Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Date of Birth:

Apr 29, 1930

Place of Birth:

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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filmography:

I Lived, But... I Lived, But...

1983

Seito shokun! Seito shokun!

1984

Love at the Fogged Harbor Love at the Fogged Harbor

1962

The Inugami Family The Inugami Family

1976

Lullaby of Death Lullaby of Death

1982

The Harbor Lights The Harbor Lights

1961

The Days of Evil Women The Days of Evil Women

1958

The Shogun and His Mistresses The Shogun and His Mistresses

1967

Five Ronins Five Ronins

1963

Challenge to Live Challenge to Live

1961

Get 'em All Get 'em All

1960

こんにちは赤ちゃん こんにちは赤ちゃん

1964

Brand of Evil Brand of Evil

1964

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

2001

Ten Dark Women Ten Dark Women

1961

The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

1980

The Twilight Story The Twilight Story

1960

World Famous Fairy Tale Series World Famous Fairy Tale Series

1975

Let's Gotokuji Let's Gotokuji

1987

Haunted School 2 Haunted School 2

1996

Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather

1979

Being Two Isn't Easy Being Two Isn't Easy

1962

Mothers Mothers

1967

A Tale of Young Elopement A Tale of Young Elopement

1987

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

2004

Human Zoo Human Zoo

1962

Love Love

1964

A Woman Called En A Woman Called En

1971

Sugata Sanshiro Sugata Sanshiro

1977

Temptation on Glamour Island Temptation on Glamour Island

1959

Tokyo Bordello Tokyo Bordello

1987

Yaneura no Onna-tachi Yaneura no Onna-tachi

1956

The Hall of the Crying Deer The Hall of the Crying Deer

1986

Warm Current Warm Current

1966

Shinsengumi Shinsengumi

2000

Winter Days Winter Days

2003

Actress Actress

1987

Fusa Fusa

1993

The Lowest Man The Lowest Man

1958

Toward the Terra Toward the Terra

1980

An Autumn Afternoon An Autumn Afternoon

1962

Japanese Godfather: Ambition Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977

Night Mist Makes Women Cry Night Mist Makes Women Cry

1962

Noh Mask Murders Noh Mask Murders

1991

Prophecies of Nostradamus Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974

Crane Crane

1988

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

2004

The Time of Reckoning The Time of Reckoning

1968

Flame of Father and Son Flame of Father and Son

1981

Curse of the Dog God Curse of the Dog God

1977

Nichiren Nichiren

1979

Spring Bell Spring Bell

1985

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963

Her Brother Her Brother

1960

The Broken Commandment The Broken Commandment

1962

Conquest Conquest

1965

Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

1990

The Shogun's Vault I The Shogun's Vault I

1981

Chloe Chloe

2001

Utamaro's World Utamaro's World

1977

Manji Manji

1964

Heaven and Earth Heaven and Earth

1990

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

1961

Spring Snow Spring Snow

2005

The Book of the Dead The Book of the Dead

2005

The Face of Another The Face of Another

1966

Rikyu Rikyu

1989

To Love To Love

1997

Dark hunter Dark hunter

1994

Woman in the Dunes Woman in the Dunes

1964

Wool 100% Wool 100%

2006

Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

1985

Tracing Jake Tracing Jake

2004

The 8-Tomb Village The 8-Tomb Village

1996

The Sea and Poison The Sea and Poison

1986

Under the Same Moon Under the Same Moon

2005

Zodiac Killers Zodiac Killers

1991

Sure Death 4 Sure Death 4

1987

A Flame at the Pier A Flame at the Pier

1962

Love and Greed Love and Greed

1964

Vixen Vixen

1969

Detective Story Detective Story

1983

Rennyo and His Mother Rennyo and His Mother

1981

Dora-heita Dora-heita

2000

The School of Flesh The School of Flesh

1965

Homicide Homicide

1964

Vengeance for Sale Vengeance for Sale

2002

The Inferno The Inferno

1979

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

1970

An Inlet of Muddy Water An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953

Journey Into Solitude Journey Into Solitude

1972

A Thousand and One Nights A Thousand and One Nights

1969

Sapporo Winter Olympics Sapporo Winter Olympics

1972

Where did Sharaku go? Where did Sharaku go?

1968

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

1971

Ninja, A Band of Assassins Ninja, A Band of Assassins

1962

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