Where to watch Machiko Kyō in the UK
Find every Machiko Kyō film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 18 September 2026.
Machiko Kyō (Japanese: 京 マチ子 Hepburn: Kyō Machiko, March 25, 1924 – May 12, 2019) was a Japanese actress whose film work occurred primarily during the 1950s. She rose to extraordinary domestic praise in Japan for her work in two of the greatest Japanese films of the 20th century, Akira Kurosawa's Rashōmon and Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu. Machiko trained to be a dancer before entering films in 1949. The following year, she would achieve international fame as the female lead in Akira Kurosawa's classic film Rashōmon. Kyō starred in many more Japanese productions, including Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu…
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- Rashomon (1950) as Masako
- Yokomizo Seishi Series (1977) Cast
- Ugetsu (1953) as Lady Wakasa
- Hana no Ran (1994) as Hino Shigeko
- The Face of Another (1966) as Mrs. Okuyama
- Floating Weeds (1959) as Sumiko
- The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) as Lotus Blossom
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
- Street of Shame (1956) as Mickey
- Haru no uzumaki (1954) Cast
- Odd Obsession (1959) as Ikuko Kenmochi
- Gate of Hell (1953) as Lady Kesa
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) as Orui, Spy
- Kurosawa (2000) as Self
- Solar Eclipse (1975) Cast
- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) as Self
- Kanojo no tokudane (1952) Cast
- Jōen no hatoba (1951) Cast
- The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960) as Saya Shiozawa
- The Motherland Far Far Away (1950) as Mari, daughter
- Three Pearls (1949) Cast
- Born Fighter (1970) as Sue Yoshida
- Brother and Sister (1953) as Mon
- Koi no Oranda-zaka (1951) Cast
- The Third Will (1963) as Fujiyo Yajima
- Beauty and the Thief (1952) as Sakin
- Hole in One (1957) as Nagako Kita
- A Woman's Skin (1957) Cast
- Asakusa no hada (1950) Cast
- Buddha (1961) as Nandabala
- Tainted Flowers (1958) Cast
- Clothes of Deception (1951) as Kimicho
- The Princess Sen (1954) Cast
- Night Butterflies (1957) as Mari
- A Woman's Testament (1960) Cast
- Zoku hebi hime dōchū Cast
- The Legendary Hell (1960) as Oden Takahashi
- Thousand Cranes (1969) as Chikako Kurimoto
- The Wandering Princess (1960) as Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura
- Black Lizard (1962) as Mrs. Midorikawa
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Most-watched Machiko Kyō films currently: Rashomon (1950), Ugetsu (1953), The Face of Another (1966), Floating Weeds (1959), The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957).
What TV shows has Machiko Kyō appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Yokomizo Seishi Series (1977), Hana no Ran (1994), Nukata no Ōkimi (1980).
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