Kyōka Suzuki

Kyōka Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 京香, Hepburn: Suzuki Kyōka, born 31 May 1968) is a Japanese actress.

Kyōka Suzuki
Born (1968-05-31) May 31, 1968 (age 55)
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
SpouseKwak Tae-geun

Life and career

Suzuki appeared in Shinji Aoyama's Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name[1] and Yōichi Sai's Blood and Bones.[2]

She won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald,[3] at the 42nd Blue Ribbon Awards for Keiho[4] and at the 2011 Tokyo Drama Awards for Second Virgin.[5][6]On 9 June 2023, she was sent for emergency hospitalization for surgery due to physical discomfort.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef(s)
1989Godzilla vs. BiollanteHiromi KawaiKazuki Ōmori
Ai to Heisei no Iro OtokoYoshimitsu Morita
1990Bakayarō! 3: Hen na YatsuraHideki KurodaAnthology film
1992Future Memories: Last ChristmasYoshimitsu Morita
1993Kaettekita Kogarashi MonjirōOtamiKon Ichikawa
1994119Naoto Takenaka
1995Emergency CallKazuki Ōmori
1996Shin Izakaya YūreiTakayoshi Watanabe
1997Welcome Back, Mr. McDonaldMiyako SuzukiKōki Mitani
1998Bullet BalletShinya Tsukamoto
Belle ÉpoqueJoji Matsuoka
1999KeihoYoshimitsu MoritaLead role
2000Zawazawa ShimokitazawaJun Ichikawa
2001Transparent: Tribute to a Sad GeniusKatsuyuki Motohiro
Vengeance for SaleKihachi Okamoto
2002Ghiblies: Episode 2Yukari-san (voice)Yoshiyuki Momose
Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kiki Ippatsu!Katsuhide Motoki
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her LoverNarasaki RyōJun Ichikawa
Suite de JeudiEriko ShiotaniTetsuo ShinoharaLead role
2003RockersTakanori Jinnai
2004ZebramanTakashi Miike
Blood and BonesYoichi Sai
2005YamatoMakiko UchidaJunya Sato
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549Masaaki Tezuka
2006UdonKatsuyuki Motohiro
A Cheerful Gang Turns the EarthYukikoTetsu Maeda
UdonKatsuyuki Motohiro
Playboy Don't CryMitsuo Shindō
2007Argentine BabaNaoki Nagao
2008The Magic HourSayokoKōki Mitani
Samurai GangstersMasahiko Makino
2009SidewaysCellin Gluck
Boku to Mama no Kiiroi JitenshaKeita Kōno
The UnbrokenRitsuko OnchiSetsurō Wakamatsu
Gravity's ClownsRieko OkunoJun'ichi Mori
2010FlowersNorihiro Koizumi
2011A Liar and a Broken GirlKoibi SakashitaNatsuki Seta
Second VirginRui NakamuraHiroshi KurosakiLead role
2013The Kiyosu ConferenceOichiKōki Mitani
2014Judge!Akira Nagai
Until the Day ComesTakako KawashimaSeijirō KōyamaLead role
2015Mother's TreesMitsu TamuraItsumichi IsomuraLead role
2016Something Like, Something Like ItTaiichi Sugiyama
2018Eating WomenJirō Shōno
2021A Garden of CamelliasYoshihiko Ueda

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef(s)
1990Tobu ga GotokuPrincess KazuNHKTaiga drama
1991–92Kimi no Na waMachiko UjiieNHKLead role; Asadora
1995King's RestaurantFuji TV
1996Only You: AisareteChihiro MashibaNTVLead role
1998Kirakira HikaruFuji TV[7]
2000Aikotoba wa YūkiFuji TV
AoiHosokawa GraciaNHKTaiga drama[8]
2002Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No NameNTVTV movie
2003Say Hello to Black JackTBS
2004Shinsengumi!OumeNHKTaiga drama[9]
2007The FamilyAiko TakasuTBS[10]
2008ScandalTBSLead role
2010Second VirginNHKLead role
2011Marumo no OkiteFuji TV
2012Perfect SonUmi SuzukiNTVLead role
2013Midnight Ferris WheelMayumi EndōTBSLead role
2016Sanada MaruNeiNHKTaiga drama[11]
2017Tōga no HitoShizuri MakiTV TokyoLead role; TV movie
KohakuTV TokyoTV movie
WarotenkaTsueko KitamuraNHKAsadora
2019La Grande Maison TokyoRinko HayamiTBS
2021Welcome Home, MonetAyako NagauraNHKAsadora[12]
2022The 13 Lords of the ShogunTango no TsuboneNHKTaiga drama[13]
2023Burn the House DownMakiko MitaraiNetflix[14]

Honours

  • Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2014)[15]

References

External links