Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō | |
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京 マチ子 | |
Kyō in 1959 | |
| Born | Motoko Yano (矢野 元子) March 25, 1924 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | May 12, 2019 (aged 95) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936–2006 |
Motoko Yano, better known as Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子, Kyō Machiko; March 25, 1924 – May 12, 2019), was a Japanese actress who was active primarily in the 1950s. Considered one of Japan's first sex symbols and one of its greatest screen actresses, Kyō is best known for her critically acclaimed work with directors Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Kon Ichikawa, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Shirō Toyoda and Hiroshi Teshigahara, appearing in films such as Rashomon, Ugetsu, Gate of Hell, Street of Shame, Floating Weeds, Odd Obsession and The Face of Another.