Rinko Kikuchi
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Babel
as Chieko
2006
Funky Forest: The First Contact
as Kikuchi
2005
The Dancing Kettle
2020
The Brothers Bloom
as Bang Bang
2008
Yoko
as Yoko
2023
Genius Party
2007
Assault Girls
as Lucifer
2009
Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter
as Kitashiro Urara
2023
The Sky Crawlers
as Suito Kusanagi (voice)
2008
Kill
as (segment "ASSAULT GIRL 2")
2008
47 Ronin
as Witch
2013
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
as Ryu
2009
Pacific Rim
as Mako Mori
2013
Hole in the Sky
as Taeko
2001
Norwegian Wood
as Naoko
2010
The Warped Forest
2011
Sideways
as Mina Parker
2009
Tokyo Serendipity
as Junda Atsuko
2007
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
The Taste of Tea
as Waitress At Noodle Shop
2004
TV Appearances
Gu Gu the Cat
as Chikako
2014
Churasan
as Maiko Murayama
2001
Love Strikes!
as Naoko
2010
The Private Detective Mike
2002
Invasion
as Hinata Murai
2021
ライアーゲーム
as Ryo Katsuragi
2007
Evil God's Balance Public Security Analysis Team
as Machiko Aiba
2022
To Give a Dream
as Mikiko Abe
2015
Westworld
as Akane
2016
Weakest Beast
as Kureha Tachibana
2018
The Frame
as Mako Mori
2013
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
as Tatsuki Samejima
2022