Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Known for
Acting
Born
January 31, 1918
Died
June 13, 1990 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michiyo Kogure (木暮実千代, Kogure Michiyo) (31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "one of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting." Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939. She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Aoi sanmyaku. In addition to her appearances in films and commercials, Kogure volunteered in charity work. In 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.

Known For

Filmography

1984
Karate Cop 3 poster

Karate Cop 3

Movie

1982
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey poster

Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

Movie · as Azusa

1980
Tokugawa no Onnatachi

Tokugawa no Onnatachi

TV · 1 ep

1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker poster

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Movie · as 绢子

1978
Dances of Flame poster

Dances of Flame

Movie

1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director poster

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Movie · as Self

1974
Sanbaba poster

Sanbaba

Movie

1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang poster

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

Movie · as Osei

1971
The Path of the King poster

The Path of the King

Movie · as Osai

1971
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler poster

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

Movie · as Otaki

1969
Gambler's Legacy poster

Gambler's Legacy

Movie

1969
Madcap Mixup poster

Madcap Mixup

Movie · as Otama

1968
Tales of the Inner Chamber poster

Tales of the Inner Chamber

Movie

1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2 poster

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Movie · as Otami

1967
Gamblers: Victory Without Death poster

Gamblers: Victory Without Death

Movie

1967
Exterminate the Young Boss! poster

Exterminate the Young Boss!

Movie

1966
Four and A Half Mats poster

Four and A Half Mats

Movie · as Taneko Tachibana

1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears poster

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Movie · as Suzuko

1966
Nerves for Victory poster

Nerves for Victory

Movie

1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous poster

Japan's Most Chivalrous

Movie · as Sue

1965
A Lonely Gamble poster

A Lonely Gamble

Movie · as Tazuko Ogaki

1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan poster

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Movie

1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro poster

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Movie · as Oko

1965
The Black Cat poster

The Black Cat

Movie

1964
Orders from Hell poster

Orders from Hell

Movie

1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple poster

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Movie

1964
Female Ninja Magic poster

Female Ninja Magic

Movie · as Afuku

1964
The Sharks poster

The Sharks

Movie

1963
A House in the Quarter poster

A House in the Quarter

Movie · as Katsue

1963
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style poster

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Movie · as Oko

1963
Eleven Gangsters poster

Eleven Gangsters

Movie · as Miwa Yamanouchi

1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai poster

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

Movie · as Okume Tamaki

1963
A Naughty Angel poster

A Naughty Angel

Movie

1962
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha poster

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

Movie

1962
In Search of Mother poster

In Search of Mother

Movie · as Ohama

1962
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori poster

Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori

Movie

1962
Marriage of the Sky and the Sea poster

Marriage of the Sky and the Sea

Movie

1962
A Carpenter and Children poster

A Carpenter and Children

Movie

1962
Hibari the Traveling Performer poster

Hibari the Traveling Performer

Movie

1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka poster

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

Movie · as Ayako

1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights poster

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Movie · as Okou

1962
Her Hidden Past poster

Her Hidden Past

Movie · as Koyoshi

1961
Way of Morning Mist poster

Way of Morning Mist

Movie · as Ogin

1961
Run, Genta, Run! poster

Run, Genta, Run!

Movie

1961
Kanbi no san-tō shain poster

Kanbi no san-tō shain

Movie · as Nobuko Furukawa

1961
A Night in Hong Kong poster

A Night in Hong Kong

Movie · as Yoshiko Matsuyama

1961
Miyamoto Musashi poster

Miyamoto Musashi

Movie · as Oko

1961
The Ako Retainers poster

The Ako Retainers

Movie

1961
The Red Shadow poster

The Red Shadow

Movie · as Hahakage

1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger poster

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

Movie

1961
鳴門秘帖 poster

鳴門秘帖

Movie

1961
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen poster

Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen

Movie

1961
若い涙を吹きとばせ poster

若い涙を吹きとばせ

Movie

1961
Sanctuary poster

Sanctuary

Movie

1961
Aoi kairyū poster

Aoi kairyū

Movie

1960
Shinran poster

Shinran

Movie

1960
Shinran, Part II poster

Shinran, Part II

Movie

1960
Official with a Tattoo poster

Official with a Tattoo

Movie · as Ohan

1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor poster

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

Movie

1960
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley poster

The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

Movie

1960
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return poster

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

Movie

1960
Harukanaru haha no kao poster

Harukanaru haha no kao

Movie

1960
12 Ounces to Glory poster

12 Ounces to Glory

Movie

1959
A Man Explodes poster

A Man Explodes

Movie

1959
Kaze no uchi so to poster

Kaze no uchi so to

Movie

1959
The 47 Masterless Samurai poster

The 47 Masterless Samurai

Movie

1959
Eyes of Mother and Daughter

Eyes of Mother and Daughter

Movie

1959
Stop the Old Fox poster

Stop the Old Fox

Movie · as Omiyo no kata

1959
Speed Crazy poster

Speed Crazy

Movie

1958
A Boy and Three Mothers poster

A Boy and Three Mothers

Movie · as Keiko, the Mother-in-Law

1958
直八子供旅 poster

直八子供旅

Movie

1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Movie · as Mojiwaka

1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin poster

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Movie · as Dayû Ukihashi

1958
Souls in the Moonlight II poster

Souls in the Moonlight II

Movie · as Otoku

1958
The Magnificent Five poster

The Magnificent Five

Movie

1958
The Red Bat poster

The Red Bat

Movie

1957
Freelance Samurai poster

Freelance Samurai

Movie · as Kosuzu Hanabusa

1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat poster

Yataro’s Travel Hat

Movie

1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling poster

Daiei Studio is Bustling

Movie

1957
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin poster

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin

Movie

1957
Night Holds a Truth poster

Night Holds a Truth

Movie

1957
Ujō poster

Ujō

Movie · as Shizu Noguchi, Ujo's wife

1957
Akebono sō no satsujin poster

Akebono sō no satsujin

Movie

1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki poster

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki

Movie

1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island poster

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Movie · as Yoshino (uncredited)

1956
Street of Shame poster

Street of Shame

Movie · as Hanae

1956
Sisters of Gion poster

Sisters of Gion

Movie

1956
Flowery Brothers poster

Flowery Brothers

Movie

1956
Night School poster

Night School

Movie · as Senta's mother (uncredited)

1956
Women in Prison poster

Women in Prison

Movie · as Yasuko Chiba, prisoner

1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita poster

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Movie · as Somehachi

1956
Sound in the Mist poster

Sound in the Mist

Movie · as Tsuruko

1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers poster

Migratory Birds of the Flowers

Movie

1956
In Case of One Woman

In Case of One Woman

Movie · as Toku Misono

1956
Beyond The Stars poster

Beyond The Stars

Movie · as Yachiyo

1956
While the Demon Steps Out poster

While the Demon Steps Out

Movie

1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple poster

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Movie · as Lady Yoshino

1955
Taira Clan Saga poster

Taira Clan Saga

Movie · as Yasuko

1955
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider poster

Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider

Movie · as お千代

1955
紋三郎の秀

紋三郎の秀

Movie

1955
Life of Geisha

Life of Geisha

Movie

1955
The Tale of Jiro poster

The Tale of Jiro

Movie · as Oyoshi

1955
Tomorrow's Happiness poster

Tomorrow's Happiness

Movie · as Keiko

1955
Itarō jishi poster

Itarō jishi

Movie

1954
Hanran poster

Hanran

Movie

1954
Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi poster

Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi

Movie

1954
Nangoku Taiheiki poster

Nangoku Taiheiki

Movie

1954
疾風愛憎峠 poster

疾風愛憎峠

Movie

1954
Mama's Diary poster

Mama's Diary

Movie

1954
Snowy Night Duel poster

Snowy Night Duel

Movie

1953
A Geisha poster

A Geisha

Movie · as Miyoharu

1953
The Sun poster

The Sun

Movie

1953
Tokyo Profile poster

Tokyo Profile

Movie · as Michiko

1953
47 Vendettas poster

47 Vendettas

Movie · as Riku

1953
Reminiscence poster

Reminiscence

Movie · as Mrs. Ota

1953
The Blue Revolution poster

The Blue Revolution

Movie

1953
Coming Up of Kodokan

Coming Up of Kodokan

Movie

1953
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami poster

Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami

Movie

1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice poster

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Movie · as Taeko Satake

1952
Divorce poster

Divorce

Movie · as Michiko Sôma

1952
Passion Fire poster

Passion Fire

Movie · as 合羽屋おらく

1952
Okuni and Gohei poster

Okuni and Gohei

Movie · as Okuni

1952
Dôkoku poster

Dôkoku

Movie

1952
Castle of Revenge poster

Castle of Revenge

Movie

1952
Oka wa hanazakari poster

Oka wa hanazakari

Movie

1952
Red Fan poster

Red Fan

Movie

1951
The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

Movie · as Fujitsubo

1951
Fireworks Over the Sea poster

Fireworks Over the Sea

Movie · as Mie Kamiya

1951
Pure White Nights poster

Pure White Nights

Movie

1951
The White Orchid poster

The White Orchid

Movie

1951
Story of Lightning poster

Story of Lightning

Movie

1951
Freedom School poster

Freedom School

Movie

1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki poster

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Movie · as Yuki Shinano

1950
Probation

Probation

Movie

1950
Homecoming poster

Homecoming

Movie

1950
The Actress and the Detective

The Actress and the Detective

Movie

1950
Dōtei

Dōtei

Movie

1949
The Blue Mountains: Part I poster

The Blue Mountains: Part I

Movie · as Umetaro

1949
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima poster

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

Movie

1949
The Blue Mountains: Part II poster

The Blue Mountains: Part II

Movie · as Umetaro

1949
Lady From Hell poster

Lady From Hell

Movie

1949
A Woman's Fight poster

A Woman's Fight

Movie

1948
The Fourth Lady poster

The Fourth Lady

Movie

1948
Drunken Angel poster

Drunken Angel

Movie · as Nanae

1948
Thirty-three footprints poster

Thirty-three footprints

Movie

1948
Golden Devil poster

Golden Devil

Movie

1948
Golden Devil Part 2 poster

Golden Devil Part 2

Movie

1948
Yūkyō no mure poster

Yūkyō no mure

Movie

1948
Hanayome senshu poster

Hanayome senshu

Movie

1948
Sanmenkyō no kyōfu poster

Sanmenkyō no kyōfu

Movie

1948
Platform at Night poster

Platform at Night

Movie

1948
The Fifth Witness

The Fifth Witness

Movie

1947
Four Love Stories poster

Four Love Stories

Movie

1947
Newlywed League Match poster

Newlywed League Match

Movie

1946
Yurusareta ichiya poster

Yurusareta ichiya

Movie

1943
Kaisen no Zenya poster

Kaisen no Zenya

Movie

1942
A Certain Woman poster

A Certain Woman

Movie

1942
Otoko no iki poster

Otoko no iki

Movie

1942
Winter Jasmine poster

Winter Jasmine

Movie

1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet poster

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

Movie

1942
Flowers of Patriotism poster

Flowers of Patriotism

Movie

1941
Dawn Chorus poster

Dawn Chorus

Movie

1941
女の宿

女の宿

Movie · as Taeko Noguchi

1940
Torrent of a Big City poster

Torrent of a Big City

Movie

1940
Wood and Stone poster

Wood and Stone

Movie · as Eriko Oikawa

1939
Surging Waves

Surging Waves

Movie

1939
Mother is Strong poster

Mother is Strong

Movie

1939
Women at War poster

Women at War

Movie

1939
Lovers' Duet poster

Lovers' Duet

Movie

1939
Spring Thunder poster

Spring Thunder

Movie · as Eiko Tōjō