Rinko Kikuchi
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Pacific Rim
as Mako Mori 2013
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Mako Mori 2018
47 Ronin
as Witch 2013
Babel
as Chieko 2006
The Brothers Bloom
as Bang Bang 2008
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
as Kumiko 2014
Terra Formars
as Asuka Moriki 2016
Norwegian Wood
as Naoko 2010
Survive Style 5+
2004
Shanghai
as Sumiko (uncredited) 2010
The Sky Crawlers
as Suito Kusanagi (voice) 2008
The Taste of Tea
as Waitress At Noodle Shop 2004
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
as Ryu 2009
Funky Forest: The First Contact
as Kikuchi 2005
Genius Party
2007
Endless Night
as Allaka 2015
Assault Girls
as Lucifer 2009