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Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Actor · born 29 April 1930 · Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Where to start: The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961).

As actor 115

TV shows 27

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Kyôko Kishida movie?

By viewer score, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) at 8.4/10.

What are Kyôko Kishida’s most popular movies?

Woman in the Dunes, An Autumn Afternoon, The Face of Another.

How many movies has Kyôko Kishida made?

115 films on TMDB, 115 as actor.

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