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Machiko Kyō

Actor · 80 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for Rashomon (1950)

Frequent collaborators: Eiji Funakoshi, Ayako Wakao, Kenji Sugawara, Kazuo Hasegawa, Jun Negami

Best Machiko Kyō movies by genre

Movies (80 total, ranked by score)

  1. Rashomon

    1950 · ★ 8.0 (2,532 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    1

  2. Ugetsu

    1953 · ★ 8.0 (648 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

    2

  3. The Face of Another

    1966 · ★ 7.7 (287 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Floating Weeds

    1959 · ★ 7.5 (202 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Street of Shame

    1956 · ★ 7.7 (151 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Gate of Hell

    1953 · ★ 7.1 (98 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    6

  7. The Life of a Horse Trader

    1951 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Princess Yang Kwei-fei

    1955 · ★ 6.7 (67 votes)

    Romance, Drama, History

    8

  9. The Makioka Sisters

    1959 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Night Butterflies

    1957 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. Black Lizard

    1962 · ★ 7.1 (12 votes)

    Mystery, Drama

    11

  12. Hole in One

    1957 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Mystery

    12

  13. A Rainbow at Every Turn

    1956

    Drama

    13

  14. Asakusa at Night

    1954

    Drama, Romance

    14

  15. The Motherland Far Far Away

    1950 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. The Woman Who Touched Legs

    1960 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    16

  17. The Wandering Princess

    1960 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance, War

    17

  18. Beauty and the Thief

    1952

    Adventure, Drama, History

    18

  19. Thousand Cranes

    1969 · ★ 8.2 (4 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    19

  20. Make-Up

    1984

    Drama

    20

  21. Odd Obsession

    1959 · ★ 6.2 (34 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    21

  22. Dedication of the Great Buddha

    1952 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. The Ladder of Success

    1958 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Operation Teahouse

    1956

    Documentary

    24

  25. Clothes of Deception

    1951 · ★ 7.0 (5 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. The Princess Sen

    1954 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    History

    26

  27. Blooms of Hell

    1957 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. The Tale of Genji

    1951 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. The Teahouse of the August Moon

    1957 · ★ 6.2 (45 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. A Woman's Life

    1962

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.