Kyoko Ono Cox

Kyoko Ono Cox kinda has one of those bios that’s short on details but stacked with intrigue if you actually look into the credits. Born smack in the middle of Tokyo in the summer of ’63, she’s got that classic “behind the scenes but totally essential” vibe in the film world. Her name pops up as a producer for movies that, let’s be real, most people probably haven’t heard of unless they’re deep in the indie archives or just love a good retro rabbit hole. “Vain Glory” (1986) is one of her better-known projects, if you can call it that—think moody, artsy, dripping with that mid-80s experimental energy. People who’ve seen it usually remember the rawness, the way it doesn’t spoon-feed you anything. But then, she’s also credited on “3 Days in the Life” from 1970 and “Bed Peace” from 1969. Those are a whole different flavor—more documentary, more protest, the kind of films where you can almost smell the incense and revolution in the background. “Bed Peace” is especially wild, since it’s tied to the infamous Yoko Ono and John Lennon bed-in. Kyoko’s connection there (yeah, she’s Yoko Ono’s daughter) just adds another layer of fascinating family drama and art world chaos. She had a stint being married to James “Jim” Scott Helfrich, which feels like a blink-and-you-miss-it detail, but hey, it’s in the record books. All in all, she’s got this low-key legacy that’s woven into some pretty iconic moments, even if she’s not the one hogging the spotlight.