Kyōko Kagawa

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-12-05 (93 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

  • Futarikko

    Futarikko

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Mizuiro no toki

    Mizuiro no toki

  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

  • Chikamatsu Monogatari

    Chikamatsu Monogatari

  • Kampai! Miai Kekkon

    Kampai! Miai Kekkon

  • The Shadow Daughter

    The Shadow Daughter

  • Mothra

    Mothra

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

  • Imo Tako Nankin

    Imo Tako Nankin

  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

  • After Life

    After Life

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

    The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

  • The Child Writers

    The Child Writers

  • As Long as There's Tomorrow

    As Long as There's Tomorrow

  • Deep River

    Deep River

  • Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

  • Love at the Fogged Harbor

    Love at the Fogged Harbor

  • His Scarlet Cloak

    His Scarlet Cloak

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

  • Girl's Reform School

    Girl's Reform School

  • 勘太郎月夜唄

    勘太郎月夜唄

  • Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

    Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

  • Hanran

    Hanran

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • Heaven's Bookstore

    Heaven's Bookstore

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

    Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

  • Lil's Return from Shanghai

    Lil's Return from Shanghai

  • Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

    Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

  • 流轉

    流轉

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

  • Scars of Honor

    Scars of Honor

  • Tomoshibi

    Tomoshibi

  • Shikibu monogatari

    Shikibu monogatari

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • Karate Sanshiro

    Karate Sanshiro

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics

  • Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

  • Death on the Mountain

    Death on the Mountain

  • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

  • Bluestockings

    Bluestockings

  • Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

    Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

  • Mother

    Mother

  • The Glorious Days

    The Glorious Days

  • Mother's First Love

    Mother's First Love

  • Mo-Ruerani

    Mo-Ruerani

  • Red Whale, White Snake

    Red Whale, White Snake

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • Omotenashi

    Omotenashi

  • Tokyo Rendezvous

    Tokyo Rendezvous

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • Who Knows a Woman's Heart

    Who Knows a Woman's Heart

  • 東京の日

    東京の日

  • The Shiinomi School

    The Shiinomi School

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

  • The Intermission

    The Intermission

  • Five Sisters

    Five Sisters

  • Man in the Storm

    Man in the Storm

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Tower of Lilies

    Tower of Lilies

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • Akatsuki no Kyūshū

    Akatsuki no Kyūshū

  • Farewell to the Highland Station

    Farewell to the Highland Station

  • Gambler and the Princess

    Gambler and the Princess

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

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

  • Rainy Night Duel

    Rainy Night Duel

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

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

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • Mado Kara Tobidase

    Mado Kara Tobidase

  • Tora-san's Dream of Spring

    Tora-san's Dream of Spring

  • Have Wings on Your Heart

    Have Wings on Your Heart

  • Nonki saiban

    Nonki saiban

  • Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

    Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

  • Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

  • Lord of Red Banner

    Lord of Red Banner

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • Shimamori Tower

    Shimamori Tower

  • The Human Wall

    The Human Wall

  • The Daughters of the Saotome Family

    The Daughters of the Saotome Family

  • Christ in Bronze

    Christ in Bronze

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

  • Daredevil in the Castle

    Daredevil in the Castle

  • On This Earth

    On This Earth

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

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

  • A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

  • Kokoro no Koukyougaku

    Kokoro no Koukyougaku

  • Silent Poor

    Silent Poor

  • Somewhere in Kamakura

    Somewhere in Kamakura

  • Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

  • Beautiful 2016

    Beautiful 2016

  • Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

    Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

  • The Ozu Diaries

    The Ozu Diaries

  • Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff

  • Kura

    Kura

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

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

  • Song of the Spring Pony

    Song of the Spring Pony

  • The Oil-Hell Murder

    The Oil-Hell Murder