Cast

Michiyo Kogure

1918 – 1990

Active years (films on this site)

1948–1956

Genres

DramaCrimeFilm-NoirActionAdventure

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden Age

Directors worked with

Kenji Mizoguchi2 filmsAkira Kurosawa1 filmYasujiro Ozu1 filmHiroshi Inagaki1 film

Biography

Michiyo Kogure 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 "[o]ne of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting."

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

5 films on this site

1. Drunken Angel 1948 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice 1952 · Yasujiro Ozu · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
3. A Geisha 1953 · Kenji Mizoguchi · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955 · Hiroshi Inagaki · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
5. Street of Shame 1956 · Kenji Mizoguchi · IMDb 7.8 · Cast