Kyôko Kagawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa
's The Bad Sleep Well
and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu
's Tokyo Story
, and Kenji Mizoguchi
's Sansho the Bailiff
.
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...
's The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well
is a 1960 film directed by the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa's own independent production company. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival....
and High and Low, Yasujiro Ozu
Yasujiro Ozu
was a prominent Japanese film director and script writer. He is known for his distinctive technical style, developed during the silent era. Marriage and family, especially the relationships between the generations, are among the most persistent themes in his body of work...
's Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
is a 1953 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It tells the story of an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. The film contrasts the behavior of their biological children, who are too busy to pay them much attention, and their daughter-in-law, who treats them with...
, and Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène...
's Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
-External links:* at the Japanese Movie Database* * and QuickTime trailer* essay by Mark Le Fanu...
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Filmography
Filmography of Kyōko Kagawa include 118 films:- Man in the StormMan in the StormMan in the Storm is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Saeki. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Kyôko Kagawa * Yaeko Mizutani * Yoichi Numata...
(1950) - Tokyo StoryTokyo Storyis a 1953 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It tells the story of an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. The film contrasts the behavior of their biological children, who are too busy to pay them much attention, and their daughter-in-law, who treats them with...
(1953) - Love LetterLove Letter (1953 film)is a 1953 black and white Japanese romance film, the first film directed by the actress Kinuyo Tanaka, who was the first woman to have a career as a film director in Japan...
(1953) - Sansho the BailiffSansho the Bailiff-External links:* at the Japanese Movie Database* * and QuickTime trailer* essay by Mark Le Fanu...
(1954) - The Crucified LoversThe Crucified Loversis a 1954 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was adapted from Monzaemon Chikamatsu's 17th century play Daikyoji sekireki , hence the title.-Synopsis:...
(1954) - Onna no koyomiOnna no koyomiOnna no koyomi is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Kinuyo Tanaka - Michi Saeki* Yôko Sugi - Kuniko Hyuga* Kyôko Kagawa - Mie Hyuga* Hisao Toake - Manzo Saeki...
(1954) - Christ in BronzeChrist in Bronzeis a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Eiji Okada* Kazuko Okada* Osamu Takizawa* Shinobu Araki* Akira Ishihama* Kyōko Kagawa* Kinzo Shin* Isuzu Yamada...
(1956) - ShūuShuu, literally: Sudden Rain, is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse.- Cast :* Setsuko Hara* Keiju Kobayashi* Shūji Sano* Akemi Negishi* Kyōko Kagawa* Chieko Nakakita* and others...
(1956) - An Osaka StoryAn Osaka Storyis a 1957 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura based on a story by Kenji Mizoguchi.- Cast :* Raizo Ichikawa as Keizaburo* Kyōko Kagawa as Onatsu* Shintaro Katsu as Ichinosuke* and others...
(1957) - The Lower DepthsThe Lower Depths (1957 film)is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, based on the play The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. The film's setting was changed to Edo-period Japan.-Cast:*Sutekichi -- Toshirō Mifune*Osugi -- Isuzu Yamada*Kahei -- Bokuzen Hidari*Okayo -- Kyôko Kagawa...
(1957) - The Bad Sleep WellThe Bad Sleep Wellis a 1960 film directed by the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa's own independent production company. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival....
(1960) - High and Low (1963)
- Red BeardRed Beardis a 1965 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa about the relationship between a town doctor and his new trainee. The film was based on Shūgorō Yamamoto's short story collection, Akahige shinryotan . Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Insulted and the Injured provided the source for a subplot about a...
(1965) - MadadayoMadadayois a 1993 Japanese film. It is the thirtieth and final film to be completed by Akira Kurosawa. It was screened out of competition at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1993)