Acting
Rinko Kikuchi
Born January 6, 1981 Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
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.
Directed Films
Upcoming Projects
Also Appeared In
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Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
2026·Comedy
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いのこりぐみ
2026
6.4
Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie
2025·Music
7.0
That Person Has Disappeared
2024·Mystery
7.1
Trespassers
2024·Drama
5.7
In Love and Deep Water
2023·Romance
6.0
Yoko
2023·Drama
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Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter
2023·Comedy
4.6
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022·Comedy
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The Dancing Kettle
2020
6.0
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019·Crime
6.6
We Are Little Zombies
2019·Drama