This week Japanese cinema mourns the loss of Kyoko Kishida (pictured left, with Ayako Wakao), one of its best loved and unique talents.
Kishida starred for the likes of Ichikawa, Kobayashi, Masumura, Ozu and Shinoda, but is destined to be remembered for the eponymous role in Hiroshi Teshigahara's Woman of the Dunes (1964). This eery performance is one of the most terrifying and memorable that I have ever seen.
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