Michiyo Kogure
Acting
Born: January 31, 1918 · Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died: June 13, 1990 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michiyo Kogure (木暮実千代, Kogure Michiyo) (31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "one of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting." Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939. She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Aoi sanmyaku. In addition to her appearances in films and commercials, Kogure volunteered in charity work. In 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.
Known for
Drunken Angel
1948
Street of Shame
1956
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
A Geisha
1953
Taira Clan Saga
1955
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Photos (1)
Movies (152)
Drunken Angel
Nanae
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Taeko Satake
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Yoshino (uncredited)
Castle of Revenge
1952
Mother is Strong
1939
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Yuki Shinano
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
1953
Street of Shame
Hanae
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Lady Yoshino
Snowy Night Duel
1954
A House in the Quarter
Katsue
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Dayû Ukihashi
Women in Prison
Yasuko Chiba, prisoner
直八子供旅
1958
Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi
1954
Official with a Tattoo
Ohan
A Geisha
Miyoharu
In Search of Mother
Ohama
Taira Clan Saga
Yasuko
12 Ounces to Glory
1960
Freedom School
1951
Homecoming
1950
Miyamoto Musashi
Oko
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
Female Ninja Magic
Afuku
Women at War
1939
The Red Shadow
Hahakage
Flowers of Patriotism
1942
Four and A Half Mats
Taneko Tachibana
Speed Crazy
1959
The Tale of Genji
Fujitsubo
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Okou
Orders from Hell
1964
Dances of Flame
1978
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Osei
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
1961
A Certain Woman
1942
Madcap Mixup
Otama
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Oko
Flowery Brothers
1956
Otoko no iki
1942
Four Love Stories
1947
A Carpenter and Children
1962
The White Orchid
1951
Beyond The Stars
Yachiyo
Hanran
1954
Shinran
1960
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Karate Cop 3
1984
Gambler's Legacy
1969
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
Freelance Samurai
Kosuzu Hanabusa
Stop the Old Fox
Omiyo no kata
The Path of the King
Osai
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Oko
A Boy and Three Mothers
Keiko, the Mother-in-Law
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
The Blue Mountains: Part II
Umetaro
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Otaki
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Kuniko
Gambler: Victory Without Death
1967
Mama's Diary
1954
The Sharks
1964
Sanmenkyō no kyōfu
1948
Lady From Hell
1949
Marriage of the Sky and the Sea
1962
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
The Blue Mountains: Part I
Umetaro
A Naughty Angel
1963
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Otami
Fireworks Over the Sea
Mie Kamiya
Aoi kairyū
1961
The Black Cat
1965
Hanayome senshu
1948
Her Hidden Past
Koyoshi
Platform at Night
1948
若い涙を吹きとばせ
1961
Eleven Gangsters
Miwa Yamanouchi
Spring Thunder
Eiko Tōjō
Golden Devil Part 2
1948
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
A Night in Hong Kong
Yoshiko Matsuyama
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
1957
Souls in the Moonlight II
Otoku
Dawn Chorus
1941
疾風愛憎峠
1954
Japan's Most Chivalrous
Sue
Wood and Stone
Eriko Oikawa
Thirty-three footprints
1948
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Suzuko
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
Shinran, Part II
1960
The Magnificent Five
1958
Tokyo Profile
Michiko
The Sun
1953
Story of Lightning
1951
Night School
Senta's mother (uncredited)
A Woman's Fight
1949
Nangoku Taiheiki
1954
Sisters of Gion
1956
Lovers' Duet
1939
The Ako Retainers
1961
The Fourth Lady
1948
Tomorrow's Happiness
Keiko
Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962
Sanbaba
1974
Nerves for Victory
1966
47 Vendettas
Riku
Yūkyō no mure
1948
Ujō
Shizu Noguchi, Ujo's wife
Golden Devil
1948
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962
Kaisen no Zenya
1943
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
Ayako
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
1962
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
A Lonely Gamble
Tazuko Ogaki
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Reminiscence
Mrs. Ota
Pure White Nights
1951
A Man Explodes
1959
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960
Harukanaru haha no kao
1960
Sound in the Mist
Tsuruko
Red Fan
1952
Kaze no uchi so to
1959
Passion Fire
合羽屋おらく
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Azusa
Kanbi no san-tō shain
Nobuko Furukawa
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
鳴門秘帖
1961
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
お千代
Dôkoku
1952
Way of Morning Mist
Ogin
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
Divorce
Michiko Sôma
Winter Jasmine
1942
Newlywed League Match
1947
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Somehachi
The Blue Revolution
1953
Sanctuary
1961
Night Holds a Truth
1957
The Red Bat
1958
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Okume Tamaki
Yurusareta ichiya
1946
Torrent of a Big City
1940
