Kyôko Kishida

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

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

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Nichiren

    Nichiren

  • Princess Tutu

    Princess Tutu

  • Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

    Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

  • Love

    Love

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

  • 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

  • Sure Death 4

    Sure Death 4

  • Haunted School 2

    Haunted School 2

  • The Shogun's Vault I

    The Shogun's Vault I

  • Woman in the Dunes

    Woman in the Dunes

  • Warm Current

    Warm Current

  • Akō Rōshi

    Akō Rōshi

  • Rikyu

    Rikyu

  • Yurakucho 0 Street

    Yurakucho 0 Street

  • Forbidden Fruit

    Forbidden Fruit

  • Haru no Sakamichi

    Haru no Sakamichi

  • Gokenin Zankuro

    Gokenin Zankuro

  • Karin

    Karin

  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

  • Spring Bell

    Spring Bell

  • Romansu

    Romansu

  • The Face of Another

    The Face of Another

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

  • The Inferno

    The Inferno

  • Wounded Angels

    Wounded Angels

  • HR

    HR

  • Moomin

    Moomin

  • The 47 Ronins of Ako

    The 47 Ronins of Ako

  • Princess from the Moon

    Princess from the Moon

  • The Inugami Family

    The Inugami Family

  • Nurseman

    Nurseman

  • Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

    Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

  • An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon

  • Akai Unmei

    Akai Unmei

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Tokyo Bordello

    Tokyo Bordello

  • Zoku zoku jiken

    Zoku zoku jiken

  • Animal Doctor

    Animal Doctor

  • Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

  • Love Song

    Love Song

  • Toward the Terra

    Toward the Terra

  • Bewitched In Tokyo

    Bewitched In Tokyo

  • Natsumeke no Shokutaku

    Natsumeke no Shokutaku

  • Prophecies of Nostradamus

    Prophecies of Nostradamus

  • Lone Wolf and Cub

    Lone Wolf and Cub

  • ゴメスの名はゴメス

    ゴメスの名はゴメス

  • Shinsengumi

    Shinsengumi

  • Fusa

    Fusa

  • A-Un

    A-Un

  • Dora-heita

    Dora-heita

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • An Inlet of Muddy Water

    An Inlet of Muddy Water

  • Utamaro's World

    Utamaro's World

  • Good News

    Good News

  • Wool 100%

    Wool 100%

  • Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

  • Vengeance for Sale

    Vengeance for Sale

  • Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

    Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

  • The 8-Tomb Village

    The 8-Tomb Village

  • 女の中の二つの顔

    女の中の二つの顔

  • The Broken Commandment

    The Broken Commandment

  • Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

    Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

  • Manji

    Manji

  • Joi - Yu

    Joi - Yu

  • A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

  • New Moomin

    New Moomin

  • Mothers

    Mothers

  • Vixen

    Vixen

  • 道連れ

    道連れ

  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

  • Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

    Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

  • Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka

    Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka

  • Under the Same Moon

    Under the Same Moon

  • Zodiac Killers

    Zodiac Killers

  • Get 'em All

    Get 'em All

  • A Flame at the Pier

    A Flame at the Pier

  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins

    Ninja, A Band of Assassins

  • Tracing Jake

    Tracing Jake

  • Her Brother

    Her Brother

  • Sugata Sanshiro

    Sugata Sanshiro

  • I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

  • The Book of the Dead

    The Book of the Dead

  • The Shogun and His Mistresses

    The Shogun and His Mistresses

  • The Sea and Poison

    The Sea and Poison

  • The Hall of the Crying Deer

    The Hall of the Crying Deer

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

    Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

  • Thumbelina

    Thumbelina

  • Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

    Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

  • Ten Dark Women

    Ten Dark Women

  • Being Two Isn't Easy

    Being Two Isn't Easy

  • Human Zoo

    Human Zoo

  • Kagi-shi

    Kagi-shi

  • A Woman Called En

    A Woman Called En

  • Curse of the Dog God

    Curse of the Dog God

  • Detective Story

    Detective Story

  • Winter Days

    Winter Days

  • Actress

    Actress

  • Hello, Baby

    Hello, Baby

  • Brand of Evil

    Brand of Evil

  • Seito shokun!

    Seito shokun!

  • Temptation on Glamour Island

    Temptation on Glamour Island

  • Onna: Sono Ai no Series

    Onna: Sono Ai no Series

  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition

    Japanese Godfather: Ambition

  • Rennyo and His Mother

    Rennyo and His Mother

  • Noh Mask Murders

    Noh Mask Murders

  • Five Ronins

    Five Ronins

  • Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

    Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

  • Chloe

    Chloe

  • The School of Flesh

    The School of Flesh

  • Crane

    Crane

  • World Famous Fairy Tale Series

    World Famous Fairy Tale Series

  • Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

  • Where did Sharaku go?

    Where did Sharaku go?

  • To Love

    To Love

  • Crystal House

    Crystal House

  • Flame of Father and Son

    Flame of Father and Son

  • Journey Into Solitude

    Journey Into Solitude

  • Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

    Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

  • The Time of Reckoning

    The Time of Reckoning

  • Love at the Fogged Harbor

    Love at the Fogged Harbor

  • Night Mist Makes Women Cry

    Night Mist Makes Women Cry

  • Challenge to Live

    Challenge to Live

  • Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

    Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

  • At the Side of the Bridge 3

    At the Side of the Bridge 3

  • Gomez's Name is Gomez

    Gomez's Name is Gomez

  • Dark hunter

    Dark hunter

  • The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

    The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

  • The Harbor Lights

    The Harbor Lights

  • 六人の女を殺した男

    六人の女を殺した男

  • Misandry

    Misandry

  • Let's Gotokuji

    Let's Gotokuji

  • The Days of Evil Women

    The Days of Evil Women

  • Maikosan wa Meitantei!

    Maikosan wa Meitantei!

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • The Lowest Man

    The Lowest Man

  • Sapporo Winter Olympics

    Sapporo Winter Olympics

  • Yaneura no Onna-tachi

    Yaneura no Onna-tachi

  • 江戸むらさき特急

    江戸むらさき特急