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hotvintagepoll · 21 days

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Machiko Kyō (Rashomon, Floating Weeds, Older Brother Younger Sister)— Considered an early sex symbol in Japanese cinema. Also just an ethereal beauty who can also go feral/unhinged in a glorious way.

Judy Garland (Meet Me In St. Louis, A Star is Born, Summer Stock)— Judy is the GOAT when it comes to classic movie musicals. The voice of an angel who deserved so much better than she got. She can sing she can dance she can act she's a triple threat. Though she had a turbulent personal life (her treatment as a child star by the studio system makes me mad as hell like Louis b Mayer fight me ((she was made to believe that she was physically unattractive by the constant criticism of film executives who made her feel ugly and who manipulated her onscreen appearance by capping her teeth and using discs in her nose to change its shape and Mayer called her "my little hunchback" like imagine hearing that as a child and not having damage)) she always goddamn delivered on screen and in any performance she gave. She began in vaudeville performing with her sisters and was signed to MGM at 13. Starting out in supporting parts especially paired with mickey Rooney in a bunch of films (she's the best part tbh) she eventually transferred to the lead role. She is best known for her starring role in movie musicals like the iconic Wizard of Oz (somewhere over the rainbow still hits hard and is ranked the top film song of all time), meet me in St. Louis (Judy singing have your self a merry little Christmas brings tears to the eyes she is that powerful), the Harvey girls (she looks like a technicolor dream and sings a catchy af song about trains), Easter parade ( dancing and singing with Fred Astaire), for me and my gal, the pirate, and summer stock ( with pal Gene Kelly who she helped when he was starting out and he helped her when she was struggling). But she also does non- singing just as well like the clock ( her first movie where she sings no songs and is an underrated ww2 era romance), her Oscar nominated a star is born ( like the man that got away she put her whole soul in that and I have beef with the fact she lost to grace kelly ((whom I love but like still not even her best work)), and judgement at Nuremberg (a courtroom drama about the nazi war criminal trials). Outside of film she made concert appearances to record-breaking audiences, released 8 studio albums, and had her own Emmy-nominated tv series. She was the youngest (39) and first female recipient of the Cecil B DeMille award for lifetime achievement in the film industry. Girl was a lifelong democrat and was a financial and moral supporter of many causes including the civil rights movement (she was at the March on Washington and held a press conference to protest the 16th street Baptist church bombings). She was a friend of the Kennedy family and would call jfk weekly often ending the calls by singing the first few lines of somewhere over the rainbow (she thought of them as Gemini twins).She was a member of the committee for the first amendment which was formed in response to the HUAC investigations. Though she died far too young and tragically she remains an icon for her work and her life. As a girl who didn't feel like i was as pretty as everyone else I have always felt a connection to Judy and I just really love her.

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Judy's voice alone qualifies her for at least top ten hottest HOT VINTAGE MOVIE WOMEN. She was a truly incredible swing singer, with a stunning voice on top of her technique. Her short dark hair looked incredible in just about any style. Have I mentioned her swagger? I can’t do it justice with words. She had swagger. She was funny as hell, and clever too. Incredibly charming and cool. I adore her.

Her eyes, her voice have bewitched me

I mean how can you beat the one and only Judy? She's beautiful, her smile is contagious, the way she sings with her whole body. You can't help but love her.

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Beautiful woman, love her singing voice. And she can do everything between happy or silly and angry or heartbroken

#judy garland #machiko kyō #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 3

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filmreveries · 2 months

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“The face is the door to the soul. When the face is closed off, so too is the soul. Nobody is allowed inside. The soul is left to rot, reduced to ruins. It becomes the soul of a monster, rotten to the core.”

The Face of Another (1966) dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara

#the face of another #hiroshi teshigahara #tatsuya nakadai #mikijirō hira #machiko kyō #horror #horror film #film screencaps #film stills #films #screencaps #cinematography

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haveyouseenthismovie-poll · 7 months

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#movies #polls #rashomon #akira kurosawa #50s movies #toshirō mifune #machiko kyō #takashi shimura #have you seen this movie poll

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 1 year

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Machiko Kyō in Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1955)

#Princess Yang Kwei Fei #Kenji Mizoguchi #Mizoguchi #Yôkihi #Yokihi #1955 #back #bathtub #bathroom #Machiko Kyō #Machiko Kyo #water

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minayuri · 6 months

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"Genjuro....I want you to never leave my side. Let's leave this manor and return to my native land."

Machiko Kyō in Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) | dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

#machiko kyō #ugetsu (1953)#ugetsu monogatari #1950s #kenji mizoguchi #classic film #japanese cinema #screencaps #dailyworldcinema #my post

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maggiecheungs · 2 years

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MACHIKO KYŌ as Lady Wakasa in Ugetsu (1953) dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

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wetgeliscasualinterval · 1 year

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Machiko Kyō in “Rashomon” (1950) dir. Akira Kurosawa

#machiko kyō #rashomon #akira kurosawa #film #cinema #movie #movie stills #film frames #cinematography #cinephile

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lesaffreuxdelacreation · 1 year

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Machiko Kyō & Masayuki Mori - Les Contes de la lune vague après la pluie (Ugetsu) par Kenji Mizoguchi (1953)

#Ugetsu #Tales of Ugetsu #Ugetsu Monogatari #雨月物語 #Machiko Kyō #京マチ子 #Masayuki Mori #森雅之 #溝口健二 #Japan #movie #Ueda Akinari #上田秋成 #Guy de Maupassant #Décoré !#Les Contes de la lune vague après la pluie

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goldenglobenoms · 8 months

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Machiko Kyō as Lotus Blossom - The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)

Golden Globe Award Nominee for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

#Machiko Kyō #The Teahouse of the August Moon #Golden Globes #14th Golden Globe Awards

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myfilmsbox · 8 months

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The Face of Another (1966) dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara

#the face of another #hiroshi teshigahara #filmedit #movieedit #screencaps #cinema #tatsuya nakadai #mikijiro hira #machiko kyō #kyōko kishida #cinematography #cinephile

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screenshothaven · 1 year

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Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)

#Princess Yang Kwei Fei #1955 #Kenji Mizoguchi #楊貴妃 #Sō Yamamura #Masayuki Mori #Machiko Kyō

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hotvintagepoll · 1 month

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Machiko Kyō (Rashomon, Floating Weeds, Older Brother Younger Sister)— Considered an early sex symbol in Japanese cinema. Also just an ethereal beauty who can also go feral/unhinged in a glorious way.

Doris Dowling (The Crimson Key, Bitter Rice)—idk if she's known well enough to fit the tournament but here she is

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