Michiyo Kogure

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Female

Birthday

1918-01-31

Day of death

1990-06-13 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Michiyo Kogure

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michiyo Kogure (木暮実千代, Kogure Michiyo) (31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "one of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting." Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939. She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Aoi sanmyaku. In addition to her appearances in films and commercials, Kogure volunteered in charity work. In 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.

Known For

  • Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

    Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

  • Souls in the Moonlight II

    Souls in the Moonlight II

  • The Red Bat

    The Red Bat

  • The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

  • 直八子供旅

    直八子供旅

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • Surging Waves

    Surging Waves

  • Run, Genta, Run!

    Run, Genta, Run!

  • Torrent of a Big City

    Torrent of a Big City

  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

  • Kaze no uchi so to

    Kaze no uchi so to

  • Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

  • Street of Shame

    Street of Shame

  • The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

  • The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

    The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

  • Female Ninja Magic

    Female Ninja Magic

  • Taira Clan Saga

    Taira Clan Saga

  • The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

  • Tora-san, the Matchmaker

    Tora-san, the Matchmaker

  • Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • 疾風愛憎峠

    疾風愛憎峠

  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

    Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

  • Speed Crazy

    Speed Crazy

  • 鳴門秘帖

    鳴門秘帖

  • The Red Shadow

    The Red Shadow

  • Shogun and His Mistress 2

    Shogun and His Mistress 2

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

    Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

  • Flowery Brothers

    Flowery Brothers

  • Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

    Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

  • Stop the Old Fox

    Stop the Old Fox

  • Portrait of Madame Yuki

    Portrait of Madame Yuki

  • Sisters of Gion

    Sisters of Gion

  • Freelance Samurai

    Freelance Samurai

  • Yūkyō no mure

    Yūkyō no mure

  • 紋三郎の秀

    紋三郎の秀

  • Tokyo Profile

    Tokyo Profile

  • A House in the Quarter

    A House in the Quarter

  • The Tale of Jiro

    The Tale of Jiro

  • Orders from Hell

    Orders from Hell

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • Hibari the Traveling Performer

    Hibari the Traveling Performer

  • Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

  • Madcap Mixup

    Madcap Mixup

  • Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

  • A Geisha

    A Geisha

  • Koto—The Lake of Tears

    Koto—The Lake of Tears

  • Okuni and Gohei

    Okuni and Gohei

  • The Ako Retainers

    The Ako Retainers

  • Pure White Nights

    Pure White Nights

  • A Carpenter and Children

    A Carpenter and Children

  • The Spell of the Hidden Gold

    The Spell of the Hidden Gold

  • The Magnificent Five

    The Magnificent Five

  • Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori

    Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori

  • Sanbaba

    Sanbaba

  • A Lonely Gamble

    A Lonely Gamble

  • Spring Thunder

    Spring Thunder

  • Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

    Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

  • Gambler: Victory Without Death

    Gambler: Victory Without Death

  • A Boy and Three Mothers

    A Boy and Three Mothers

  • Passion Fire

    Passion Fire

  • Life of Geisha

    Life of Geisha

  • Eleven Gangsters

    Eleven Gangsters

  • The 47 Masterless Samurai

    The 47 Masterless Samurai

  • Her Hidden Past

    Her Hidden Past

  • Flowers of Patriotism

    Flowers of Patriotism

  • The Blue Mountains: Part II

    The Blue Mountains: Part II

  • Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen

    Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen

  • 遙かなる母の顔

    遙かなる母の顔

  • The Shogun and the Fishmonger

    The Shogun and the Fishmonger

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • The Path of the King

    The Path of the King

  • The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

    The Swordsman In The Golden Valley

  • In Search of Mother

    In Search of Mother

  • Four and A Half Mats

    Four and A Half Mats

  • Karate Cop 3

    Karate Cop 3

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

  • Women at War

    Women at War

  • Tales of the Inner Chamber

    Tales of the Inner Chamber

  • Dôkoku

    Dôkoku

  • Marriage of the sky and the sea

    Marriage of the sky and the sea

  • Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

    Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

  • 若い涙を吹きとばせ

    若い涙を吹きとばせ

  • The Sun

    The Sun

  • A Night in Hong Kong

    A Night in Hong Kong

  • The Blue Mountains: Part I

    The Blue Mountains: Part I

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

  • Sound in the Mist

    Sound in the Mist

  • Japan's Most Chivalrous

    Japan's Most Chivalrous

  • A Man Explodes

    A Man Explodes

  • The White Orchid

    The White Orchid

  • Kanbi no san-tō shain

    Kanbi no san-tō shain

  • 続南国太平記　薩南の嵐

    続南国太平記　薩南の嵐

  • Reminiscence

    Reminiscence

  • Divorce

    Divorce

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Migratory Birds of the Flowers

    Migratory Birds of the Flowers

  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider

    Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider

  • Dawn Chorus

    Dawn Chorus

  • Story of Lightning

    Story of Lightning

  • The Sharks

    The Sharks

  • Thirty-three footprints

    Thirty-three footprints

  • Nangoku Taiheiki

    Nangoku Taiheiki

  • Shinran, Part II

    Shinran, Part II

  • Official with a Tattoo

    Official with a Tattoo

  • The Spy Has Not Died Yet

    The Spy Has Not Died Yet

  • Yataro’s Travel Hat

    Yataro’s Travel Hat

  • Hanran

    Hanran

  • A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman

  • The Blue Revolution

    The Blue Revolution

  • Dances of Flame

    Dances of Flame

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

  • Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

    Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

  • Eyes of Mother and Daughter

    Eyes of Mother and Daughter

  • Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

    Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

  • Shinran

    Shinran

  • 47 Vendettas

    47 Vendettas

  • Lady From Hell

    Lady From Hell

  • Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

    Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

  • Probation

    Probation

  • Golden Devil

    Golden Devil

  • Gambler's Legacy

    Gambler's Legacy

  • Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

    Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

  • Kaisen no Zenya

    Kaisen no Zenya

  • Exterminate the Young Boss!

    Exterminate the Young Boss!

  • Castle of Revenge

    Castle of Revenge

  • Lovers' Duet

    Lovers' Duet

  • The Fourth Lady

    The Fourth Lady

  • Golden Devil Part 2

    Golden Devil Part 2

  • Way of Morning Mist

    Way of Morning Mist

  • Mother is Strong

    Mother is Strong

  • Wood and Stone

    Wood and Stone

  • Winter Jasmine

    Winter Jasmine

  • Yurusareta ichiya

    Yurusareta ichiya

  • Otoko no iki

    Otoko no iki

  • Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

  • Night School

    Night School

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita

    Tsukigata Hanpeita

  • Tokugawa no Onnatachi

    Tokugawa no Onnatachi

  • A Woman's Fight

    A Woman's Fight

  • Nerves for Victory

    Nerves for Victory

  • Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey

    Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey