Machiko Kyō — Actor (23)
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Dancing Girl (1957)
踊子 IMDb TMDB
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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Goodbye, Hello (1959)
あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は IMDb TMDB
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)
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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)
足にさわった女 IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Yasuzō Masumura actor: Machiko Kyō / Hajime Hana …
other title: 足にさわった女 / 碰脚的女人 …
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)
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Yasuzō Masumura actor: Machiko Kyō / Chieko Higashiyama …
other title: 女の一生 / 女人的一生 …
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.