Kyôko Kishida
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1930
- Died
- December 17, 2006 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Crystal House
TV · 1 ep
Wool 100%
Movie · as Ume
The Book of the Dead
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Spring Snow
Movie
Under the Same Moon
Movie · as Azumaya
Love Song
TV · 10 eps
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
TV · 1 ep
Tracing Jake
Movie
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Movie
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
Movie
Joi - Yu
TV · 10 eps
女の中の二つの顔
TV · 1 ep
Bewitched In Tokyo
TV · as Sakura · 11 eps
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
TV · as Kōkin Miyagawa · 1 ep
Winter Days
Movie
Animal Doctor
TV · 11 eps
Vengeance for Sale
Movie · as Otome
Princess Tutu
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 38 eps
The Private Detective Mike
TV · 1 ep
HR
TV · as Yagita's mother · 23 eps
Lone Wolf and Cub
TV · as Narrator · 9 eps
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
TV · 1 ep
Nurseman
TV · 18 eps
Chloe
Movie · as Cleaning Lady
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Movie
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows
Movie
オヤジ探偵
TV · 2 eps
Dora-heita
Movie · as Lady of the Sister Wind
Shinsengumi
Movie
Maikosan wa Meitantei!
TV · 10 eps
Good News
TV · 12 eps
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
TV · as Matsushima · 49 eps
To Love
Movie · as Taeko Kano
Love Song of the Old Capital
Movie
Forbidden Fruit
TV · as Mizukoshi Ayako · 11 eps
The 8-Tomb Village
Movie · as Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
Haunted School 2
Movie · as School Master
Fusa
Movie
Edo Murasaki Limited Express
Movie
Gokenin Zankuro
TV · as Zankurô's mother · 8 eps
Dark Hunter
Movie · as Ohama
Kagi-shi
TV · 1 ep
Karin
TV · as 小森晶乃 · 151 eps
Zodiac Killers
Movie · as Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
Noh Mask Murders
Movie · as Natsu Mizukami
Heaven and Earth
Movie · as Maid-In-Waiting
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
Movie · as Narration (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre
TV · 1 ep
道連れ
TV · 1 ep
Rikyu
Movie · as Wife
Crane
Movie · as Kichibi
Sure Death 4
Movie · as Benten
Let's Gotokuji
Movie
A Tale of Young Elopement
Movie · as Nobuko Kitashiro
Actress
Movie · as Kuginukiya
Tokyo Bordello
Movie · as Narrator
Princess from the Moon
Movie · as Kōgō or Empress
The Sea and Poison
Movie · as Ohba, Head Nurse
The Hall of the Crying Deer
Movie
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
Movie
Spring Bell
Movie · as Fusako Ishimoto
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
TV · as Kie Azuma · 12 eps
Seito shokun!
Movie
Romansu
TV · as 真之助の母・香木艶子 · 156 eps
Detective Story
Movie · as Kimie Hasenuma
I Lived, But...
Movie · as Self
Lullaby of Death
Movie · as Mayumi
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
Movie
Ryoma Goes His Way
TV · 13 eps
The Shogun's Vault I
Movie
Rennyo and His Mother
Movie
Flame of Father and Son
Movie
Japanese Criminal Records: Kanazawa Chapter
Movie
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
Movie
Toward the Terra
Movie · as Grandmother (voice)
A-Un
TV · 9 eps
Zoku zoku jiken
TV · 4 eps
Nichiren
Movie
The Inferno
Movie · as Shima Ikegata
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
Movie
The 47 Ronins of Ako
TV · as Ôishi Riku · 36 eps
Thumbelina
Movie · as Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
Japanese Criminal Records: Secret Magistrate
Movie
Utamaro's World
Movie · as Ochika
Curse of the Dog God
Movie · as Kimiyo Tarumi
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Movie · as Naoko Anekoji
Sugata Sanshiro
Movie · as Omon
The Inugami Family
Movie · as Koto Teacher
Akai Unmei
TV · 28 eps
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Movie · as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Wounded Angels
TV · as Ayabe Takako · 26 eps
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
TV · 1 ep
Journey Into Solitude
Movie · as Mama, the girl's mother
Sapporo Winter Olympics
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
New Moomin
TV · as Moomin (voice) · 52 eps
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Movie · as Sanko Otori
A Woman Called En
Movie
Haru no Sakamichi
TV · as Yodo-dono · 52 eps
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Movie · as Sanko Otori
A Thousand and One Nights
Movie · as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
Vixen
Movie · as Akie
Moomin
TV · as Moomin (voice) · 65 eps
Where did Sharaku go?
Movie · as Oharu Tsutaya
The Time of Reckoning
Movie · as Chizuko Mochizuki
Mothers
Movie · as (voice)
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Movie · as Urao
Who Is Gomez?
Movie · as Sonoko
ゴメスの名はゴメス
TV · 5 eps
The Face of Another
Movie · as Nurse
Warm Current
Movie · as Mikie Shima
Conquest
Movie · as Kaoyo
The School of Flesh
Movie
The Man Who Killed Six Women
Movie
Woman in the Dunes
Movie · as The Woman
Manji
Movie · as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Homicide
Movie · as Fumiko Ando
Love and Greed
Movie · as Yoko Saijyo
Brand of Evil
Movie · as Takazawa Mitsue
Hello, Baby
Movie · as Ms Okiyama
Love
Movie
Misandry
Movie
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
Movie
Akō Rōshi
TV · as Aguri · 52 eps
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Movie · as Lady Hagi
Five Ronins
Movie
At the Side of the Bridge 3
Movie
Miren
Movie · as Yuki Kosugi
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Movie · as Inone
The Broken Commandment
Movie · as Inoko's wife
A Flame at the Pier
Movie · as Reiko
Being Two Isn't Easy
Movie · as Chiyo's Friend
Love at the Fogged Harbor
Movie
An Autumn Afternoon
Movie · as Madame Kaoru
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
Movie · as Yoshiko Hoshino
Human Zoo
Movie
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Movie · as Ryûko
Ten Women in Black
Movie · as Goyako Goto
The Harbor Lights
Movie
Challenge to Live
Movie
The Diplomat's Mansion
Movie · as Ranko
Adorable Schemers
Movie
Her Brother
Movie · as Mrs. Tanuma
The Twilight Story
Movie
Get 'em All
Movie · as Sally
Towering Waves
Movie
Just Barely
Movie
Temptation on Glamour Island
Movie · as Sumiko Tsuboi
Pilgrimage at Night
Movie · as Woman from Brothel
The Days of Evil Women
Movie
The Lowest Man
Movie · as Sakie
Yurakucho 0 Street
Movie · as Nagasaki Detective
Blackmail
Movie
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
Movie
Hanayome no tameiki
Movie
The Bride Carries On
Movie
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Movie