Cast & creator
Kyôko Kishida
Best known for AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, Tales of the Bizarre, Cinépanorama
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.
Also known as: Kyoko Kishida, Кёко Кисида, کیوکو کیشیدا
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film credits
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television credits
156
1953–2006 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (156)
Showing 156 of 156 credits
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
Princess Tutu
Narrator (voice)
2002
Karin
小森晶乃
1993
Romansu
真之助の母・香木艶子
1984
Haru no Sakamichi
Yodo-dono
1971
The Private Detective Mike
2002
Woman in the Dunes
The Woman
1964
Moomin
Moomin (voice)
1969
Akō Rōshi
Aguri
1964The 47 Ronins of Ako
Ôishi Riku
1979
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Kōkin Miyagawa
2004
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Matsushima
1998
Good News
1999
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Ryûko
1961
A Thousand and One Nights
Miriam / Jaris (voice)
1969
Wounded Angels
Ayabe Takako
1974
Gokenin Zankuro
Zankurô's mother
1995
HR
Yagita's mother
2002
Animal Doctor
2003
Forbidden Fruit
Mizukoshi Ayako
1997
Akai Unmei
1976
The Face of Another
Nurse
1966
Nurseman
2002
The Bride Carries On
1956
Hanayome no tameiki
1956
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Bewitched In Tokyo
Sakura
2004
Spring Bell
Fusako Ishimoto
1985
Lone Wolf and Cub
Narrator
2002
An Autumn Afternoon
Madame Kaoru
1962
New Moomin
Moomin (voice)
1972
The Inferno
Shima Ikegata
1979
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
Kie Azuma
1985
Rikyu
Wife
1989
Shoujo ni nani ga okotta ka
1985
Tokyo Bordello
Narrator
1987
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Lady Hagi
1963
The Inugami Family
Koto Teacher
1976
A-Un
1980
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Naoko Anekoji
1977
Love Song
2005Joi - Yu
2004
Manji
Sonoko Kakiuchi
1964
Vengeance for Sale
Otome
2002
Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Fellows
2001
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967
Dora-heita
Lady of the Sister Wind
2000
Ten Women in Black
Goyako Goto
1961
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Inone
1962
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
1974
Yurakucho 0 Street
Nagasaki Detective
1958
Vixen
Akie
1969
Kagi-shi
1993
Actress
Kuginukiya
1987Maikosan wa Meitantei!
1999
Spring Snow
2005
The Broken Commandment
Inoko's wife
1962
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Sanko Otori
1971
Princess from the Moon
Kōgō or Empress
1987
Toward the Terra
Grandmother (voice)
1980
Zodiac Killers
Old geisha Miyako (cameo)
1991
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
1964
Heaven and Earth
Maid-In-Waiting
1990
Warm Current
Mikie Shima
1966
I Lived, But...
Self
1983
Edo Murasaki Limited Express
1995
Under the Same Moon
Azumaya
2005
Winter Days
2003
Thumbelina
Narrator / Gekoo (voice)
1978
Onna: Sono Ai no Series
1973
A Flame at the Pier
Reiko
1962
The 8-Tomb Village
Kotake Tajimi / Koume Tajimi
1996
Temptation on Glamour Island
Sumiko Tsuboi
1959
The Sea and Poison
Ohba, Head Nurse
1986
Her Brother
Mrs. Tanuma
1960
Detective Story
Kimie Hasenuma
1983道連れ
1990
Utamaro's World
Ochika
1977
Noh Mask Murders
Natsu Mizukami
1991
Just Barely
1960
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
1979
Curse of the Dog God
Kimiyo Tarumi
1977
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
Narration (voice)
1990
Pilgrimage at Night
Woman from Brothel
1959
Tracing Jake
2004
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Sanko Otori
1970
Rennyo and His Mother
1981
Blackmail
1958
Sugata Sanshiro
Omon
1977
Sure Death 4
Benten
1987
オヤジ探偵
2001
The Lowest Man
Sakie
1958
Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
1982
Get 'em All
Sally
1960
The Time of Reckoning
Chizuko Mochizuki
1968
Journey Into Solitude
Mama, the girl's mother
1972
Nichiren
1979
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
Brand of Evil
Takazawa Mitsue
1964
Crystal House
Conquest
Kaoyo
1965女の中の二つの顔
2004
Mothers
(voice)
1967
Crane
Kichibi
1988
A Woman Called En
1971
The School of Flesh
1965
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
Narrator (voice)
1975
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1980
The Shogun's Vault I
1981
The Twilight Story
1960
Being Two Isn't Easy
Chiyo's Friend
1962
Wool 100%
Ume
2006
Haunted School 2
School Master
1996
Shinsengumi
2000
Challenge to Live
1961
Lullaby of Death
Mayumi
1982
Five Ronins
1963
Chloe
Cleaning Lady
2001
To Love
Taeko Kano
1997
Fusa
1995
The Harbor Lights
1961
The Diplomat's Mansion
Ranko
1961
The Man Who Killed Six Women
1965
Miren
Yuki Kosugi
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
The Days of Evil Women
1958
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Urao
1967
Dark Hunter
Ohama
1994
Where did Sharaku go?
Oharu Tsutaya
1968
Love and Greed
Yoko Saijyo
1964
Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985
The Book of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
2005
Homicide
Fumiko Ando
1964
Hello, Baby
Ms Okiyama
1964
Let's Gotokuji
1987
Sapporo Winter Olympics
Narrator (voice)
1972
Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera
1986
Love
1964
Who Is Gomez?
Sonoko
1967
Flame of Father and Son
1981
Towering Waves
1960
Love Song of the Old Capital
1997
Seito shokun!
1984
A Tale of Young Elopement
Nobuko Kitashiro
1987Night Mist Makes Women Cry
Yoshiko Hoshino
1962
Human Zoo
1962
Misandry
1964