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

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Futarikko

    Futarikko

  • Lord of Red Banner

    Lord of Red Banner

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • Scars of Honor

    Scars of Honor

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • Mizuiro no toki

    Mizuiro no toki

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • His Scarlet Cloak

    His Scarlet Cloak

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • Mothra

    Mothra

  • Gambler and the Princess

    Gambler and the Princess

  • Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff

  • Who Knows a Woman's Heart

    Who Knows a Woman's Heart

  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

  • Chikamatsu Monogatari

    Chikamatsu Monogatari

  • Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

  • Imo Tako Nankin

    Imo Tako Nankin

  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

  • After Life

    After Life

  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

  • Kura

    Kura

  • Silent Poor

    Silent Poor

  • Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

  • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

  • Heaven's Bookstore

    Heaven's Bookstore

  • Daredevil in the Castle

    Daredevil in the Castle

  • Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Hanran

    Hanran

  • Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • Shimamori Tower

    Shimamori Tower

  • Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

    Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Deep River

    Deep River

  • A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • Five Sisters

    Five Sisters

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

  • On This Earth

    On This Earth

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Nonki saiban

    Nonki saiban

  • The Intermission

    The Intermission

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

  • Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

    Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

    Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

  • Tower of Lilies

    Tower of Lilies

  • Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

    Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

  • Song of the Spring Pony

    Song of the Spring Pony

  • Tora-san's Dream of Spring

    Tora-san's Dream of Spring

  • Tomoshibi

    Tomoshibi

  • Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

    Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

  • Omotenashi

    Omotenashi

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Mado Kara Tobidase

    Mado Kara Tobidase

  • Shikibu monogatari

    Shikibu monogatari

  • The Glorious Days

    The Glorious Days

  • Girl's Reform School

    Girl's Reform School

  • Kokoro no Koukyougaku

    Kokoro no Koukyougaku

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

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

  • Christ in Bronze

    Christ in Bronze

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • The Shiinomi School

    The Shiinomi School

  • Bluestockings

    Bluestockings

  • The Human Wall

    The Human Wall

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

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

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

  • 勘太郎月夜唄

    勘太郎月夜唄

  • The Daughters of the Saotome Family

    The Daughters of the Saotome Family

  • Have Wings on Your Heart

    Have Wings on Your Heart

  • Rainy Night Duel

    Rainy Night Duel

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

    Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

  • The Child Writers

    The Child Writers

  • Lil's Return from Shanghai

    Lil's Return from Shanghai

  • Karate Sanshiro

    Karate Sanshiro

  • The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

    The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

  • Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

  • As Long as There's Tomorrow

    As Long as There's Tomorrow

  • Mo-Ruerani

    Mo-Ruerani

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

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

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

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

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

  • Akatsuki no Kyūshū

    Akatsuki no Kyūshū

  • Love at the Fogged Harbor

    Love at the Fogged Harbor

  • 流轉

    流轉

  • Man in the Storm

    Man in the Storm

  • Mother's First Love

    Mother's First Love

  • The Shadow Daughter

    The Shadow Daughter

  • Red Whale, White Snake

    Red Whale, White Snake

  • Farewell to the Highland Station

    Farewell to the Highland Station

  • 東京の日

    東京の日

  • Tokyo Rendezvous

    Tokyo Rendezvous

  • The Oil-Hell Murder

    The Oil-Hell Murder

  • Kampai! Miai Kekkon

    Kampai! Miai Kekkon

  • The Wife is a University Student

    The Wife is a University Student

  • The Ozu Diaries

    The Ozu Diaries

  • Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

    Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

  • Death on the Mountain

    Death on the Mountain

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

  • A Strong Wind Blows

    A Strong Wind Blows

  • Somewhere in Kamakura

    Somewhere in Kamakura

  • Beautiful 2016

    Beautiful 2016