Michiyo Kogure
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.
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Movies (49)
Karate Cop 3
1984
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
as Azusa
1982
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Kuniko
1979
Dances of Flame
1978
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
1975
Sanbaba
1974
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as Osei
1972
The Path of the King
as Osai
1971
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
as Otaki
1971
Gambler's Legacy
1969
Madcap Mixup
as Otama
1969
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Shogun and His Mistress 2
as Otami
1967
Gambler: Victory Without Death
1967
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Suzuko
1966
Nerves for Victory
1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous
as Sue
1966
Four and A Half Mats
as Taneko Tachibana
1966
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Oko
1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
A Lonely Gamble
as Tazuko Ogaki
1965
The Black Cat
1965
Female Ninja Magic
as Afuku
1964
The Sharks
1964
Orders from Hell
1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
A House in the Quarter
as Katsue
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Oko
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
as Okume Tamaki
1963
Eleven Gangsters
as Miwa Yamanouchi
1963
Marriage of the sky and the sea
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Okou
1962
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
1962
Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Her Hidden Past
as Koyoshi
1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
as Ayako
1962
In Search of Mother
as Ohama
1962
The Red Shadow
as Hahakage
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Kanbi no san-tō shain
as Nobuko Furukawa
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
as Yoshiko Matsuyama
1961
Miyamoto Musashi
as Oko
1961
The Ako Retainers
1961
若い涙を吹きとばせ
1961
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
1961
Way of Morning Mist
as Ogin
1961
