Machiko Kyō (京 マチ子 "Kyō Machiko"; March 25, 1924 – May 12, 2019) was a Japanese actress who was mainly active in the 1950s. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She was known for her roles in Kenji Mizoguchi's "Ugetsu" (1953) and Kon Ichikawa's "Odd Obsession" (1959). She also starred in "The Teahouse of the August Moon" opposite Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.