Michiyo Kogure
Acting
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
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movieFour and A Half Mats
1966
Taneko Tachibana
movieA Lonely Gamble
1965
Tazuko Ogaki
movieKigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963
Okume Tamaki
movieEleven Gangsters
1963
Miwa Yamanouchi
movieHer Hidden Past
1962
Koyoshi
movieThe Red Shadow
1961
Hahakage
movieKanbi no san-tō shain
1961
Nobuko Furukawa
movieA Night in Hong Kong
1961
Yoshiko Matsuyama
movieStop the Old Fox
1959
Omiyo no kata
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Dayû Ukihashi
movieA Boy and Three Mothers
1958
Keiko, The Mother-in-Law
movieFreelance Samurai
1957
Kosuzu Hanabusa
movieUjō
1957
Shizu Noguchi, Ujo's wife
movieSound in the Mist
1956
Tsuruko
movieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Somehachi
movieWomen in Prison
1956
Yasuko Chiba, prisoner
movieNight School
1956
Senta's mother (uncredited)
movieBeyond The Stars
1956
Yachiyo
movieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Yoshino (uncredited)
movieTaira Clan Saga
1955
Yasuko
movieSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Lady Yoshino
movieA Geisha
1953
Miyoharu
movieTokyo Profile
1953
Michiko
movieReminiscence
1953
Mrs. Ota
moviePassion Fire
1952
合羽屋おらく
movieThe Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
Taeko Satake
movieDivorce
1952
Michiko Sôma
movieFireworks Over the Sea
1951
Mie Kamiya
movieThe Tale of Genji
1951
Fujitsubo
moviePortrait of Madame Yuki
1950
Yuki Shinano
女の宿
1941
Taeko Noguchi
movieWood and Stone
1940
Eriko Oikawa
movieSpring Thunder
1939
Eiko Tōjō
