was a Japanese actress and voice actress.

Biography

Kishida was born in

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in 1930 as the second daughter of playwright Kunio Kishida. Her older sister was the children's author and poet Eriko Kishida and she was cousins with actor

Shin Kishida Shin Kishida (岸田森, 17 October 1939 – 28 December 1982) was a Japanese television, film, and stage actor. Biography Shin Kishida was born at Kawakita General Hospital in Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo. His uncle was playwright Kunio Kishida, ...

. She joined the

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theatre company in 1950, making her breakthrough in

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's stage production of

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's ''

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''. In 1963, she left the Bungakuza and joined the Kumo Theatre Company. Kishida gave her film debut with a small role in

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's '' An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953). Her first leading film roles were in

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's ''

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'' and Yasuzō Masumura's '' Manji'' (both 1964). Other film credits include

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's '' Her Brother'' (1960),

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's ''

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'' (1962), Kaneto Shindō's '' Akuto'' (1965), Teshigahara's '' The Face of Another'' (1966) and '' Rikyu'' (1989), and Isao Yukisada's '' Spring Snow'' (2005), based on the Mishima novel of the same name. She also appeared on television in various Taiga dramas such as '' Akō Rōshi'' (1979) and ''

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'' (1988), and performed voiceovers for anime series like '' Moomin'' (1969–70), ''

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'' (1988) and '' Princess Tutu'' (2002–03). Kishida was married to the actor Noboru Nakaya from 1954 to 1978. She died on 17 December 2006 in Tokyo from

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caused by a

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Selected filmography

Films

;1950s * '' An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) * ''Futeki na Otoko'' (1958), Sakie * ''Akujo no Kisetsu'' (1958), Yoshimi Hayakawa * ''Gurama-to no Yuwaku'' (1959), Sumiko Tsuboi * ''Anyakōro'' (1959), prostitute ;1960s * '' The Twilight Story'' (1960), Teruko * ''Nami no Tō'' (1960) * '' Her Brother'' (1960), Mrs. Tanuma * ''Minagoroshi no Uta yori Kenju-yo Saraba!'' (1960), Sally * '' The Human Condition'' (1961), Ryuko * ''Are ga Minato no Hi da'' (1961) * '' Ten Dark Women'' (1961), Sayoko Goto * ''Tokyo Yawa'' (1961), Ranko * ''Ai to Honoho to'' (1961), geisha * ''Onna wa Yogiri ni Nureteiru'' (1962), Yoshiko Hoshino * ''The Outcast'' (1962), Inoko's wife * ''Namida o Shishi no Tategami ni'' (1962), Reiko Matsudaira * ''

'' (1962), 'Kaoru' no Madame * ''Watashi wa Nisai'' (1962), Chiyo's Friend * ''

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'' (1962), Inone * '' Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963), Lady Hagi * ''Otoko Girai'' (1964), Utako Takamura * ''

'' (1964), the woman * ''Le mari était là'' (''Otto ga Mita 'Onna no Kobako' yori'') (1964), Yoko Saijyo * ''Konnichiwa Akachan'' (1964), Ms Okiyama * ''Kigeki Yōki-na Mibōjin'' (1964) * ''Aku no Monsho'' (1964), Mitsue Takazawa * ''Manji'' (1964), Sonoko Kakiuchi * ''Nikutai no Gakko'' (1965), Taeko Asano * '' Akuto'' (1965), Kanze * ''Danryu'' (1966), Mikie Shima * '' The Face of Another'' (1966), Infirmière * ''Ō-oku Maruhi Monogatari'' (1967) * ''Fushin no Toki'' (1968), Chizuko Mochizuki * '' Senya Ichiya Monogatari'' (1969) (voice) * ''Jotai'' (1969), Akie ;1970s * '' Men and War, Part I'' (1970) * '' Moomin'' (1971), Moomin (voice) * ''En to iu Onna'' (1971) * '' Men and War, Part II'' (1971) * '' Tabi no Omosa'' (1972), Mama, the girl's mother * ''Nosutoradamusu no Daiyogen'' (1974), Narrator * ''Are wa Dare?'' (1976), voice * ''Inugami-ke no Ichizoku'' (1976), Koto Teacher * ''Utamaro: Yume to Shiriseba'' (1977), Ochika * ''Nippon no Don: Yabohen'' (1977), Naoko Anekoji * ''Sugata Sanshiro'' (1977), Omon * ''Risu no Panashi'' (1978), voice * ''Inubue'' (1978), narrator * ''Jigoku'' (1979), Shima Ikegata ;1980s * '' Terra e...'' (1980), grandmother (voice) * ''Rennyo to sono Haha'' (1981) (voice) * ''Konoko no Nanatsu no Oiwai ni'' (1982), Mayumi * ''

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'' (1983), Kimie Hasenuma * ''

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'' (1984), Michiko Hokujo * '' Haru no Kane'' (1985), Fusako Ishimoto * ''Rokumeikan'' (1986), Marchioness Takako * '' The Sea and Poison'' (1986), Oba, Head Nurse * ''Eiga Joyu'' (1987), Kuginukiya * ''Seishun Kakeochi-hen'' (1987) * ''Let's Gōtoku-ji!'' (1987), Miyabi Gōtokuji * ''Hissatsu 4: Urami Harashimasu'' (1987), Benten - head of the assassins * ''Yoshiwara Enjo'' (1987), Narrator * '' Princess from the Moon'' (1987), Kougo * ''Tsuru'' (1988), Kichibi * '' Rikyu'' (1989), His wife end ;1990s * ''Ibara-hime matawa Nemuri hime'' (1990), voice * '' Ten to Chi to'' (1991), Maid-In-Waiting * ''Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken'' (1991), Natsu Minakami * ''Zodiac Killer'' (''Ji dao zhui zong'') (1991), Geisha Miyako * ''Fusa'' (1993), Mura * '' Gakkō no Kaidan 2'' (1996), School Master * ''Yatsuhaka-mura'' (1996), Kotake and Koume Tajimi * ''Aisuru'' (1997), Taeko Kano ;2000s * ''Shinsengumi'' (2000), Komano (voice) * ''Dora-heita'' (2000) * ''Ningen no Kuzu'' (2001) * ''Kuroe'' (2001), Cleaning Lady * ''Sukedachi-ya Sukeroku'' (2001), Otome * '' Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari'' (2001), Gen no Naishi no Suke * ''

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'' (2003), Yasui (voice) * '' The Book of the Dead'' (2005), narrator * '' Haru no Yuki'' (2005), Kiyoaki's grandmother * ''Onaji Tsuki o Miteiru'' (2005) * '' Wool 100%'' (2006), Ume

Television drama

* ''Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971),

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* '' Akō Rōshi'' (1979), Riku * ''A un'' (1980), Kimiko Kadokura * ''Shin Jiken: Waga Uta wa Hana Ichimonme'' (1981), Shizuko Kosaka * ''Rirakkusu: Matsubara Katsumi no Nichijō Seikatsu'' (1982), Mrs. Udagawa * ''Mazakon-keiji no Kikenbo'' (1983) * ''

'' (1988),

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* ''Ōinaru Genei'' (1989), Katsuko Tojyo/Haru Yamafuji * ''Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari'' (1990) * ''Karin'' (1993) * ''Hacchōbori Torimono-banashi'' (1993) * '' Gokenin Zankurō'' (1995), Zankurō's mother * ''Tokugawa Yoshinobu'' (1998), Matsushima * ''Yakusoku'' (1999), Mom * ''Jiko'' (2001), mother * ''Teradake no Hanayome'' (2001) * ''Purinsesu Chuchu'' (2002), narration * ''Akachan o Sagase'' (2003) * '' Dōbutsu no Oisha-san'' (2003), Taka Nishine * ''Boku no Mahōtsukai'' (2003) * ''Yuga na Akuji 2: Kyōto Kadō Iemoto Renzoku Satsujin'' (2003) TV * ''Onna no Naka no Futatsu no Kao'' (2004), Mrs. Takigawa * ''

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'' (2004), narrator * ''Natsumeke no Shokutaku'' (2005), Kiyo

Television animation

* '' Moomin'' (1969), Moomin * '' Moomin'' (1972), Moomin

Awards and honours

* 1962: Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''An Autumn Afternoon'', ''The Outcast'' and ''Shinobi no mono'' * 1962: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''An Autumn Afternoon'' and ''The Outcast'' * 1994: Medal with Purple Ribbon * 1996: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Gakkō no kaidan 2'' and ''Yatsuhaka-mura'' * 1999: Kinokuniya Theater Award

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kishida, Kyoko 1930 births 2006 deaths Deaths from brain cancer in Japan Deaths from respiratory failure Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses People from Suginami Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Voice actresses from Tokyo Japanese writers 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses