Yuriko Kikuchi

Kikuchi Rinko

  • Name: Kikuchi Rinko
  • Native name: 菊地 凛子
  • Given name: Kikuchi Yuriko
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: January 6, 1981
  • Age: 43
Kikuchi Rinko 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.

She debuted in 1999 under her birth name, Yuriko Kikuchi, with the Kaneto Shindo-directed film Ikitai. Soon after, in 2001, she starred in the acclaimed Kazuyoshi Komuri-directed film Sora no Ana, which was featured across several international film festivals, including the Rotterdam Film Festival. In 2004, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Katsuhito Ishii-directed film Cha no Aji, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2006, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Alejandro González Iñárritu-directed film Babel, where she played Chieko Wataya, a deaf-mute teenage girl, in a role for which she was critically acclaimed and nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won several, such as the National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance (tying with Jennifer Hudson) and the Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough. Kikuchi is also the fifth actress in Academy Award history to be nominated for an award for a role in which she does not speak a word. (The others were Jane Wyman, Patty Duke, Holly Hunter, and Samantha Morton). Kikuchi has appeared in two Mamoru Oshii movies: 2008's The Sky Crawlers and Assault Girls (2009).

Kikuchi married actor Shota Sometani on December 31, 2014. They welcomed their first child on October 8, 2016. In December 2018 she announced her second pregnancy via her husband's official website.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2024 Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai
Japanese Drama, 2024, 10 eps
Shosenkyo Reiko (Support Role)
10
Shosenkyo Reiko
Support Role
0.0
2024 Tokyo Vice Season 2
Japanese Drama, 2024, 10 eps
Eimi (Support Role)
10
Eimi
Support Role
8.3
2023 Boogie Woogie
Japanese Drama, 2023, 125 eps
Ibarada Ritsuko (Support Role)
125
Ibarada Ritsuko
Support Role
7.7
2022 PICU: Shoni Shuchu Chiryo Shitsu
Japanese Drama, 2022, 11 eps
Samejima Tatsuki (Support Role)
11
Support Role
8.0
2022 Tokyo Vice
Japanese Drama, 2022, 8 eps
Maruyama Emi [Adelstein's supervisor] (Support Role)
8
Maruyama Emi [Adelstein's supervisor]
Support Role
8.1
2022 Jashin no Tenbin Koan Bunseki Han
Japanese Drama, 2022, 10 eps
Aiba Machiko (Support Role)
10
Support Role
8.0
2022 Kamakura dono no 13 nin
Japanese Drama, 2022, 48 eps
Noe (Support Role)
48
Noe
Support Role
8.0
2019 Chou no Rikigaku
Japanese Drama, 2019, 6 eps
Aiba Machiko (Support Role)
6
Aiba Machiko
Support Role
7.7
2018 Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi
Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps
Tachibana Kureha (Support Role)
10
Support Role
7.6
2018 Miss Sherlock
Japanese Drama, 2018, 8 eps
Kurata Mitsuki (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)
8
Kurata Mitsuki (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
8.0
2015 Yume wo Ataeru
Japanese Drama, 2015, 4 eps
Abe Mikiko (Main Role)
4
Main Role
7.3
2014 Guu Guu, the Cat
Japanese Drama, 2014, 4 eps
[Woman at the Coffee Shop] (Ep. 4) (Guest Role)
4
[Woman at the Coffee Shop] (Ep. 4)
Guest Role
7.6
2010 Moteki
Japanese Drama, 2010, 12 eps
Hayashida Naoko (Guest Role)
12
Guest Role
7.3
2009 Liar Game 2
Japanese Drama, 2009, 9 eps
Katsuragi Ryo (Main Role)
9
Main Role
8.4
2001 Churasan
Japanese Drama, 2001, 156 eps
(Support Role)
156
Support Role
7.8
2000 Hanamura Daisuke
Japanese Drama, 2000, 12 eps
(Ep. 11-12) (Guest Role)
12
(Ep. 11-12)
Guest Role
7.0
1999 Kawaii Dake ja Dame Kashira?
Japanese Drama, 1999, 10 eps
Shimada Aki (Support Role)
10
Shimada Aki
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2023 In Love and Deep Water
Japanese Movie, 2023,
Horikawa Aina (Support Role)
Horikawa Aina
Support Role
7.1
2023 658km, Yoko no Tabi
Japanese Movie, 2023,
Yoko (Main Role)
Yoko
Main Role
0.0
2022 What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?
Japanese Movie, 2022,
Sen Masago (Support Role)
Sen Masago
Support Role
6.6
2019 We Are Little Zombies
Japanese Movie, 2019,
Ibu Yuko [Ikuko's mother] (Support Role)
Ibu Yuko [Ikuko's mother]
Support Role
7.7
2017 Highheels: A Fairy Tale Born of Obsession
Japanese Movie, 2017,
Kai (Main Role)
Kai
Main Role
6.1
2016 Terra Formars
Japanese Movie, 2016,
Moriki Asuka (Support Role)
Moriki Asuka
Support Role
6.4
2016 Les Neuf Fenetres
Japanese Movie, 2016,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.8
2015 Dear Deer
Japanese Movie, 2015,
[onlooker] (Support Role)
[onlooker]
Support Role
7.0
2011 The Warped Forest
Japanese Movie, 2011,
(Main Role)
Main Role
6.0
2011 Love Strikes!
Japanese Movie, 2011,
Naoko Hayashida (Support Role)
Naoko Hayashida
Support Role
7.3
2011 At River's Edge
Japanese Movie, 2011,
Tazu (Support Role)
Tazu
Support Role
6.6
2010 Norwegian Wood
Japanese Movie, 2010,
Naoko (Main Role)
Naoko
Main Role
6.8
2010 Shanghai
Chinese Movie, 2010,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.1
2009 Assault Girls
Japanese Movie, 2009,
Lucifer (Main Role)
Main Role
5.1
2009 Sideways
Japanese Movie, 2009,
Mina Parker (Main Role)
Main Role
7.4
2009 Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
Japanese Movie, 2009,
Ryu (Main Role)
Ryu
Main Role
6.8
2008 Rebellion: The Killing Isle
Japanese Movie, 2008,
Ch.1 - Assault Girl 2 (Main Role)
Main Role
4.7
2007 Tokyo Serendipity
Japanese Movie, 2007,
Junda Atsuko (Main Role)
Main Role
6.8
2007 The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
Japanese Movie, 2007,
Sayoko (Support Role)
Sayoko
Support Role
6.5
2006 Umi de no Hanashi
Japanese Movie, 2006,
Kaori (Support Role)
Kaori
Support Role
7.4
2006 Arch Angels
Japanese Movie, 2006,
Nobuko Sakurai (Support Role)
Nobuko Sakurai
Support Role
6.3
2006 Funky Forest: The First Contact
Japanese Movie, 2006,
Kikuchi (Main Role)
Kikuchi
Main Role
6.7
2005 Portrait of the Wind
Japanese Movie, 2005,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.5
2004 The Taste of Tea
Japanese Movie, 2004,
Yuriko Kikuchi (Support Role)
Yuriko Kikuchi
Support Role
7.6
2004 69
Japanese Movie, 2004,
(Unknown)
Unknown
7.2
2003 17-sai
Japanese Movie, 2003,
Hitomi (Support Role)
Hitomi
Support Role
6.5
2002 Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
Japanese Movie, 2002,
No. 51 (Main Role)
No. 51
Main Role
2.0
2001 Hole in the Sky
Japanese Movie, 2001,
Kayama Taeko (Main Role)
Main Role
6.9
1999 Will to Live
Japanese Movie, 1999,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2024 Shinnyushatachi no Bansan
Japanese Special, 2024, 1 eps
Tanaka Akiko (Main Role)
1
Tanaka Akiko
Main Role
8.0
2023 Seiri no Ojisan to Sono Musume
Japanese Special, 2023, 1 eps
Kitashiro Urara (Support Role)
1
Kitashiro Urara
Support Role
8.2
2019 Jikou Keisatsu Fukkatsu SP
Japanese Special, 2019, 1 eps
Kuhonbutsu Sayaka (Guest Role)
1
Kuhonbutsu Sayaka
Guest Role
7.7
2016 Terra Formars - Aratanaru Kibou
Japanese Special, 2016, 3 eps
Moriki Asuka (Support Role)
3
Moriki Asuka
Support Role
6.3
2010 Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe
Japanese Special, 2010, 1 eps
Miyauchi Hana (Support Role)
1
Miyauchi Hana
Support Role
3.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2009 A-Studio+
Japanese TV Show, 2009, 810 eps
(Ep. 730) (Guest)
810
(Ep. 730)
Guest
10.0
2008 Another Sky
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 541 eps
(Guest)
541
Guest
9.0
2008 Shabekuri 007
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 600 eps
(Ep. 90) (Guest)
600
(Ep. 90)
Guest
8.3
2005 Oshareism
Japanese TV Show, 2005, 760 eps
(Ep. 272) (Guest)
760
(Ep. 272)
Guest
8.4
Articles
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Kikuchi Rinko

Yuriko Kikuchi
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  • First Name: Yuriko
  • Family Name: Kikuchi
  • Native name: 菊地 凛子
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: January 6, 1981
  • Age: 43

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