ACTOR

Machiko Kyō

1924 - 2019

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Motoko Yano, better known as Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子, Kyō Machiko, March 25, 1924 – May 12, 2019), was a Japanese actress who was active primarily in the 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Machiko Kyō has received more than 311,178 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 30 in 2019). Machiko Kyō is the 1,677th most popular actor (down from 1,274th in 2019), the 668th most popular biography from Japan (down from 500th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

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  • 55.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Machiko Kyō ranks 1,677 out of 13,578. Before her are Joseph Wiseman, Zhang Ziyi, Martin Lawrence, Richard Bohringer, Estelle Getty, and Greer Garson. After her are Melissa McBride, Ricardo Darín, Magali Noël, Mariangela Melato, Shu Qi, and Gemma Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Machiko Kyō ranks 134. Before her are Neville Marriner, Georg Ratzinger, József Zakariás, Lubomír Štrougal, Allan Edwall, and E. P. Thompson. After her are Chet Atkins, Mohammed Rafi, Alime Abdenanova, George Mikan, Charles Bachman, and Lefter Küçükandonyadis. Among people deceased in 2019, Machiko Kyō ranks 135. Before her are Klaus Kinkel, John Havlicek, Billy Drago, Kevin Roche, Sue Lyon, and Peter Lindbergh. After her are Václav Vorlíček, Jean Vanier, Harold Bloom, Carmen Argenziano, William Levada, and Anatoly Lukyanov.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Machiko Kyō ranks 668 out of 6,245. Before her are Kazu Naoki (1918), Yoshitaka Amano (1952), Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Shogo Kamo (1915), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), and Hōjō Ujimasa (1538). After her are Hidesaburō Ueno (1872), Ii Naosuke (1815), Mayumi Tanaka (1955), Kazuhisa Kono (1950), Nakano Takeko (1847), and Hayashi Razan (1583).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Machiko Kyō ranks 22. Before her are Momoko Kōchi (1932), Hibari Misora (1937), Masako Nozawa (1936), Ken Takakura (1931), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), and Kinuyo Tanaka (1909). After her are Mayumi Tanaka (1955), Shintaro Katsu (1931), Mie Hama (1943), Meiko Kaji (1947), Sho Kosugi (1948), and Chishū Ryū (1904).

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Television and Movie Roles

Rashomon
Masako
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Aug 26th 19508.1 / 10
Ugetsu
Lady Wakasa
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Mar 26th 19537.979 / 10
Street of Shame
Mickey
The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
Mar 18th 19567.7 / 10