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

  • High and Low

    High and Low

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Futarikko

    Futarikko

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • Mizuiro no toki

    Mizuiro no toki

  • Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff

  • Red Beard

    Red Beard

  • Chikamatsu Monogatari

    Chikamatsu Monogatari

  • After Life

    After Life

  • The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

  • Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

    Tenshi no Iru Toshokan

  • Madadayo

    Madadayo

  • Mothra

    Mothra

  • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

    The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

  • Mother

    Mother

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • Ginza Cosmetics

    Ginza Cosmetics

  • Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

  • Little Peach

    Little Peach

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

  • The Lower Depths

    The Lower Depths

  • The Intermission

    The Intermission

  • Deep River

    Deep River

  • Tower of Lilies

    Tower of Lilies

  • Ai Sureba Koso

    Ai Sureba Koso

  • Gambler and the Princess

    Gambler and the Princess

  • The Shiinomi School

    The Shiinomi School

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

    Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

  • Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

  • Christ in Bronze

    Christ in Bronze

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

  • The Shadow Daughter

    The Shadow Daughter

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Tokyo Rendezvous

    Tokyo Rendezvous

  • His Scarlet Cloak

    His Scarlet Cloak

  • The Human Wall

    The Human Wall

  • Aiyoku no sabaki

    Aiyoku no sabaki

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • Who Knows a Woman's Heart

    Who Knows a Woman's Heart

  • Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

    Shozo, a Cat and Two Women

  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  • Shikibu monogatari

    Shikibu monogatari

  • Yagyu Secret Scrolls

    Yagyu Secret Scrolls

  • Lil's Return from Shanghai

    Lil's Return from Shanghai

  • Five Sisters

    Five Sisters

  • Mifune: The Last Samurai

    Mifune: The Last Samurai

  • Imo Tako Nankin

    Imo Tako Nankin

  • Mother's First Love

    Mother's First Love

  • Morishige, where are you going?

    Morishige, where are you going?

  • Rainy Night Duel

    Rainy Night Duel

  • Daredevil in the Castle

    Daredevil in the Castle

  • The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

    The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo

  • Girl's Reform School

    Girl's Reform School

  • Mo-Ruerani

    Mo-Ruerani

  • Scars of Honor

    Scars of Honor

  • 流轉

    流轉

  • A Man in the Storm

    A Man in the Storm

  • A Ripple in a Morning

    A Ripple in a Morning

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

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

  • Akatsuki no Kyūshū

    Akatsuki no Kyūshū

  • The Child Writers

    The Child Writers

  • Tora-san's Dream of Spring

    Tora-san's Dream of Spring

  • Love at the Fogged Harbor

    Love at the Fogged Harbor

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

  • Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

    Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

  • Heaven's Bookstore

    Heaven's Bookstore

  • The Glorious Days

    The Glorious Days

  • Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

    Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

  • Nonki saiban

    Nonki saiban

  • As Long as There's Tomorrow

    As Long as There's Tomorrow

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Lord of Red Banner

    Lord of Red Banner

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

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

  • Karate Sanshiro

    Karate Sanshiro

  • A Strong Wind Blows

    A Strong Wind Blows

  • Tomoshibi

    Tomoshibi

  • Farewell to the Highland Station

    Farewell to the Highland Station

  • On This Earth

    On This Earth

  • The Daughters of the Saotome Family

    The Daughters of the Saotome Family

  • Snow-Flake

    Snow-Flake

  • Hanran

    Hanran

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • Kampai! Miai Kekkon

    Kampai! Miai Kekkon

  • Have Wings on Your Heart

    Have Wings on Your Heart

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

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

  • Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

    Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

  • Death on the Mountain

    Death on the Mountain

  • Bluestockings

    Bluestockings

  • Mado Kara Tobidase

    Mado Kara Tobidase

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

    Kanpai! Tokyo Musume

  • The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

  • Man in the Storm

    Man in the Storm

  • Omotenashi

    Omotenashi

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • Somewhere in Kamakura

    Somewhere in Kamakura

  • 東京の日

    東京の日

  • 勘太郎月夜唄

    勘太郎月夜唄

  • Silent Poor

    Silent Poor

  • Red Whale, White Snake

    Red Whale, White Snake

  • The Ozu Diaries

    The Ozu Diaries

  • Kura

    Kura

  • Shimamori Tower

    Shimamori Tower

  • Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

    Kinuyo Tanaka, a Woman We Talk About

  • Song of the Spring Pony

    Song of the Spring Pony

  • Beautiful 2016

    Beautiful 2016

  • The Oil-Hell Murder

    The Oil-Hell Murder

  • Kokoro no Koukyougaku

    Kokoro no Koukyougaku

  • 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