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Rinko Kikuchi

Born: 1981

Biography

Rinko Kikuchi, born Yuriko Kikuchi, January 6, 1981, is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories. The only other nominee was Miyoshi Umeki, who won the Best Supporting Actress award in 1957 for Sayonara.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Resources

Movies

Babel

Chieko in Babel

Funky Forest: The First Contact

Kikuchi in Funky Forest: The First Contact

The Dancing Kettle

in The Dancing Kettle

The Brothers Bloom

Bang Bang in The Brothers Bloom

Yoko

Yoko in Yoko

Genius Party

in Genius Party

Assault Girls

Lucifer in Assault Girls

Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter

Kitashiro Urara in Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter

The Sky Crawlers

Suito Kusanagi (voice) in The Sky Crawlers

Kill

(segment "ASSAULT GIRL 2") in Kill

47 Ronin

Witch in 47 Ronin

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Ryu in Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Pacific Rim

Mako Mori in Pacific Rim

Hole in the Sky

Taeko in Hole in the Sky

Norwegian Wood

Naoko in Norwegian Wood

The Warped Forest

in The Warped Forest

Sideways

Mina Parker in Sideways

Tokyo Serendipity

Junda Atsuko in Tokyo Serendipity

Aging Police / Resurrection Special

in Aging Police / Resurrection Special

The Taste of Tea

Waitress At Noodle Shop in The Taste of Tea

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

Colonel Sen Masago in What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

In Love and Deep Water

Aina Horikawa in In Love and Deep Water

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Kumiko in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Making-of17才

in Making-of17才

Last Summer

Naomi in Last Summer

Trespassers

Tanaka Akiko in Trespassers

A Forest with No Name

No. 51 in A Forest with No Name

Arch Angels

Nobuko Sakurai in Arch Angels

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

Sayoko in The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

Portrait of the Wind

in Portrait of the Wind

Tori

in Tori

Endless Night

Allaka in Endless Night

Age 17

Hitomi in Age 17

Baby Blue

Hazuki in Baby Blue

At River's Edge

Tazu in At River's Edge

Dear Deer

Onlooker in Dear Deer

69

in 69

Terra Formars

Asuka Moriki in Terra Formars

42 One Dream Rush

in 42 One Dream Rush

Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe

in Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Mako Mori in Pacific Rim: Uprising

A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake

Etsuko in A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake

Love Strikes!

Naoko Hayashida in Love Strikes!

Highheels: Kodawari ga unda otogibanashi

in Highheels: Kodawari ga unda otogibanashi

Umi de no hanashi

Kaori in Umi de no hanashi

We Are Little Zombies

Yuko Ibu in We Are Little Zombies

Survive Style 5+

in Survive Style 5+

It's Getting Late

Anna in It's Getting Late

The Phantom of August

in The Phantom of August

Will to Live

in Will to Live

By Player

in By Player

Shanghai

Sumiko (uncredited) in Shanghai

The Motive

in The Motive

That Person Disappeared

Terada in That Person Disappeared

School Ghost Story F

in School Ghost Story F

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Self in Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

TV Shows