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.
Movie | Wool 100% | Ume | 2006-10-28 |
Series | Love Song | Unknown | 2005-10-12 |
Movie | Spring Snow | Unknown | 2005-10-09 |
Movie | The Book of the Dead | Narrator (voice) | 2005-07-01 |
Series | Natsumeke no Shokutaku | 2005-01-05 | |
Movie | Under the Same Moon | Azumaya | 2005-11-19 |
Series | 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ | Kōkin Miyagawa | 2004-04-03 |
Series | Bewitched In Tokyo | Sakura | 2004-01-16 |
Movie | Tracing Jake | Unknown | 2004-02-07 |
Series | Joi - Yu | Unknown | 2004-07-05 |
Movie | Onna no naka no futatsu no kao | Unknown | 2004-08-22 |
Series | 女の中の二つの顔 | Unknown | 2004-08-25 |
Movie | Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari | Unknown | 2004-11-01 |
Movie | Winter Days | Unknown | 2003-11-27 |
Series | Animal Doctor | Unknown | 2003-04-17 |
Series | The Private Detective Mike | Unknown | 2002-07-01 |
Series | Nurseman | Unknown | 2002-01-19 |
Movie | Vengeance for Sale | Otome | 2002-02-16 |
Series | Lone Wolf and Cub | Narrator | 2002-10-14 |
Series | Princess Tutu | Narrator (voice) | 2002-08-16 |
Series | AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo | Unknown | 2002-10-09 |
Series | HR | Yagita's mother | 2002-10-09 |
Movie | Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji | Unknown | 2001-12-15 |
Movie | Chloe | Cleaning Lady | 2001-06-15 |
Movie | Dora-heita | Lady of the Sister Wind | 2000-05-13 |
Movie | Shinsengumi | Unknown | 2000-01-15 |
Series | Maikosan wa Meitantei! | Unknown | 1999-04-15 |
Series | Good News | Unknown | 1999-04-11 |
Series | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Matsushima | 1998-01-04 |
Series | Forbidden Fruit | Mizukoshi Ayako | 1997-10-09 |
Movie | To Love | Taeko Kano | 1997-10-04 |
Movie | The 8-Tomb Village | Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi | 1996-10-26 |
Movie | Haunted School 2 | School Master | 1996-07-20 |
Series | Gokenin Zankuro | Zankurô's mother | 1995-01-09 |
Movie | Dark hunter | Ohama | 1994-04-01 |
Series | Karin | 小森晶乃 | 1993-10-04 |
Movie | Fusa | Unknown | 1993-04-01 |
Series | Kagi-shi | Unknown | 1993-03-12 |
Movie | Zodiac Killers | Old geisha Miyako (cameo) | 1991-07-20 |
Movie | Noh Mask Murders | Natsu Mizukami | 1991-03-15 |
Movie | Heaven and Earth | Maid-In-Waiting | 1990-11-24 |
Movie | Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty | Narration (voice) | 1990-08-10 |
Series | Tales of the Bizarre | Unknown | 1990-04-19 |
Movie | Rikyu | Wife | 1989-09-15 |
Movie | Crane | Kichibi | 1988-05-21 |
Movie | Actress | Kuginukiya | 1987-01-17 |
Movie | A Tale of Young Elopement | Nobuko Kitashiro | 1987-02-07 |
Movie | Let's Gotokuji | Unknown | 1987-04-11 |
Movie | Sure Death 4 | Benten | 1987-06-06 |
Movie | Tokyo Bordello | Narrator | 1987-06-13 |
Movie | The Sea and Poison | Ohba, Head Nurse | 1986-10-17 |
Movie | The Hall of the Crying Deer | Unknown | 1986-09-20 |
Movie | Spring Bell | Fusako Ishimoto | 1985-11-09 |
Series | Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka | Kie Azuma | 1985-01-08 |
Movie | Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka | Unknown | 1985-01-08 |
Movie | Seito shokun! | Unknown | 1984-12-22 |
Series | Romansu | 真之助の母・香木艶子 | 1984-04-02 |
Movie | I Lived, But... | Self | 1983-10-29 |
Movie | Detective Story | Kimie Hasenuma | 1983-07-16 |
Movie | Lullaby of Death | Unknown | 1982-10-09 |
Movie | Rennyo and His Mother | Unknown | 1981-10-07 |
Movie | The Shogun's Vault | Unknown | 1981-07-14 |
Series | A-Un | Unknown | 1980-03-09 |
Movie | Toward the Terra | Grandmother (voice) | 1980-04-26 |
Movie | The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail | 1980-11-15 | |
Movie | The Inferno | Shima Ikegata | 1979-06-03 |
Series | The 47 Ronins of Ako | Ôishi Riku | 1979-04-16 |
Movie | Nichiren | Unknown | 1979-03-10 |
Movie | Japanese Godfather: Ambition | Naoko Anekoji | 1977-10-29 |
Movie | Sugata Sanshiro | Omon | 1977-10-29 |
Movie | Curse of the Dog God | Kimiyo Tarumi | 1977-06-18 |
Movie | Utamaro's World | Ochika | 1977-02-20 |
Movie | The Inugamis | Koto Teacher | 1976-10-16 |
Series | Akai Unmei | Unknown | 1976-04-23 |
Series | Wounded Angels | Ayabe Takako | 1974-10-05 |
Movie | Prophecies of Nostradamus | Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy) | 1974-07-13 |
Series | Onna: Sono Ai no Series | Unknown | 1973-10-03 |
Series | New Moomin | Moomin (voice) | 1972-01-09 |
Movie | Sapporo Winter Olympics | Narrator (voice) | 1972-06-24 |
Movie | Journey Into Solitude | Mama, the girl's mother | 1972-10-28 |
Movie | Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow | Sanko Otori | 1971-06-12 |
Movie | A Woman Called En | Unknown | 1971-05-29 |
Series | Haru no Sakamichi | Yodo-dono | 1971-01-03 |
Movie | Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny | Sanko Otori | 1970-08-14 |
Movie | Vixen | Akie | 1969-10-18 |
Series | Moomin | Moomin (voice) | 1969-10-05 |
Movie | A Thousand and One Nights | Miriam / Jaris (voice) | 1969-06-14 |
Movie | Where did Sharaku go? | Oharu Tsutaya | 1968-08-22 |
Movie | The Time of Reckoning | Unknown | 1968-06-29 |
Movie | The Shogun and His Mistresses | Urao | 1967-07-30 |
Series | ゴメスの名はゴメス | Unknown | 1967-04-27 |
Movie | Mothers | (voice) | 1967-01-01 |
Movie | The Face of Another | Nurse | 1966-07-15 |
Movie | Warm Current | Mikie Shima | 1966-04-29 |
Movie | The School of Flesh | Unknown | 1965-02-14 |
Movie | Conquest | Kaoyo | 1965-11-21 |
Movie | Manji | Sonoko Kakiuchi | 1964-07-25 |
Movie | Homicide | Fumiko Ando | 1964-06-20 |
Movie | Brand of Evil | Unknown | 1964-05-29 |
Movie | こんにちは赤ちゃん | Ms Okiyama | 1964-03-20 |
Movie | Love and Greed | Yoko Saijyo | 1964-02-24 |
Movie | Woman in the Dunes | The Woman | 1964-02-15 |
Series | Akō Rōshi | Aguri | 1964-01-05 |
Movie | Love | Unknown | 1964-12-31 |
Movie | Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai | Lady Hagi | 1963-04-28 |
Movie | Five Ronins | Unknown | 1963-03-03 |
Movie | Human Zoo | Unknown | 1962-09-14 |
Movie | Night Mist Makes Women Cry | Yoshiko Hoshino | 1962-02-04 |
Movie | Love at the Fogged Harbor | Unknown | 1962-02-21 |
Movie | The Broken Commandment | Inoko's wife | 1962-04-06 |
Movie | A Flame at the Pier | Reiko | 1962-09-30 |
Movie | Being Two Isn't Easy | Chiyo's Friend | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | Ninja, A Band of Assassins | Inone | 1962-12-01 |
Movie | An Autumn Afternoon | Madame Kaoru | 1962-11-18 |
Movie | Challenge to Live | Unknown | 1961-06-17 |
Movie | Ten Dark Women | Sayoko Goto | 1961-05-03 |
Movie | The Harbor Lights | Unknown | 1961-02-26 |
Movie | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer | Ryûko | 1961-01-28 |
Movie | The Twilight Story | Unknown | 1960-08-28 |
Movie | Get 'em All | Sally | 1960-11-29 |
Movie | Her Brother | Mrs. Tanuma | 1960-11-01 |
Movie | Temptation on Glamour Island | Sumiko Tsuboi | 1959-01-15 |
Movie | The Days of Evil Women | Unknown | 1958-11-30 |
Movie | The Lowest Man | Sakie | 1958-09-07 |
Movie | Yaneura no Onna-tachi | Unknown | 1956-05-14 |
Series | Cinépanorama | Self | 1956-02-04 |
Movie | An Inlet of Muddy Water | Unknown | 1953-11-23 |