Kyōko Kagawa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-12-05 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Aso, Namegata, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan

Kyōko Kagawa

Biography

Kyōko Kagawa (香川 京子 Kagawa Kyōko, born 5 December 1931) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story, and Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff. She won the "New Face Nomination" sponsored by the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper out of about 6,000 applicants and joined Shintoho. She was also taking entrance exams for a regular company at the same time, and her final interview and the final exam for the New Faces camera test overlapped, but with her mother's advice, she decided to pursue acting. After appearing in Red Beard in 1965 , she gave birth to a child and accompanied her husband to New York where he was posted overseas, leaving the film industry for about three years. She returned to Japan in 1968. As film began to decline, she expanded her field of work to include television dramas and stage productions. She was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1998 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2004 .

Known For

  • Chikamatsu Monogatari

    Chikamatsu Monogatari

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Futarikko

    Futarikko

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

  • Mizuiro no toki

    Mizuiro no toki

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • Five Sisters

    Five Sisters

  • Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff

  • After Life

    After Life

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

  • Mothra

    Mothra

  • Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics

  • Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

  • Gambler and the Princess

    Gambler and the Princess

  • Mother

    Mother

  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

  • Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

    Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

  • Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

    Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • The Family

    The Family

  • The Intermission

    The Intermission

  • A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

  • Deep River

    Deep River

  • Imo Tako Nankin

    Imo Tako Nankin

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Mother's First Love

    Mother's First Love

  • The Daughters of the Saotome Family

    The Daughters of the Saotome Family

  • An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

  • Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

    Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

  • Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • The Glorious Days

    The Glorious Days

  • Christ in Bronze

    Christ in Bronze

  • Scars of Honor

    Scars of Honor

  • The Shiinomi School

    The Shiinomi School

  • Tower of Lilies

    Tower of Lilies

  • Tora-san's Dream of Spring

    Tora-san's Dream of Spring

  • Tokyo Rendezvous

    Tokyo Rendezvous

  • Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

    Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

  • Nonki saiban

    Nonki saiban

  • Who Knows a Woman's Heart

    Who Knows a Woman's Heart

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

    Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

  • Heaven's Bookstore

    Heaven's Bookstore

  • Shikibu monogatari

    Shikibu monogatari

  • His Scarlet Cloak

    His Scarlet Cloak

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • The Human Wall

    The Human Wall

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • Akatsuki no Kyūshū

    Akatsuki no Kyūshū

  • Rainy Night Duel

    Rainy Night Duel

  • Lil's Return from Shanghai

    Lil's Return from Shanghai

  • Death on the Mountain

    Death on the Mountain

  • 流轉

    流轉

  • The Shadow Daughter

    The Shadow Daughter

  • Girl's Reform School

    Girl's Reform School

  • Love at the Fogged Harbor

    Love at the Fogged Harbor

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

  • Mo-Ruerani

    Mo-Ruerani

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

    The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

  • Daredevil in the Castle

    Daredevil in the Castle

  • As Long as There's Tomorrow

    As Long as There's Tomorrow

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

  • Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

  • The Child Writers

    The Child Writers

  • Lord of Red Banner

    Lord of Red Banner

  • On This Earth

    On This Earth

  • Karate Sanshiro

    Karate Sanshiro

  • Hanran

    Hanran

  • Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

    Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • Bluestockings

    Bluestockings

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

  • A Strong Wind Blows

    A Strong Wind Blows

  • Kampai! Miai Kekkon

    Kampai! Miai Kekkon

  • Have Wings on Your Heart

    Have Wings on Your Heart

  • Tomoshibi

    Tomoshibi

  • Farewell to the Highland Station

    Farewell to the Highland Station

  • Mado Kara Tobidase

    Mado Kara Tobidase

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • Man in the Storm

    Man in the Storm

  • 東京の日

    東京の日

  • 勘太郎月夜唄

    勘太郎月夜唄

  • Omotenashi

    Omotenashi

  • The Ozu Diaries

    The Ozu Diaries

  • Somewhere in Kamakura

    Somewhere in Kamakura

  • Red Whale, White Snake

    Red Whale, White Snake

  • Silent Poor

    Silent Poor

  • Kura

    Kura

  • Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

    Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

  • Shimamori Tower

    Shimamori Tower

  • Beautiful 2016

    Beautiful 2016

  • Song of the Spring Pony

    Song of the Spring Pony

  • Kokoro no Koukyougaku

    Kokoro no Koukyougaku

  • The Oil-Hell Murder

    The Oil-Hell Murder

  • Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

    Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki

  • The Wife is a University Student

    The Wife is a University Student