person

Kyôko Kishida

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-04-29

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.

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Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Dec 01, 1962

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The Book of the Dead

Jul 01, 2005

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Spring Snow

Oct 09, 2005

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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

Jan 28, 1961

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Heaven and Earth

Nov 24, 1990

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The Face of Another

Jul 15, 1966

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Rikyu

Sep 15, 1989

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Wool 100%

Oct 28, 2006

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Woman in the Dunes

Feb 15, 1964

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Dark hunter

Apr 01, 1994

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To Love

Oct 04, 1997

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Manji

Jul 25, 1964

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Utamaro's World

Feb 20, 1977

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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Apr 28, 1963

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Spring Bell

Nov 09, 1985

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Nichiren

Mar 10, 1979

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Curse of the Dog God

Jun 18, 1977

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Her Brother

Nov 01, 1960

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The Broken Commandment

Apr 06, 1962

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Chloe

Jun 15, 2001

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The Shogun's Vault I

Jul 14, 1981

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Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty

Aug 10, 1990

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Conquest

Nov 21, 1965

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Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

Jan 08, 1985

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Tracing Jake

Feb 07, 2004

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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Aug 14, 1970

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The Inferno

Jun 03, 1979

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Vengeance for Sale

Feb 16, 2002

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Homicide

Jun 20, 1964

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An Inlet of Muddy Water

Nov 23, 1953

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Journey Into Solitude

Oct 28, 1972

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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Jun 12, 1971

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Where did Sharaku go?

Aug 22, 1968

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Sapporo Winter Olympics

Jun 24, 1972

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A Thousand and One Nights

Jun 14, 1969

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The School of Flesh

Feb 14, 1965

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Dora-heita

May 13, 2000

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Zodiac Killers

Jul 20, 1991

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Under the Same Moon

Nov 19, 2005

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The Sea and Poison

Oct 17, 1986

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The 8-Tomb Village

Oct 26, 1996

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Sure Death 4

Jun 06, 1987

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A Flame at the Pier

Sep 30, 1962

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Rennyo and His Mother

Oct 07, 1981

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Detective Story

Jul 16, 1983

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Vixen

Oct 18, 1969

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Love and Greed

Feb 24, 1964

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Flame of Father and Son

Oct 27, 1981

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The Time of Reckoning

Jun 29, 1968

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80

The Twilight Story

Aug 28, 1960

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The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail

Nov 15, 1980

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Ten Dark Women

May 03, 1961

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60

Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

Dec 15, 2001

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70

World Famous Fairy Tale Series

Oct 01, 1975

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NA

Let's Gotokuji

Apr 11, 1987

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Mothers

Jan 01, 1967

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Being Two Isn't Easy

Nov 18, 1962

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Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather

Apr 05, 1979

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Haunted School 2

Jul 20, 1996

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Brand of Evil

May 29, 1964

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こんにちは赤ちゃん

Mar 20, 1964

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Lullaby of Death

Oct 09, 1982

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The Inugami Family

Oct 16, 1976

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Love at the Fogged Harbor

Feb 21, 1962

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I Lived, But...

Oct 29, 1983

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Seito shokun!

Dec 22, 1984

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50

The Harbor Lights

Feb 26, 1961

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The Days of Evil Women

Nov 30, 1958

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60

Get 'em All

Nov 29, 1960

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NA

Challenge to Live

Jun 17, 1961

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NA

Five Ronins

Mar 03, 1963

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20

The Shogun and His Mistresses

Jul 30, 1967

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NA

A Tale of Young Elopement

Feb 07, 1987

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10

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

Aug 22, 2004

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78

An Autumn Afternoon

Nov 18, 1962

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61

Toward the Terra

Apr 26, 1980

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NA

The Lowest Man

Sep 07, 1958

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58

Fusa

Apr 01, 1993

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88

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Oct 29, 1977

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NA

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

Feb 04, 1962

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NA

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

Nov 01, 2004

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Crane

May 21, 1988

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60

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Aug 03, 1974

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Noh Mask Murders

Mar 15, 1991

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Actress

Jan 17, 1987

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Winter Days

Nov 27, 2003

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NA

Sugata Sanshiro

Oct 29, 1977

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NA

A Woman Called En

May 29, 1971

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Love

Dec 31, 1964

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Human Zoo

Sep 14, 1962

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Temptation on Glamour Island

Jan 15, 1959

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Tokyo Bordello

Jun 13, 1987

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NA

Shinsengumi

Jan 15, 2000

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NA

Warm Current

Apr 29, 1966

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NA

The Hall of the Crying Deer

Sep 20, 1986

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NA

Yaneura no Onna-tachi

May 14, 1956

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Fujiko Fujio no Yume Camera

Mar 03, 1986

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NA

六人の女を殺した男

Jul 31, 1965

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NA

At the Side of the Bridge 3

Jan 06, 1963

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NA

Gomez's Name is Gomez

May 27, 1967

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Princess from the Moon

Sep 26, 1987

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NA

男嫌い

Feb 01, 1964

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NA

Haru no Sakamichi

Jan 03, 1971

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Akō Rōshi

Jan 05, 1964

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NA

Onna: Sono Ai no Series

Oct 03, 1973

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NA

Kagi-shi

Mar 12, 1993

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NA

Maikosan wa Meitantei!

Apr 15, 1999

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NA

Love Song

Oct 12, 2005

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100

Good News

Apr 11, 1999

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NA

Joi - Yu

Jul 05, 2004

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NA

Animal Doctor

Apr 17, 2003

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81

Princess Tutu

Aug 16, 2002

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NA

Akai Unmei

Apr 23, 1976

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NA

女の中の二つの顔

Aug 25, 2004

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The Private Detective Mike

Jul 01, 2002

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50

HR

Oct 09, 2002

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NA

Bewitched In Tokyo

Jan 16, 2004

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55

New Moomin

Jan 09, 1972

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Lone Wolf and Cub

Oct 14, 2002

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Moomin

Oct 05, 1969

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A-Un

Mar 09, 1980

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ゴメスの名はゴメス

Apr 27, 1967

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Gokenin Zankuro

Jan 09, 1995

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Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka

Jan 08, 1985

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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

Oct 09, 2002

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NA

Natsumeke no Shokutaku

Jan 05, 2005

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NA

Karin

Oct 04, 1993

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Tales of the Bizarre

Apr 19, 1990

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Romansu

Apr 02, 1984

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90

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

Apr 03, 2004

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NA

Forbidden Fruit

Oct 09, 1997

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NA

The 47 Ronins of Ako

Apr 16, 1979

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60

Nurseman

Jan 19, 2002

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80

Cinépanorama

Feb 04, 1956

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Zoku zoku jiken

Sep 14, 1980

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NA

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Jan 04, 1998

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100

Wounded Angels

Oct 05, 1974

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道連れ

Jul 30, 1990