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 3 August 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
- Hana no Ran (1994) as Hino Shigeko
- Yokomizo Seishi Series (1977) Cast
- Ugetsu (1953) as Lady Wakasa
- Asakusa no hada (1950) Cast
- The Face of Another (1966) as Mrs. Okuyama
- Beauty and the Thief (1952) as Sakin
- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) as Self
- The Motherland Far Far Away (1950) as Mari, daughter
- Tainted Flowers (1958) Cast
- The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960) as Saya Shiozawa
- Hebi hime dōchū (1949) Cast
- Born Fighter (1970) as Sue Yoshida
- Koi no Oranda-zaka (1951) Cast
- Kurosawa (2000) as Self
- Zoku hebi hime dōchū Cast
- Solar Eclipse (1975) Cast
- Gate of Hell (1953) as Lady Kesa
- Floating Weeds (1959) as Sumiko
- The Sea of Beauty (1950) Cast
- Three Pearls (1949) Cast
- Nukata no Ōkimi (1980) Cast
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
- Street of Shame (1956) as Mickey
- Jirocho Fuji (1959) as Okatsu
- The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) as Lotus Blossom
- Odd Obsession (1959) as Ikuko Kenmochi
- Dancing Girl (1957) as Chiyomi Hanamura
- Paper Pigeon (1959) as Ryoko Kashiwabara
- The Daphne (1966) as Kikuko (the eldest daughter)
- The Legendary Hell (1960) as Oden Takahashi
- The Princess Sen (1954) Cast
- Bonchi (1960) as Ofuku
- Phoenix (1950) Cast
- Buddha (1961) as Nandabala
- Taki no Shiraito (1952) as Taki no Shiraito
- The Third Will (1963) as Fujiyo Yajima
- A Woman's Skin (1957) Cast
- Brother and Sister (1953) as Mon
- The Great Wall (1962) Cast
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Most-watched Machiko Kyō films currently: Rashomon (1950), Ugetsu (1953), Asakusa no hada (1950), The Face of Another (1966), Beauty and the Thief (1952).
What TV shows has Machiko Kyō appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Hana no Ran (1994), Yokomizo Seishi Series (1977), Nukata no Ōkimi (1980).
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