Kyôko Kishida

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-04-29

Day of death

2006-12-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Kyôko Kishida

Biography

Kyōko Kishida (April 29, 1930 – December 17, 2006) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books. Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of Salome (1960). Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. Among them are four Taiga drama series on NHK television, with roles such as Aguri (the wife of Asano Naganori and Yodo-Dono (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi). She appeared in various roles, including acting and narrating, in various Ōoku series on television. In the series Gokenin Zankurō, she portrayed the mother of the title character (played by Ken Watanabe), and narrated a Lone Wolf and Cub television series. Kishida's film credits include Yasujirō Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon (1962), The Broken Commandment (based on a novel by Shimazaki Toson), Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Woman in the Dunes (1964) and The Face of Another (1966) (both from novels by Kōbō Abe), Kon Ichikawa's The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (1987), based on the classic story, Heaven and Earth (1990), and Spring Snow, the 2005 Isao Yukisada adaptation of the Mishima novel. Anime fans know Kishida as the voice of Moomin in the original 1960s television series. She provided narration for Vampire Princess Miyu and Princess Tutu as well as the 2005 Book of the Dead. In addition, she dubbed roles for Columbo and Miss Marple, and narrated Prophecies of Nostradamus. Kishida appeared in commercials for Nestle, TDK, and Asahi Shimbun. Kyōko Kishida died on December 17, 2006 in Tokyo from respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyōko Kishida, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

  • Tales of the Bizarre

    Tales of the Bizarre

  • Let's Gotokuji

    Let's Gotokuji

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Spring Bell

    Spring Bell

  • Romansu

    Romansu

  • Woman in the Dunes

    Woman in the Dunes

  • Princess Tutu

    Princess Tutu

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

  • Moomin

    Moomin

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • The Face of Another

    The Face of Another

  • An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon

  • The Inugami Family

    The Inugami Family

  • Thumbelina

    Thumbelina

  • Gokenin Zankuro

    Gokenin Zankuro

  • Love

    Love

  • Manji

    Manji

  • Tokyo Bordello

    Tokyo Bordello

  • Curse of the Dog God

    Curse of the Dog God

  • Toward the Terra

    Toward the Terra

  • Actress

    Actress

  • Princess from the Moon

    Princess from the Moon

  • Wounded Angels

    Wounded Angels

  • Her Brother

    Her Brother

  • Rikyu

    Rikyu

  • Haru no Sakamichi

    Haru no Sakamichi

  • Ten Dark Women

    Ten Dark Women

  • Detective Story

    Detective Story

  • Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

    Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

  • Vixen

    Vixen

  • An Inlet of Muddy Water

    An Inlet of Muddy Water

  • Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

  • The Inferno

    The Inferno

  • Being Two Isn't Easy

    Being Two Isn't Easy

  • Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

    Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

  • Journey Into Solitude

    Journey Into Solitude

  • The 8-Tomb Village

    The 8-Tomb Village

  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

  • The Harbor Lights

    The Harbor Lights

  • Akō Rōshi

    Akō Rōshi

  • The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

  • The Shogun and His Mistresses

    The Shogun and His Mistresses

  • Five Ronins

    Five Ronins

  • Crane

    Crane

  • Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

  • Haunted School 2

    Haunted School 2

  • Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

  • Wool 100%

    Wool 100%

  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins

    Ninja, A Band of Assassins

  • A Flame at the Pier

    A Flame at the Pier

  • Zodiac Killers

    Zodiac Killers

  • Brand of Evil

    Brand of Evil

  • The Hall of the Crying Deer

    The Hall of the Crying Deer

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • World Famous Fairy Tale Series

    World Famous Fairy Tale Series

  • The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

    The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

  • Nichiren

    Nichiren

  • The Lowest Man

    The Lowest Man

  • The Broken Commandment

    The Broken Commandment

  • Prophecies of Nostradamus

    Prophecies of Nostradamus

  • The Days of Evil Women

    The Days of Evil Women

  • Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

    Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

  • Chloe

    Chloe

  • Karin

    Karin

  • Temptation on Glamour Island

    Temptation on Glamour Island

  • Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

    Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

  • Utamaro's World

    Utamaro's World

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

    Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

  • Night Mist Makes Women Cry

    Night Mist Makes Women Cry

  • The Time of Reckoning

    The Time of Reckoning

  • Under the Same Moon

    Under the Same Moon

  • At the Side of the Bridge 3

    At the Side of the Bridge 3

  • Rennyo and His Mother

    Rennyo and His Mother

  • The Book of the Dead

    The Book of the Dead

  • Love at the Fogged Harbor

    Love at the Fogged Harbor

  • Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

    Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

  • To Love

    To Love

  • A Woman Called En

    A Woman Called En

  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition

    Japanese Godfather: Ambition

  • Where did Sharaku go?

    Where did Sharaku go?

  • Noh Mask Murders

    Noh Mask Murders

  • 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

    稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

  • Fusa

    Fusa

  • Seito shokun!

    Seito shokun!

  • The Sea and Poison

    The Sea and Poison

  • Sure Death 4

    Sure Death 4

  • Warm Current

    Warm Current

  • The School of Flesh

    The School of Flesh

  • 六人の女を殺した男

    六人の女を殺した男

  • Yaneura no Onna-tachi

    Yaneura no Onna-tachi

  • Dora-heita

    Dora-heita

  • A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

  • Tracing Jake

    Tracing Jake

  • Gomez's Name is Gomez

    Gomez's Name is Gomez

  • Vengeance for Sale

    Vengeance for Sale

  • Sapporo Winter Olympics

    Sapporo Winter Olympics

  • Shinsengumi

    Shinsengumi

  • Get 'em All

    Get 'em All

  • The Shogun's Vault I

    The Shogun's Vault I

  • Lone Wolf and Cub

    Lone Wolf and Cub

  • Hello, Baby

    Hello, Baby

  • Challenge to Live

    Challenge to Live

  • Flame of Father and Son

    Flame of Father and Son

  • Winter Days

    Winter Days

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • Bewitched In Tokyo

    Bewitched In Tokyo

  • Forbidden Fruit

    Forbidden Fruit

  • Sugata Sanshiro

    Sugata Sanshiro

  • The 47 Ronins of Ako

    The 47 Ronins of Ako

  • Yurakucho 0 Street

    Yurakucho 0 Street

  • Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

    Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

  • HR

    HR

  • Love Song

    Love Song

  • Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

    Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

  • Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka

    Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka

  • Misandry

    Misandry

  • Human Zoo

    Human Zoo

  • Nurseman

    Nurseman

  • Zoku zoku jiken

    Zoku zoku jiken

  • Akai Unmei

    Akai Unmei

  • Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

    Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

  • Kagi-shi

    Kagi-shi

  • Animal Doctor

    Animal Doctor

  • Crystal House

    Crystal House

  • ゴメスの名はゴメス

    ゴメスの名はゴメス

  • New Moomin

    New Moomin

  • A-Un

    A-Un

  • Good News

    Good News

  • Maikosan wa Meitantei!

    Maikosan wa Meitantei!

  • Mothers

    Mothers

  • Joi - Yu

    Joi - Yu

  • 道連れ

    道連れ

  • Onna: Sono Ai no Series

    Onna: Sono Ai no Series

  • Natsumeke no Shokutaku

    Natsumeke no Shokutaku

  • Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

    Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

  • Dark hunter

    Dark hunter

  • 女の中の二つの顔

    女の中の二つの顔