Directed credits
1
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Rinko Kikuchi
Acting
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2.3
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 18054
IMDb ID: nm0452860
Known for: Acting
Born: January 6, 1981
Age: 45
Place of birth: Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1997 - 2026
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q232499
Also known as
Yuriko Kikuchi • 기쿠치 린코 • 菊地百合子 • 菊地 凛子
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (2)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Rinko Kikuchi.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Rinko Kikuchi.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Rinko Kikuchi.
as Waitress At Noodle Shop
The Taste of Tea
2004 • Movie
Survive Style 5+
2004 • Movie
as Chieko
Babel
2006 • Movie
as Mako Mori
Pacific Rim
2013 • Movie
as Suito Kusanagi (voice)
The Sky Crawlers
2008 • Movie
Executive Producer
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2014 • Movie
as Bang Bang
The Brothers Bloom
2008 • Movie
as Naoko
Norwegian Wood
2010 • Movie
as Witch
47 Ronin
2013 • Movie
as Mako Mori
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 • Movie
as Asuka Moriki
Terra Formars
2016 • Movie
as Sumiko (uncredited)
Shanghai
2010 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rinko Kikuchi.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Rinko Kikuchi.
as Mako Mori
Pacific Rim
2013 • Movie
as Mako Mori
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 • Movie
as Chieko
Babel
2006 • Movie
as Witch
47 Ronin
2013 • Movie
as Allaka
Endless Night
2015 • Movie
as Naoko
Norwegian Wood
2010 • Movie
Screenplay
I'm still here
2019 • Movie
as Suito Kusanagi (voice)
The Sky Crawlers
2008 • Movie
as Asuka Moriki
Terra Formars
2016 • Movie
as Sumiko (uncredited)
Shanghai
2010 • Movie
as Waitress At Noodle Shop
The Taste of Tea
2004 • Movie
as Bang Bang
The Brothers Bloom
2008 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rinko Kikuchi.
as Akane • 2 eps
Westworld
2016 • Series
as Hinata Murai • 6 eps
Invasion
2021 • Series
as Maiko Murayama • 156 eps
Churasan
2001 • Series
as Eimi Maruyama • 18 eps
Tokyo Vice
2022 • Series
as Ryo Katsuragi • 9 eps
Liar Game
2007 • Series
as Reiko Shosenkyo • 10 eps
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014 • Series
as Mako Mori • 1 eps
The Frame
2013 • Series
1 eps
The Private Detective Mike
2002 • Series
as Masako Umemoto • 10 eps
The Hot Spot
2025 • Series
as Tatsuki Samejima • 11 eps
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
2022 • Series
as Mitsuki Kurata • 1 eps
Miss Sherlock
2018 • Series
as Shosenkyo Reiko • 10 eps
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2024 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rinko Kikuchi.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rinko Kikuchi.
Sep 23
as Haru
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
2026 • Movie
いのこりぐみ
2026 • Movie
as Ayvil Suzuki
Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie
2025 • Movie
as Terada
That Person Has Disappeared
2024 • Movie
as Tanaka Akiko
Trespassers
2024 • Movie
as Aina Horikawa
In Love and Deep Water
2023 • Movie
as Yoko
Yoko
2023 • Movie
as Kitashiro Urara
Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter
2023 • Movie
as Colonel Sen Masago
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022 • Movie
The Dancing Kettle
2020 • Movie
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019 • Movie
as Yuko Ibu
We Are Little Zombies
2019 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rinko Kikuchi.
as Mitsuko Omori • 4 eps
Uso ga Uso de Uso wa Uso da
2026 • Series
as Masako Umemoto • 10 eps
The Hot Spot
2025 • Series
as Shosenkyo Reiko • 10 eps
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2024 • Series
as Tatsuki Samejima • 11 eps
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
2022 • Series
as Eimi Maruyama • 18 eps
Tokyo Vice
2022 • Series
as Machiko Aiba • 10 eps
Evil God's Balance Public Security Analysis Team
2022 • Series
as Hinata Murai • 6 eps
Invasion
2021 • Series
as Aiba Machiko • 6 eps
A BUTTERFLY EFFECT –The Murder Analysis Team–
2019 • Series
as Kureha Tachibana • 10 eps
Weakest Beast
2018 • Series
as Mitsuki Kurata • 1 eps
Miss Sherlock
2018 • Series
as Akane • 2 eps
Westworld
2016 • Series
as Mikiko Abe • 4 eps
To Give a Dream
2015 • Series