Machiko Kyo (b. 1924) began her show business career as a dancer. Her early films for Daiei Studios spotlighted her dancing ability. Ms. Kyo has demonstrated her acting ability playing a wide range of roles, from the traditional Japanese wife to the prostitute. She is known to American audiences for her role in The Teahouse of the August Moon, starring Marlon Brando.

Machiko Kyo Filmography

Machiko Kyo in Kenji Mizoguchi's
Street of Shame (1956).

Floating Weeds (1959)

Starring: Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo

Director: Yasujiro Ozu

Odd Obsession (1959)

Starring: Machiko Kyo, Ganjiro Nakamura

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Street of Shame (1956)

Starring: Machiko Kyo, Aiko Mimasu

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

The Teahouse Of The August Moon (1956)

Starring: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford

Director: Daniel Mann

Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)

Starring: Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Gate of Hell (1954)

Starring: Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa

Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa

Ugetsu (1953)

Starring: Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Rashomon (1951)

Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo

Director: Akira Kurosawa

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