Kayoko Shiraishi
Actor
Born Dec 9, 1941 · Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Active 1971–present · Awards: Kikuchi Kan Prize, Medal with Purple Ribbon
Kayoko Shiraishi is a Japanese stage actress. Shiraishi became involved in the Angura ("underground") theater movement in Japan in the early 1960s, as the star performer in a theater troupe called the Waseda Little Theatre, led by director…
Filmography
Scarlet (2025) — (voice)Your Love So Invincible (2026) — Mariko MondoUnrequited Love (2026) — Chijuko SugawaraHouse of Ninjas (2024) — MochizukiFemale Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972) — ObaThe Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) — Kiyo's GrandmotherThe Makioka Sisters (1983) — Restaurant OwnerHanagatami (2017) — Professor Yamauchi's MotherRohan at the Louvre (2023) — Rohan's GrandmotherLabyrinth of Cinema (2020) — Old Woman at Ticket OfficeHigh-Speed Parahero Gand-D (2021) — TokieHeaven Station (1984) — TatsueSamurai Reincarnation (1981)Queen Bee (1978) — Rui HayamiDokonjō Gaeru (2015) — Kyoko's grandmaGreat Performances (1971) — DancerThe Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999) — YoneYamato (2005)Lullaby to Kill (1977) — Sakie Tsukasa (Kahei's younger sister)Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019) — 三岛和歌子Dark Tales of Japan (2004) — Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")Sayonara, Maestro! (2024) — TomikoHarmagedon (1983) — The Astrologer (voice)The 8-Tomb Village (1996) — Koicha no ama