Acting
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, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyōko Kishida, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Wool 100%
Film · 2006
The Book of the Dead
Film · 2005
Spring Snow
Film · 2005
Under the Same Moon
Film · 2005
Love Song
Series · 2005
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
Series · 2005
Tracing Jake
Film · 2004
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Film · 2004
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
Film · 2004
Joi - Yu
Series · 2004
女の中の二つの顔
Series · 2004
Bewitched In Tokyo
Series · 2004
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Series · 2004
Winter Days
Film · 2003
Animal Doctor
Series · 2003
Vengeance for Sale
Film · 2002
Princess Tutu
Series · 2002
The Private Detective Mike
Series · 2002
HR
Series · 2002
Lone Wolf and Cub
Series · 2002
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Series · 2002
Nurseman
Series · 2002
Chloe
Film · 2001
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Film · 2001
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows
Film · 2001
オヤジ探偵
Series · 2001
Dora-heita
Film · 2000
Shinsengumi
Film · 2000
Maikosan wa Meitantei!
Series · 1999
Good News
Series · 1999
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Series · 1998
To Love
Film · 1997
Love Song of the Old Capital
Film · 1997
Forbidden Fruit
Series · 1997
The 8-Tomb Village
Film · 1996
Haunted School 2
Film · 1996
Fusa
Film · 1995
Edo Murasaki Limited Express
Film · 1995
Gokenin Zankuro
Series · 1995
Dark Hunter
Film · 1994
Kagi-shi
Series · 1993
Karin
Series · 1993
Zodiac Killers
Film · 1991
Noh Mask Murders
Film · 1991
Heaven and Earth
Film · 1990
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
Film · 1990
Tales of the Bizarre
Series · 1990
道連れ
Series · 1990
Rikyu
Film · 1989
Crane
Film · 1988
Sure Death 4
Film · 1987
Let's Gotokuji
Film · 1987
A Tale of Young Elopement
Film · 1987
Actress
Film · 1987
Tokyo Bordello
Film · 1987
Princess from the Moon
Film · 1987
The Sea and Poison
Film · 1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer
Film · 1986
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Film · 1986
Spring Bell
Film · 1985
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
Film · 1985
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
Series · 1985
Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka
Series · 1985
Seito shokun!
Film · 1984
Romansu
Series · 1984
Detective Story
Film · 1983
I Lived, But...
Film · 1983
Lullaby of Death
Film · 1982
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
Film · 1982
The Shogun's Vault I
Film · 1981
Rennyo and His Mother
Film · 1981
Flame of Father and Son
Film · 1981
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
Film · 1980
Toward the Terra
Film · 1980
A-Un
Series · 1980
Zoku zoku jiken
Series · 1980
Nichiren
Film · 1979
The Inferno
Film · 1979
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
Film · 1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Series · 1979
Thumbelina
Film · 1978
Utamaro's World
Film · 1977
Curse of the Dog God
Film · 1977
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Film · 1977
Sugata Sanshiro
Film · 1977
The Inugami Family
Film · 1976
Akai Unmei
Series · 1976
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
Film · 1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Film · 1974
Wounded Angels
Series · 1974
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
Series · 1973
Journey Into Solitude
Film · 1972
Sapporo Winter Olympics
Film · 1972
New Moomin
Series · 1972
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Film · 1971
A Woman Called En
Film · 1971
Haru no Sakamichi
Series · 1971
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Film · 1970
A Thousand and One Nights
Film · 1969
Vixen
Film · 1969
Moomin
Series · 1969
Where did Sharaku go?
Film · 1968
The Time of Reckoning
Film · 1968
Mothers
Film · 1967
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Film · 1967
Who Is Gomez?
Film · 1967
ゴメスの名はゴメス
Series · 1967
The Face of Another
Film · 1966
Warm Current
Film · 1966
Conquest
Film · 1965
The School of Flesh
Film · 1965
The Man Who Killed Six Women
Film · 1965
Woman in the Dunes
Film · 1964
Manji
Film · 1964
Homicide
Film · 1964
Love and Greed
Film · 1964
Brand of Evil
Film · 1964
Hello, Baby
Film · 1964
Love
Film · 1964
Misandry
Film · 1964
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
Film · 1964
Akō Rōshi
Series · 1964
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Film · 1963
Five Ronins
Film · 1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
Film · 1963
Miren
Film · 1963
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Film · 1962
The Broken Commandment
Film · 1962
A Flame at the Pier
Film · 1962
Being Two Isn't Easy
Film · 1962
Love at the Fogged Harbor
Film · 1962
An Autumn Afternoon
Film · 1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
Film · 1962
Human Zoo
Film · 1962
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Film · 1961
Ten Women in Black
Film · 1961
The Harbor Lights
Film · 1961
Challenge to Live
Film · 1961
The Diplomat's Mansion
Film · 1961
Her Brother
Film · 1960
The Twilight Story
Film · 1960
Get 'em All
Film · 1960
Towering Waves
Film · 1960
Just Barely
Film · 1960
Temptation on Glamour Island
Film · 1959
Pilgrimage at Night
Film · 1959
The Days of Evil Women
Film · 1958
The Lowest Man
Film · 1958
Yurakucho 0 Street
Film · 1958
Blackmail
Film · 1958
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
Film · 1956
Hanayome no tameiki
Film · 1956
The Bride Carries On
Film · 1956
Cinépanorama
Series · 1956
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Film · 1953
Crystal House
Series