Born 1981 (age 45) · Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
Appears in 77 titles

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.

Filmography

Pacific Rim
6.9
Pacific Rim
2013
as Mako Mori
Pacific Rim: Uprising
6.1
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
as Mako Mori
47 Ronin
6.2
47 Ronin
2013
as Witch
Babel
7.2
Babel
2006
as Chieko
The Brothers Bloom
6.6
The Brothers Bloom
2008
as Bang Bang
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
6.6
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2014
as Kumiko
Terra Formars
6.1
Terra Formars
2016
as Asuka Moriki
Norwegian Wood
6.4
Norwegian Wood
2010
as Naoko
Survive Style 5+
7.3
Survive Style 5+
2004
Shanghai
6.1
Shanghai
2010
as Sumiko (uncredited)
The Sky Crawlers
6.7
The Sky Crawlers
2008
as Suito Kusanagi (voice)
The Taste of Tea
7.5
The Taste of Tea
2004
as Waitress At Noodle Shop
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
Funky Forest: The First Contact
6.4
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005
as Kikuchi
Genius Party
6.5
Genius Party
2007
Endless Night
6.1
Endless Night
2015
as Allaka
In Love and Deep Water
5.7
In Love and Deep Water
2023
as Aina Horikawa
Assault Girls
4.7
Assault Girls
2009
as Lucifer
Love Strikes!
7.6
Love Strikes!
2011
as Naoko Hayashida
We Are Little Zombies
6.6
We Are Little Zombies
2019
as Yuko Ibu