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Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Acting

Born: December 5, 1931Aso, Namegata, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan

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
Filmography
The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

Self

2025
Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

Self

2022
Shimamori Tower

Shimamori Tower

2022
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

2022
Mo-Ruerani

Mo-Ruerani

Fukiko

2021
Omotenashi

Omotenashi

Shimizu-sensei

2018
Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

Reiko Ashitaka

2017
Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Self - Actress

2016
Beautiful 2016

Beautiful 2016

2016
Somewhere in Kamakura

Somewhere in Kamakura

2016
東京の日

東京の日

Michiko

2015
Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

Self

2015
The Intermission

The Intermission

2013
Tokyo Rendezvous

Tokyo Rendezvous

Fujiko Natsumi

2008
Red Whale, White Snake

Red Whale, White Snake

2006
Bluestockings

Bluestockings

2005
Heaven's Bookstore

Heaven's Bookstore

Sachi Hiyama

2004
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Self

2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Self

2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Self

2002
Kokoro no Koukyougaku

Kokoro no Koukyougaku

(Voice)

2002
After Life

After Life

Kyoko Watanabe

1999
Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

Keiko Kishikawa

1996
Deep River

Deep River

Isobe's wife

1995
Madadayo

Madadayo

Professor's Wife

1993
Shikibu monogatari

Shikibu monogatari

Isa Otomo

1990

Song of the Spring Pony

1985
Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Keiko

1979

Have Wings on Your Heart

1978
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Self

1975
The Family

The Family

Ichiko Mima

1974
Red Beard

Red Beard

Madwoman ("The Mantis")

1965
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

1964

The Prodigal Son

His Sister

1964
High and Low

High and Low

Reiko Gondo

1963
The Daughters of the Saotome Family

The Daughters of the Saotome Family

1962
Love at the Fogged Harbor

Love at the Fogged Harbor

1962
As Long as There's Tomorrow

As Long as There's Tomorrow

Natsuko

1962
Girls of the Night

Girls of the Night

Mrs. Shima

1961
Mothra

Mothra

Michi Hanamura

1961
Death on the Mountain

Death on the Mountain

Masako Iwase

1961
Daredevil in the Castle

Daredevil in the Castle

Ai

1961
Scars of Honor

Scars of Honor

1960
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

Yoshiko Nishi

1960
Lord of Red Banner

Lord of Red Banner

1960
The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

1960
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

Princess Miyazu

1959
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

1959
The Human Wall

The Human Wall

Fumiko

1959
The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love

The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love

1959
Gambler and the Princess

Gambler and the Princess

Princess Kiku

1959
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Yukiko Saeki

1958
His Scarlet Cloak

His Scarlet Cloak

1958
The Child Writers

The Child Writers

Fumio's Teacher

1958
Little Peach

Little Peach

Anzukko

1958
Holiday in Tokyo

Holiday in Tokyo

1958
Woman Unveiled

Woman Unveiled

1958
Kampai! Miai Kekkon

Kampai! Miai Kekkon

Emiko Toda

1958
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

Oki

1958
On This Earth

On This Earth

Fuyuko

1957
The Oil-Hell Murder

The Oil-Hell Murder

1957
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

Okayo, Osugi's Sister

1957
The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

1957
Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Oki

1957
An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

Onatsu

1957
A Man in the Storm

A Man in the Storm

Akiko

1957
A Strong Wind Blows

A Strong Wind Blows

Takako Hiyoshi

1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

Fukuko

1956
Women in Prison

Women in Prison

Taeko Hara, prisoner

1956
Morishige, where are you going?

Morishige, where are you going?

Megumi Mori

1956
流轉

流轉

お秋

1956
The Wife is a University Student

The Wife is a University Student

Keiko Hiyoshi (Student Wife)

1956
Girl's Reform School

Girl's Reform School

1956
Rainy Night Duel

Rainy Night Duel

Shizue Amaji

1956
Sudden Rain

Sudden Rain

Ayako (Fumiko's niece)

1956
Christ in Bronze

Christ in Bronze

Mónica

1955
Ai Sureba Koso

Ai Sureba Koso

Kuniko (segment 2)

1955
The Shiinomi School

The Shiinomi School

Kayoko Atsumi

1955
Nonki saiban

Nonki saiban

1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Osan

1954
Mother's First Love

Mother's First Love

1954
Tomoshibi

Tomoshibi

1954
Five Sisters

Five Sisters

1954
The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

1954
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

Anju

1954
Hanran

Hanran

1954
Love Letter

Love Letter

Yasuko

1953
Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Kyoko Hirayama

1953
Aiyoku no sabaki

Aiyoku no sabaki

Fujikawa Motoko

1953
Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

Fumi Uehara

1953
Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

1952
Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

Mitsuko Kawai

1952
Lightning

Lightning

Tsubomi

1952

勘太郎月夜唄

1952
Mother

Mother

Toshiko Fukuhara

1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952
A Ripple in a Morning

A Ripple in a Morning

Sister

1952

Lil's Return from Shanghai

Lil Takemoto / Katsuko Suzuki

1952
Man in the Storm

Man in the Storm

Tomi Tsuboi

1952
Karate Sanshiro

Karate Sanshiro

1951
Who Knows a Woman's Heart

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

1951
Akatsuki no Kyūshū

Akatsuki no Kyūshū

Yukie Murata

1951
Farewell to the Highland Station

Farewell to the Highland Station

Yuki

1951
Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

Kyôko

1951
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

O-Rie

1950
Snow-Flake

Snow-Flake

Itakura's sister

1950
Mado Kara Tobidase

Mado Kara Tobidase

Mariko Fujieda

1950