Kayoko Shiraishi

Kayoko Shiraishi
Born	(1941-12-09) December 9, 1941 Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Stage actress

Kayoko Shiraishi (白石 加代子, Shiraishi Kayoko) is a Japanese stage actress. Her first film role was as Oba in Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41. She is the narrator in the 1992 film of Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex directed by Julie Taymor.

Filmography

Films

Title	Date	Role	Notes
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41	1973	Oba
Akuma no Temariuta	1977
The Makioka Sisters	1983
Oedipus Rex	1992	narrator
Umizaru	2004
Dark Tales of Japan (TV movie)	2004
Otoko-tachi no Yamato	2005
Labyrinth of Cinema	2020

Television

Date	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Hiyokko	Tomi Tachibana	Asadora
2019	Idaten	Wakako Mishima	Taiga drama

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2005)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2012)

External links

• Kayoko Shiraishi at IMDb