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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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2007 · nominated
Filmography22 titles
The Hot Spot
2025as Masako Umemoto
2025as Masako Umemoto
Westworld
2016as Akane
2016as Akane
Tokyo Vice
2022as Eimi Maruyama
2022as Eimi Maruyama
Liar Game
2007as Ryo Katsuragi
2007as Ryo Katsuragi
Genius Party
2007
2007
Babel
2006as Chieko
2006as Chieko
Invasion
2021as Hinata Murai
2021as Hinata Murai
Trespassers
2024as Tanaka Akiko
2024as Tanaka Akiko
Pacific Rim
2013as Mako Mori
2013as Mako Mori
Miss Sherlock
as Mitsuki Kurata
as Mitsuki Kurata
The Sky Crawlers
2008as Suito Kusanagi (voice)
2008as Suito Kusanagi (voice)
We Are Little Zombies
2019as Yuko Ibu
2019as Yuko Ibu
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
2014as Kumiko
2014as Kumiko
The Brothers Bloom
2008as Bang Bang
2008as Bang Bang
Norwegian Wood
2010as Naoko
2010as Naoko
47 Ronin
2013as Witch
2013as Witch
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018as Mako Mori
2018as Mako Mori
Terra Formars
2016as Asuka Moriki
2016as Asuka Moriki
Shanghai
2010as Sumiko (uncredited)
2010as Sumiko (uncredited)
In Love and Deep Water
2023as Aina Horikawa
2023as Aina Horikawa
Weakest Beast
as Kureha Tachibana
as Kureha Tachibana
Sideways
2009as Mina Parker
2009as Mina Parker