Machiko Kyō

Motoko Yano, better known as , was a Japanese actress who was active primarily in the 1950s. Considered one of Japan's first sex symbols and one of its greatest screen actresses, Kyō is best known for her critically acclaimed work with directors Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Kon Ichikawa, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Shirō Toyoda and Hiroshi Teshigahara, appearing in films such as ''Rashomon'', ''Ugetsu'', ''Gate of Hell'', ''Street of Shame'', ''Floating Weeds'', ''Odd Obsession'' and ''The Face of Another''. Provided by Wikipedia