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Rinko Kikuchi is a Japanese film actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in Babel (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include Norwegian Wood (2010), which screened in competition at the 67th Venice Film Festival and Guillermo del Toro's science fiction action film Pacific Rim (2013). For her role in the drama film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), Kikuchi received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead.
Birth Name
Yuriko Kikuchi
Born
Tuesday, 06 January 1981
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| In Love and Deep Water | Aina | 2023 |
| Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? | Yayoi Harada | 2023 |
| Tokyo Vice | Eimi / Eimi Maruyama | 2022 |
| Invasion | Hinata / Hinata Murai | 2021 |
| We Are Little Zombies | Ikuko Ibu / Yuko Ibu | 2019 |
| Weakest Beast | Kureha Tachibana | 2018 |
| Miss Sherlock | Mitsuki Kurata | 2018 |
| Pacific Rim: Uprising | Mako Mori | 2018 |
| Westworld | Akane | 2016 |
| Terra Formars | Asuka Moriki | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| In Love and Deep Water | Aina | 2023 |
| Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? | Yayoi Harada | 2023 |
| Tokyo Vice | Eimi / Eimi Maruyama | 2022 |
| Invasion | Hinata / Hinata Murai | 2021 |
| We Are Little Zombies | Ikuko Ibu / Yuko Ibu | 2019 |
| Weakest Beast | Kureha Tachibana | 2018 |
| Miss Sherlock | Mitsuki Kurata | 2018 |
| Pacific Rim: Uprising | Mako Mori | 2018 |
| Westworld | Akane | 2016 |
| Terra Formars | Asuka Moriki | 2016 |
| Endless Night | Allaka | 2015 |
| Dear Deer | 2015 | |
| Yume wo ataeru | Mikiko | 2015 |
| Last Summer | Naomi | 2014 |
| Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter | Kumiko | 2014 |
| 47 Ronin | Witch | 2013 |
| A Film by Guillermo del Toro | Self - 'Mako Mori' | 2013 |
| Pacific Rim | Mako Mori | 2013 |
| The Hollywood Fast Lane | Self - Interviewee | 2012 |
| The Warped Forest | 2011 | |
| Love Strikes! | Naoko Hayashida | 2011 |
| At River's Edge | 2011 | |
| Norwegian Wood | Naoko | 2010 |
| 42 One Dream Rush | 2010 | |
| Moteki | Hayashida Naoko / Naoko | 2010 |
| Shanghai | Sumiko | 2010 |
| Assault Girls | Lucifer | 2009 |
| Sideways | Mina Parker | 2009 |
| Map of the Sounds of Tokyo | Ryu | 2009 |
| The Brothers Bloom | Bang Bang | 2009 |
| Kill | (segment "ASSAULT GIRL 2") | 2008 |
| The Sky Crawlers | Suito Kusanagi (voice) / Suito Kusanagi | 2008 |
| Tokyo Serendipity | Atsuko Junda / Junda Atsuko | 2007 |
| Genius Party | (voice) | 2007 |
| The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia | Sayoko | 2007 |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2007 |
| The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2007 |
| Umi de no hanashi | Kaori | 2006 |
| Babel | Chieko Wataya / Chieko | 2006 |
| Arch Angels | Nobuko Sakurai | 2006 |
| Funky Forest: The First Contact | Kikuchi | 2005 |
| Portrait of the Wind | Wife of Mari's brother | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Survive Style 5+ | 2004 | |
| The Taste of Tea | Waitress At Noodle Shop | 2004 |
| The Reason | 2004 | |
| Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name | Number 51 / No. 51 | 2002 |
| By Player | 2000 | |
| Ikitai | 1999 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| 42 One Dream Rush | 2010 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2007 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
