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.
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Filmography
all 132
Movies 97
TV Shows 35
Narrator 5
Voice 5
self 2
Wool 100% (2006)
Under the Same Moon (2005)
Love Song (2005)
Spring Snow (2005)
The Book of the Dead (2005)
Natsumeke no Shokutaku (2005)
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari (2004)
女の中の二つの顔 (2004)
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao (2004)
Joi - Yu (2004)
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (2004)
Tracing Jake (2004)
Bewitched In Tokyo (2004)
Winter Days (2003)
Animal Doctor (2003)
Lone Wolf and Cub (2002)
HR (2002)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)
Princess Tutu (2002)
The Private Detective Mike (2002)
Vengeance for Sale (2002)
Nurseman (2002)
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001)
Chloe (2001)
Human Trash (2001)
Dora-heita (2000)
Shinsengumi (2000)
Maikosan wa Meitantei! (1999)
Good News (1999)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)
Forbidden Fruit (1997)
To Love (1997)
The 8-Tomb Village (1996)
Haunted School 2 (1996)
Gokenin Zankuro (1995)
Dark hunter (1994)
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi (1993)
Karin (1993)
Fusa (1993)
Kagi-shi (1993)
Zodiac Killers (1991)
Noh Mask Murders (1991)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty (1990)
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
Rikyu (1989)
Crane (1988)
Tokyo Bordello (1987)
Sure Death 4 (1987)
Let's Gotokuji (1987)
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)
Actress (1987)
The Sea and Poison (1986)
The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)
Spring Bell (1985)
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985)
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985)
Seito shokun! (1984)
Romansu (1984)
I Lived, But... (1983)
Detective Story (1983)
Lullaby of Death (1982)
Rennyo and His Mother (1981)
The Shogun's Vault (1981)
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (1980)
Toward the Terra (1980)
A-Un (1980)
The Inferno (1979)
The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979)
Nichiren (1979)
Thumbelina (1978)
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)
Curse of the Dog God (1977)
Utamaro's World (1977)
The Inugamis (1976)
Akai Unmei (1976)
Sekai meisaku dôwa manga shirîzu: Macchi uri no shôjo (1975)
Wounded Angels (1974)
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Onna: Sono Ai no Series (1973)
Journey Into Solitude (1972)
Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)
New Moomin (1972)
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)
A Woman Called En (1971)
Haru no Sakamichi (1971)
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)
Vixen (1969)
Moomin (1969)
A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
Where did Sharaku go? (1968)
The Time of Reckoning (1968)
The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)
ゴメスの名はゴメス (1967)
Mothers (1967)
The Face of Another (1966)
Warm Current (1966)
Conquest (1965)
The School of Flesh (1965)
Love (1964)
Manji (1964)
Homicide (1964)
Brand of Evil (1964)
こんにちは赤ちゃん (1964)
Love and Greed (1964)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Akō Rōshi (1964)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
Five Ronins (1963)
Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
A Flame at the Pier (1962)
Human Zoo (1962)
The Broken Commandment (1962)
Love at the Fogged Harbor (1962)
Night Mist Makes Women Cry (1962)
Challenge to Live (1961)
Ten Dark Women (1961)
The Harbor Lights (1961)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Get 'em All (1960)
Her Brother (1960)
Towering Waves (1960)
The Twilight Story (1960)
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
The Lowest Man (1958)
Yaneura no Onna-tachi (1956)
Cinépanorama (1956)
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-04-29
Deathday2006-12-17 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceSuginami-ku, Japan
RelationshipsNoboru Nakaya (1954-01-01 - 1978-01-01)
FatherKunio Kishida
SiblingsEriko Kishida
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsKyoko Kishida, 岸田 今日子, 岸田今日子, Кёко Кисида
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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