Actor
Machiko Kitagawa
Born April 8, 193290 films
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First watchWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs19608.0as KiyomiKeiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
90 films as actor- 1967Las Vegas Free-For-All
- 1966Comic Storyteller: Great Delay
- 1966Five Gents on the SpotMachiko Kitagawa
- 1964Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
- 1964The Sandal Keeper
- 1964Thief on the Run
- 1964Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
- 1963Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls
- 1962Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
- 1962Chûshingura
- 1962Shin kitsune to tanuki
- 1962A Wanderer's Notebook
- 1962Me and Me
- 1962Whirlpool of Love
- 1962The Dangoro Party in the Sky
- 1962The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru
- 1962Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
- 1961The Witness KilledCall Girl Kyoko
- 1961Structure of Hate
- 1961The Tenth Game of New SalarymenMitsue Hirate
- 1961Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
- 1961Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
- 1961Sebiro Sanshirō otoko wa dokyō
- 1960Funny Escape to Tokkaido
- 1960Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival
- 1960The Lovelorn Geisha
- 1960Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for SuccessReiko
- 1960Glory to the President of the Henpecked Political Party
- 1960New Third Class Executive: Fortune TellerKoharu
- 1960Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman
- 1960When a Woman Ascends the StairsKiyomi
- 1959A Salaryman's Ten Commandments
- 1959Sazae-san's Newlywed FamilyAyuko
- 1959Fox and RaccoonTeruko Aihara
- 1959Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
- 1958The Young Boss is Third GenerationYukie
- 1958Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival
- 1958The Spell of the Hidden GoldHajino
- 1958Chakkiri Kinta Sequel
- 1958The H-ManHanae
- 1958Chakkiri Kinta
- 1958Goodbye to the Wharf
- 1958The Capital of LoveMakiko
- 1957The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud
- 1957The Green VoyageYoung Wife
- 1957The Bride Is Waiting
- 1957A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
- 1957The Beauty Expert
- 1957A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
- 1957The Shadow DaughterIkuko
- 1957Oshidori kenkagasa
- 1957The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
- 1957The Singing Tireless TownRanko
- 1956The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
- 1956A Strong Wind BlowsNobuko Masaki
- 1956Funny Fellows
- 1956Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furuYoshiko Hosokawa (Chisako's elder sister)
- 1956Easy-Going Married Couple
- 1956Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat President: The Autocrat President's Pure Heart
- 1956Employee with the Secret Savings and the Autocrat Company President: The Employee with the Secret Savings Fights Bravely
- 1956Three Generations of Company Presidents
- 1956Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
- 1956Wharf with the Weeping GirlMisako
- 1956Norihei's College Affair: The Happy Family
- 1956A Wife's Heart
- 1956Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlMitchy
- 1956While the Demon Steps Out
- 1956Everyone's Sweetheart
- 1956The Wife is a University StudentMichiko Kawakami (Company Clerk)
- 1956Masura no Hashitsu Sequel: It's Hard to Be a Company
- 1956Masura o hashutsu fukai
- 1956The Maiden Courtesan
- 1955Tactics of Love
- 1955Three Brides for Three Sons
- 1955The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
- 1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleKogure
- 1955New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainOsan
- 1955The Rookie Managers
- 1955All is WellKeiko Yanagawa
- 1954The Black FuryTamie Matsuo
- 1954The Happy and the Shy Draw
- 1954Love Express
- 1954Bride in a Bathing Suit
- 1954Last of the Wild Ones
- 1954A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival
- 1954Geisha KonatsuHanayu
- 1954A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
- 1954Sound of the Mountain
- 1953Omatsuri hanjiro
- 1953Escape Zone