Machiko Kyō — Actor (21)
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The Wandering Princess (1960) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
流転の王妃
director: Kinuyo Tanaka actor: Machiko Kyō / Eiji Funakoshi …
other title: Die wandelnde Prinzessin / La princesse errante …
Pu Zhe, younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko, daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the test when Japan loses the war.
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Dancing Girl (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
踊子
director: Hiroshi Shimizu actor: Chikage Awashima / Machiko Kyō …
other title: A Dançarina / La Danseuse …
In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.
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The Tale of Genji (1951) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
源氏物語
director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura actor: Kazuo Hasegawa / Denjirō Ōkōchi …
other title: Le roman de Genji / 源氏物語
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.
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Goodbye, Hello (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は
director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Ayako Wakao / Shin Saburi …
other title: あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は
Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage. Their families think differently and strive to arrange their personal happiness.
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Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
楊貴妃
director: Kenji Mizoguchi actor: Machiko Kyō / Masayuki Mori …
other title: L'imperatrice Yang-Kwei-Fei / A Imperatriz Yang Kwei Fei …
In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
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The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
足にさわった女
director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Machiko Kyō / Hajime Hana …
other title: 足にさわった女
Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the story about her parents who killed himself and died for overwork to feel sorry about her.
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A Woman's Life (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
女の一生
director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Machiko Kyō / Chieko Higashiyama …
other title: 女の一生
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.