Machiko Kyō Movies

  • 1964
    Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

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    This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to...

    Sweet Sweat
  • 1966
    The Little Runaway

    The Little Runaway

    The Little Runaway

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    During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated...

    The Little Runaway
  • 1962
    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

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    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
  • 1957
    The Teahouse of the August Moon

    The Teahouse of the August Moon

    The Teahouse of the August Moon

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    In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.

    The Teahouse of the August Moon
  • 1957
    Hole in One

    Hole in One

    Hole in One

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    A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.

    Hole in One
  • 1959
    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

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    1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.

    The Makioka Sisters
  • 1961
    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying

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    Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as...

    A Design for Dying
  • 1949
    The Man Who Laughs Last

    The Man Who Laughs Last

    The Man Who Laughs Last

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    The East Asian Acrobatic circus enjoys popularity after welcoming the Asuka brothers, two prestigious trapeze acrobats. One day, one of the brothers...

    The Man Who Laughs Last
  • 1951
    The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

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    Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...

    The Tale of Genji
  • 1984
    Make-Up

    Make-Up

    Make-Up

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    Make-Up
  • 1954
    A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman

    A Certain Woman

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    A Certain Woman
  • 1962
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

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    One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.

    A Woman's Life
  • 1957
    Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

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    A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.

    Daiei Studio is Bustling
  • 1958
    Mother

    Mother

    Mother

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    Mother
  • 1976
    Tora-san's Pure Love

    Tora-san's Pure Love

    Tora-san's Pure Love

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    When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love...

    Tora-san's Pure Love
  • 1958
    Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting

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    Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads on a man's foot. The man whose name is...

    Chance Meeting
  • 1955
    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

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    A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
  • 1951
    Clothes of Deception

    Clothes of Deception

    Clothes of Deception

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    The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

    Clothes of Deception
  • 1955
    New Women’s Dialogue

    New Women’s Dialogue

    New Women’s Dialogue

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    A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth...

    New Women’s Dialogue
  • 1958
    Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

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    Musume no boken