Kyôko Kishida
Acting
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.
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Ryûko
Age 30 (now 76)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
Age 39 (now 76)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Lady Hagi
Age 32 (now 76)
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
as Narration (voice)
Age 60 (now 76)
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
as Narration (voice)
Age 60 (now 76)
Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
as Narrator (voice)
Age 45 (now 76)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Narrator (Voice of the Prophecy)
Age 44 (now 76)
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Sanko Otori
Age 41 (now 76)
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Sanko Otori
Age 40 (now 76)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Miriam / Jaris (voice)
Age 39 (now 76)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Lady Hagi
Age 32 (now 76)
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
as Yoshiko Hoshino
Age 31 (now 76)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Ryûko
Age 30 (now 76)
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Also Known As
Kyoko Kishida, Кёко Кисида, کیوکو کیشیدا
IMDB
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