Michiyo Kogure
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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.
Acting
Movie
Drunken Angel
as Nanae
1948
Movie
Street of Shame
as Hanae
1956
Movie
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Lady Yoshino
1955
Movie
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Yoshino (uncredited)
1956
Movie
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
as Taeko Satake
1952
Movie
A Geisha
as Miyoharu
1953
Movie
Taira Clan Saga
as Yasuko
1955
Movie
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as Yuki Shinano
1950
Movie
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
1975
Movie
Okuni and Gohei
as Okuni
1952
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi
as Oko
1961
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
as Okou
1962
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
as Oko
1965
Movie
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Dayû Ukihashi
1958
Movie
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Oko
1963
Movie
The Blue Mountains: Part II
as Umetaro
1949
Movie
Female Ninja Magic
as Afuku
1964
Movie
The Blue Mountains: Part I
as Umetaro
1949
Movie
The Tale of Genji
as Fujitsubo
1951
Movie
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Mie Kamiya
1951
Movie
A House in the Quarter
as Katsue
1963
Movie
Freelance Samurai
as Kosuzu Hanabusa
1957
Movie
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965