native_name_lang birth_place native_name birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
ja osaka , japan 京 マチ子 25 march 1924 1936 -- 2006 machiko kyō 1955.jpg machiko kyō
 machiko kyō actress
machiko kyō

machiko trained to be a dancer before entering the film industry in 1949 .
the following year , she achieved international fame as the female lead in akira kurosawa 's classic film `` rashomon '' .
she went on to star in many more japanese productions , most notably kenji mizoguchi 's `` ugetsu '' -lrb- 1953 -rrb- and kon ichikawa 's `` odd obsession '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- .
her only role in a non-japanese film was as lotus blossom , a young geisha , in `` the teahouse of the august moon '' , starring opposite marlon brando and glenn ford .
kyō continues to perform in traditional japanese theatrical productions put on by producer fukuko ishii .
kyō was nominated for a golden globe for `` the teahouse of the august moon '' , a great feat for an asian actress at the time , and has been awarded many prizes , including a lifetime achievement award from the awards of the japanese academy .
