Cast

Michiyo Kogure

Acting

Cast

Michiyo Kogure

Known for

Acting

Born

1918-01-31

From

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Died

1990-06-13

Also known as Tsuma Wada, Митиё Когурэ

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.

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Biography

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Official with a Tattoo

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

A Certain Woman

In Search of Mother

Women in Prison

Speed Crazy

The Red Shadow

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

Flowery Brothers

Dances of Flame

Mother is Strong

Women at War

Flowers of Patriotism

Drunken Angel

Newlywed League Match

A Night in Hong Kong

Lovers' Duet

The Spell of the Hidden Gold

Mama's Diary

Beyond The Stars

Sanctuary

Wood and Stone

The Blue Revolution

Ujō

In Case of One Woman

Tomorrow's Happiness

Oka wa hanazakari

A Naughty Angel

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Red Fan

47 Vendettas

Night Holds a Truth

Hanayome senshu

Aoi kairyū

Reminiscence

Shogun and His Mistress 2

The Blue Mountains: Part II

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Freelance Samurai

Divorce

Platform at Night

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

A House in the Quarter

A Geisha

Street of Shame

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi

Female Ninja Magic

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Sharks

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Portrait of Madame Yuki

The Fifth Witness

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Eyes of Mother and Daughter

The Tale of Genji

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Four and A Half Mats

Four Love Stories

Nerves for Victory

Fireworks Over the Sea

The Ako Retainers

The Path of the King

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Her Hidden Past

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Eleven Gangsters

Gambler's Legacy

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

The Black Cat

The Blue Mountains: Part I

Lady From Hell

Souls in the Moonlight II

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

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