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

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Princess Tutu

    Princess Tutu

  • Karin

    Karin

  • Romansu

    Romansu

  • Woman in the Dunes

    Woman in the Dunes

  • Akō Rōshi

    Akō Rōshi

  • Moomin

    Moomin

  • Tokyo Bordello

    Tokyo Bordello

  • The Face of Another

    The Face of Another

  • The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

  • Journey Into Solitude

    Journey Into Solitude

  • Gomez's Name is Gomez

    Gomez's Name is Gomez

  • Zodiac Killers

    Zodiac Killers

  • 男嫌い

    男嫌い

  • The Sea and Poison

    The Sea and Poison

  • Flame of Father and Son

    Flame of Father and Son

  • Haru no Sakamichi

    Haru no Sakamichi

  • Heaven and Earth

    Heaven and Earth

  • Night Mist Makes Women Cry

    Night Mist Makes Women Cry

  • Seito shokun!

    Seito shokun!

  • Curse of the Dog God

    Curse of the Dog God

  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition

    Japanese Godfather: Ambition

  • The 8-Tomb Village

    The 8-Tomb Village

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

    Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

  • To Love

    To Love

  • Love at the Fogged Harbor

    Love at the Fogged Harbor

  • Thumbelina

    Thumbelina

  • At the Side of the Bridge 3

    At the Side of the Bridge 3

  • Yaneura no Onna-tachi

    Yaneura no Onna-tachi

  • Human Zoo

    Human Zoo

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

  • 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

  • The Harbor Lights

    The Harbor Lights

  • Temptation on Glamour Island

    Temptation on Glamour Island

  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins

    Ninja, A Band of Assassins

  • Manji

    Manji

  • Noh Mask Murders

    Noh Mask Murders

  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu

    Tokugawa Yoshinobu

  • Nichiren

    Nichiren

  • The Broken Commandment

    The Broken Commandment

  • Prophecies of Nostradamus

    Prophecies of Nostradamus

  • I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

  • Where did Sharaku go?

    Where did Sharaku go?

  • Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

    Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

  • The Shogun and His Mistresses

    The Shogun and His Mistresses

  • World Famous Fairy Tale Series

    World Famous Fairy Tale Series

  • The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

    The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

  • Detective Story

    Detective Story

  • Princess from the Moon

    Princess from the Moon

  • Five Ronins

    Five Ronins

  • Chloe

    Chloe

  • An Inlet of Muddy Water

    An Inlet of Muddy Water

  • Her Brother

    Her Brother

  • Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

    Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

  • Winter Days

    Winter Days

  • The Inferno

    The Inferno

  • Vixen

    Vixen

  • Sapporo Winter Olympics

    Sapporo Winter Olympics

  • A Flame at the Pier

    A Flame at the Pier

  • The Days of Evil Women

    The Days of Evil Women

  • The School of Flesh

    The School of Flesh

  • Being Two Isn't Easy

    Being Two Isn't Easy

  • Tracing Jake

    Tracing Jake

  • Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

  • Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

    Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

  • Brand of Evil

    Brand of Evil

  • Rennyo and His Mother

    Rennyo and His Mother

  • Hello, Baby

    Hello, Baby

  • Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera

    Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera

  • The Lowest Man

    The Lowest Man

  • The Time of Reckoning

    The Time of Reckoning

  • 六人の女を殺した男

    六人の女を殺した男

  • Spring Bell

    Spring Bell

  • A Woman Called En

    A Woman Called En

  • Ten Dark Women

    Ten Dark Women

  • Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

    Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

  • Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

    Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

  • HR

    HR

  • New Moomin

    New Moomin

  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

  • The 47 Ronins of Ako

    The 47 Ronins of Ako

  • Crane

    Crane

  • The Hall of the Crying Deer

    The Hall of the Crying Deer

  • Utamaro's World

    Utamaro's World

  • Wool 100%

    Wool 100%

  • Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

    Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

  • Fusa

    Fusa

  • Challenge to Live

    Challenge to Live

  • Toward the Terra

    Toward the Terra

  • Wounded Angels

    Wounded Angels

  • Dora-heita

    Dora-heita

  • Warm Current

    Warm Current

  • The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

  • Actress

    Actress

  • Vengeance for Sale

    Vengeance for Sale

  • Sugata Sanshiro

    Sugata Sanshiro

  • Gokenin Zankuro

    Gokenin Zankuro

  • Under the Same Moon

    Under the Same Moon

  • The Book of the Dead

    The Book of the Dead

  • Shinsengumi

    Shinsengumi

  • Get 'em All

    Get 'em All

  • A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

  • Akai Unmei

    Akai Unmei

  • Love

    Love

  • The Shogun's Vault I

    The Shogun's Vault I

  • Sure Death 4

    Sure Death 4

  • Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

    Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • Lone Wolf and Cub

    Lone Wolf and Cub

  • Zoku zoku jiken

    Zoku zoku jiken

  • ゴメスの名はゴメス

    ゴメスの名はゴメス

  • Haunted School 2

    Haunted School 2

  • Animal Doctor

    Animal Doctor

  • Bewitched In Tokyo

    Bewitched In Tokyo

  • Forbidden Fruit

    Forbidden Fruit

  • Spring Snow

    Spring Snow

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Let's Gotokuji

    Let's Gotokuji

  • Good News

    Good News

  • An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon

  • Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka

    Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka

  • The Inugami Family

    The Inugami Family

  • Nurseman

    Nurseman

  • A-Un

    A-Un

  • Love Song

    Love Song

  • Natsumeke no Shokutaku

    Natsumeke no Shokutaku

  • 女の中の二つの顔

    女の中の二つの顔

  • Onna: Sono Ai no Series

    Onna: Sono Ai no Series

  • Joi - Yu

    Joi - Yu

  • Maikosan wa Meitantei!

    Maikosan wa Meitantei!

  • Kagi-shi

    Kagi-shi

  • Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

    Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

  • Crystal House

    Crystal House

  • 道連れ

    道連れ

  • Rikyu

    Rikyu

  • Dark hunter

    Dark hunter

  • Mothers

    Mothers