Machiko Kyō Movies

  • 1958
    Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting

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    Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads on a man's foot. The man whose name is...

    Chance Meeting
  • 1966
    The Little Runaway

    The Little Runaway

    The Little Runaway

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    During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated...

    The Little Runaway
  • 1984
    Make-Up

    Make-Up

    Make-Up

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    Make-Up
  • 1963
    The Third Will

    The Third Will

    The Third Will

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    A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father.

    The Third Will
  • 1964
    Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

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    This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to...

    Sweet Sweat
  • 1959
    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

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    Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.

    The Makioka Sisters
  • 1960
    A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

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    The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...

    A Woman's Testament
  • 1962
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

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    Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually...

    A Woman's Life
  • 1958
    The Ladder of Success

    The Ladder of Success

    The Ladder of Success

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    A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way...

    The Ladder of Success
  • 1961
    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

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    Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as...

    A Design for Dying
  • 1969
    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

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    The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata...

    Thousand Cranes
  • 1976
    Tora-san's Pure Love

    Tora-san's Pure Love

    Tora-san's Pure Love

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    When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love...

    Tora-san's Pure Love
  • 1955
    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

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    A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
  • 1959
    Goodbye, Hello

    Goodbye, Hello

    Goodbye, Hello

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    Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage....

    Goodbye, Hello
  • 1957
    Night Butterflies

    Night Butterflies

    Night Butterflies

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    A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

    Night Butterflies
  • 1955
    New Women’s Dialogue

    New Women’s Dialogue

    New Women’s Dialogue

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    A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth...

    New Women’s Dialogue
  • 1960
    The Beloved Image

    The Beloved Image

    The Beloved Image

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    A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.

    The Beloved Image
  • 1958
    Mother

    Mother

    Mother

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    Mother
  • 1959
    The Woman and the Pirate

    The Woman and the Pirate

    The Woman and the Pirate

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    In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known...

    The Woman and the Pirate
  • 1958
    Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

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    Musume no boken