Machiko Kyo (1924-2019) - Japanese actress - Ugetsu - Signed card + Photo

Description: Machiko Kyō (1924-2019) 京マチ子 Japanese actress who was active primarily in the 1950s. Kyō, an only child, was born Motoko Yano (矢野元子, Yano Motoko) in Osaka in 1924. Her father left when she was five years old, and she was raised by her mother and grandmother. She adopted Machiko Kyō as her stage name when she entered the Osaka Shochiku Kagekidan in 1936 at age 12. She trained as a revue dancer before entering the film industry through Daiei Film in 1949. Two years later, she achieved international fame as the female lead in Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon, which won first prize at the Venice Film Festival and stunned audiences with its nonlinear narrative. Kyō starred in many more Japanese productions, including Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1953), Teinosuke Kinugasa's Gate of Hell (1953), Kon Ichikawa's Odd Obsession (1959), and Yasujirō Ozu's Floating Weeds (1959). Her sole role in a non-Japanese film was as Lotus Blossom, the young geisha in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) opposite Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Kyō continued to act through her 80s. Her final role was as Matsuura Shino in the NHK television drama series Haregi Koko Ichiban in 2000. In 2017, she was presented with an award of merit at the 40th Japanese Academy Awards. Rare - Authentic signed card.+ Photo 11.5x15 cm (recent print). Size : 7.5x12.5 cm.Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. All our shipments are insured and have a tracking number.

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