kenji Mizoguchi's record ( Documentary film director: Kaneto Shindo, 1975, Kindai Eiga Kyokai )
* Golden ring erosion (Director: Satsuo Yamamoto, 1975, Daiei)
* The Possessed Lady (Director: Tadashi Imai, 1976, Daiei)
* Otoko wa Tsuraiyo Torajiro Junjou Poetry Collection (Director: Yoji Yamada, 1976, Shochiku) --The 18th series, the role of Madonna
* Makeup (1984, Shochiku)