Actor
Michiyo Kogure
168 movies as actor
Born Jan 31, 1918 – Jun 13, 1990 (aged 72)From Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, JapanAlso known as Tsuma Wada, Митиё Когурэ
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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…
Known for
Drunken Angel
1948 · Drama
Street of Shame
1956 · Drama
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · Drama, Action
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · Action, Adventure
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Drama
A Geisha
1953 · Drama
Taira Clan Saga
1955 · Drama, History
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · Drama
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · Documentary
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963 · Action, Drama
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962 · Action, Drama
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 · History, Action
Michiyo Kogure movies
Karate Cop 3
1984
Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
1982 · Azusa
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1979 · 绢子
Dances of Flame
1978
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · Self
Sanbaba
1974
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972 · Osei
The Path of the King
1971 · Osai
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
1971 · Otaki
Gambler's Legacy
1969
Madcap Mixup
1969 · Otama
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967 · Otami
Gambler: Victory Without Death
1967
Exterminate the Young Boss!
1967
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966 · Suzuko
Nerves for Victory
1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966 · Sue
Four and A Half Mats
1966 · Taneko Tachibana
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965 · Oko
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
A Lonely Gamble
1965 · Tazuko Ogaki
The Black Cat
1965
Female Ninja Magic
1964 · Afuku
The Sharks
1964
Orders from Hell
1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
A House in the Quarter
1963 · Katsue
A Naughty Angel
1963
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963 · Oko
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1963 · Okume Tamaki
Eleven Gangsters
1963 · Miwa Yamanouchi
Marriage of the Sky and the Sea
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962 · Okou
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
1962
Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Her Hidden Past
1962 · Koyoshi
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
1962 · Ayako
In Search of Mother
1962 · Ohama
The Red Shadow
1961 · Hahakage
Run, Genta, Run!
1961
Sanctuary
1961
Kanbi no san-tō shain
1961 · Nobuko Furukawa
A Night in Hong Kong
1961 · Yoshiko Matsuyama
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 · Oko
Aoi kairyū
1961
The Ako Retainers
1961
若い涙を吹きとばせ
1961
Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
1961
Way of Morning Mist
1961 · Ogin
鳴門秘帖
1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Harukanaru haha no kao
1960
Shinran, Part II
1960
12 Ounces to Glory
1960
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960
Shinran
1960
Official with a Tattoo
1960 · Ohan
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960
Speed Crazy
1959
Stop the Old Fox
1959 · Omiyo no kata
A Man Explodes
1959
Kaze no uchi so to
1959
Eyes of Mother and Daughter
Eyes of Mother and Daughter
1959
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958 · Mojiwaka
The Red Bat
1958
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958 · Otoku
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · Dayû Ukihashi
直八子供旅
1958
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958 · Keiko, the Mother-in-Law
The Magnificent Five
1958
Freelance Samurai
1957 · Kosuzu Hanabusa
Night Holds a Truth
1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki
1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Akebono sō no satsujin
1957
Ujō
1957 · Shizu Noguchi, Ujo's wife
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
1957
Sound in the Mist
1956 · Tsuruko
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956 · Somehachi
Women in Prison
1956 · Yasuko Chiba, prisoner
In Case of One Woman
In Case of One Woman
1956 · Toku Misono
Flowery Brothers
1956
Sisters of Gion
1956
Night School
1956 · Senta's mother (uncredited)
While the Demon Steps Out
1956
Street of Shame
1956 · Hanae
Beyond The Stars
1956 · Yachiyo
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · Yoshino (uncredited)
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
The Tale of Jiro
1955 · Oyoshi
Taira Clan Saga
1955 · Yasuko
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955 · Lady Yoshino
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
1955 · お千代
Tomorrow's Happiness
1955 · Keiko
Life of Geisha
Life of Geisha
1955
紋三郎の秀
紋三郎の秀
1955
Itarō jishi
1955
疾風愛憎峠
1954
Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi
1954
Snowy Night Duel
1954
Mama's Diary
1954
Nangoku Taiheiki
1954
Hanran
1954
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
1953
The Sun
1953
A Geisha
1953 · Miyoharu
Tokyo Profile
1953 · Michiko
The Blue Revolution
1953
Coming Up of Kodokan
Coming Up of Kodokan
1953
47 Vendettas
1953 · Riku
Reminiscence
1953 · Mrs. Ota
Passion Fire
1952 · 合羽屋おらく
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
Dôkoku
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · Taeko Satake
Divorce
1952 · Michiko Sôma
Castle of Revenge
1952
Okuni and Gohei
1952 · Okuni
Red Fan
1952
Story of Lightning
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951 · Mie Kamiya
Pure White Nights
1951
The Tale of Genji
1951 · Fujitsubo
Freedom School
1951
The White Orchid
1951
The Actress and the Detective
The Actress and the Detective
1950
Homecoming
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · Yuki Shinano
Probation
Probation
1950
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1949
The Blue Mountains: Part II
1949 · Umetaro
The Blue Mountains: Part I
1949 · Umetaro
A Woman's Fight
1949
Lady From Hell
1949
Thirty-three footprints
1948
Yūkyō no mure
1948
The Fourth Lady
1948
The Fifth Witness
The Fifth Witness
1948
Platform at Night
1948
Sanmenkyō no kyōfu
1948
Drunken Angel
1948 · Nanae
Hanayome senshu
1948
Golden Devil Part 2
1948
Golden Devil
1948
Newlywed League Match
1947
Four Love Stories
1947
Yurusareta ichiya
1946
Kaisen no Zenya
1943
Flowers of Patriotism
1942
A Certain Woman
1942
Otoko no iki
1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
Winter Jasmine
1942
Dawn Chorus
1941
女の宿
女の宿
1941 · Taeko Noguchi
Wood and Stone
1940 · Eriko Oikawa
Torrent of a Big City
1940
Mother is Strong
1939
Surging Waves
Surging Waves
1939
Lovers' Duet
1939
Spring Thunder
1939 · Eiko Tōjō
Women at War
1939
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