Michiyo Kogure
Actor
Biography
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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.
Filmography
Street of Shame
as Hanae 1956
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Lady Yoshino 1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Yoshino (uncredited) 1956
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Taeko Satake 1952
A Geisha
as Miyoharu 1953
Taira Clan Saga
as Yasuko 1955
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as Yuki Shinano 1950
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self 1975
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Oko 1963
Miyamoto Musashi
as Oko 1961
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Okou 1962
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Oko 1965
Okuni and Gohei
as Okuni 1952
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Dayû Ukihashi 1958
The Blue Mountains: Part II
as Umetaro 1949