Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 31, 1918
Died
Jun 13, 1990
Place of Birth
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Credits
160 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Karate Cop 3
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
Azusa
Tokugawa no Onnatachi
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Kuniko
Dances of Flame
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self
Sanbaba
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Osei
The Path of the King
Osai
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Otaki
Gambler's Legacy
Madcap Mixup
Otama
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Otami
Gambler: Victory Without Death
Exterminate the Young Boss!
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Suzuko
Nerves for Victory
Japan's Most Chivalrous
Sue
Four and A Half Mats
Taneko Tachibana
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Oko
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
A Lonely Gamble
Tazuko Ogaki
The Black Cat
Female Ninja Magic
Afuku
The Sharks
Orders from Hell
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
A House in the Quarter
Katsue
A Naughty Angel
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Oko
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Okume Tamaki
Eleven Gangsters
Miwa Yamanouchi
Marriage of the Sky and the Sea
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Okou
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
A Carpenter and Children
Her Hidden Past
Koyoshi
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
Ayako
In Search of Mother
Ohama
The Red Shadow
Hahakage
Run, Genta, Run!
Sanctuary
Kanbi no san-tō shain
Nobuko Furukawa
A Night in Hong Kong
Yoshiko Matsuyama
Miyamoto Musashi
Oko
Aoi kairyū
The Ako Retainers