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Kyōko Enami

Acting Born Oct 15, 1942 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Kyōko Enami (江波 杏子, Enami Kyōko) was a Japanese film and television actress. Enami was the daughter of the actress Kazuko Enami. She joined the Daiei Film studio in 1959 and made her screen debut in 1960 with Ashita kara otona da. Her first starring role as Noboriryū no Ogin in Onna no toba (1966) was a major hit, and developed into the Woman Gambler series that totaled 17 films. She also had serious roles, and won the best actress award from Kinema Junpo for Tsugaru Jongarabushi (1973). She died rather suddenly at a Tokyo hospital on 27 October 2018 of pulmonary emphysema, having performed on a radio drama only five days before.

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Known for

Film

Call Boy

as Old Woman

Full filmography

  • Gokusen (2002) as Ryoko Akagi
  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Atsuko Yura
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)
  • Call Boy (2018) as Old Woman
  • 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (2004) as Takeko Tajimi
  • Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ (2016)
  • Divorce Lawyer (2004) as Fumiko Kitao
  • Labyrinth Romanesque (1988) as Kiku Akimoto
  • The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk (2015) as 松陰タエ
  • Sukebe shimai (1985)
  • Papa for One Summer (2003) as Tamami Terasawa
  • Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella (1974) as 稲妻のお蘭
  • Love Complex (2000) as Shingyoji
  • The Habitation (2018) as Kayoko Azuma
  • Winter Sakura (2011) as Ishikawa Shoko
  • I Won't Love Anyone Anymore (1991) as Saijo Yasuyo
  • The Man of Five Rings (1981)
  • The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki (2008) as Yutoko Sasaki
  • Gメン'82 (1982)
  • Someday at a Place in the Sun (2013) as Sachiko Iikura
  • Don't be a cry baby (1999) as Takahara Chizuko
  • My Well-Organized Home (2016)
  • Zenryoku Shissou (2017)
  • Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) as Karen