
Actor
Rinko Kikuchi
Born 1981 · Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
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
Acting

Westworld
Akane · 2016

Pacific Rim
Mako Mori · 2013

Babel
Chieko · 2006

Pacific Rim: Uprising
Mako Mori · 2018

47 Ronin
Witch · 2013

Invasion
Hinata Murai · 2021

Tokyo Vice
Eimi Maruyama · 2022

The Brothers Bloom
Bang Bang · 2008

The Taste of Tea
Waitress At Noodle Shop · 2004

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Kumiko · 2014

Norwegian Wood
Naoko · 2010

The Sky Crawlers
Suito Kusanagi (voice) · 2008

Terra Formars
Asuka Moriki · 2016

ライアーゲーム
Ryo Katsuragi · 2007

Shanghai
Sumiko (uncredited) · 2010

The Hot Spot
Masako Umemoto · 2025

Love Strikes!
Naoko Hayashida · 2011

Funky Forest: The First Contact
Kikuchi · 2005

Miss Sherlock
Mitsuki Kurata · 2018

To Give a Dream
Mikiko Abe · 2015

We Are Little Zombies
Yuko Ibu · 2019

Endless Night
Allaka · 2015

Trespassers
Tanaka Akiko · 2024

Churasan
Maiko Murayama · 2001

