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
Your Love So Invincible (2026) - Mariko MondoUnrequited Love (2026) - Chijuko Sugawara悪魔の手毬唄 (2026)Scarlet (2025) - (voice)House of Ninjas (2024) - MochizukiSayonara, Maestro! (2024) - TomikoThe Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) - Kiyo's GrandmotherRohan at the Louvre (2023) - Rohan's GrandmotherHigh-Speed Parahero Gand-D (2021) - TokieLabyrinth of Cinema (2020) - Old Woman at Ticket OfficeIdaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019) - 三岛和歌子Hanagatami (2017) - Professor Yamauchi's MotherDokonjō Gaeru (2015) - Kyoko's grandmaYamato (2005)Dark Tales of Japan (2004) - Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999) - YoneHeaven Station (1984) - TatsueThe Makioka Sisters (1983) - Restaurant OwnerHarmagedon (1983) - The Astrologer (voice)Samurai Reincarnation (1981)Queen Bee (1978) - Rui HayamiLullaby to Kill (1977) - Sakie Tsukasa (Kahei's younger sister)Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972) - ObaGreat Performances (1971) - Dancer