
Rinko Kikuchi
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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.
Known for
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Pacific Rim (2013)
as Mako Mori

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
as Mako Mori

47 Ronin (2013)
as Witch

Babel (2006)
as Chieko

Terra Formars (2016)
as Asuka Moriki

The Sky Crawlers (2008)
as Suito Kusanagi (voice)

Norwegian Wood (2010)
as Naoko

Shanghai (2010)
as Sumiko (uncredited)

The Taste of Tea (2004)
as Waitress At Noodle Shop

The Brothers Bloom (2008)
as Bang Bang

In Love and Deep Water (2023)
as Aina Horikawa

Genius Party (2007)
Actor

Endless Night (2015)
as Allaka

Survive Style 5+ (2004)
Actor

Love Strikes! (2011)
as Naoko Hayashida

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self

That Person Has Disappeared (2024)
as Terada

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (2022)
as Colonel Sen Masago

Trespassers (2024)
as Tanaka Akiko

The Motive (2004)
Actor

We Are Little Zombies (2019)
as Yuko Ibu

The Warped Forest (2011)
Actor

Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
as Kikuchi

Assault Girls (2009)
as Lucifer

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007)
as Sayoko

Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie (2025)
as Ayvil Suzuki

Dear Deer (2015)
as Onlooker

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)
as Kumiko

Aging Police / Resurrection Special (2019)
Actor

Yoko (2023)
as Yoko

Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter (2023)
as Kitashiro Urara

Arch Angels (2006)
as Nobuko Sakurai

69 (2004)
Actor

Kill (2008)
as (segment "ASSAULT GIRL 2")

Tokyo Serendipity (2007)
as Junda Atsuko

Portrait of the Wind (2005)
Actor

By Player (2000)
Actor

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)
as Ryu

Will to Live (1999)
Actor

Age 17 (2003)
as Hitomi

42 One Dream Rush (2010)
Actor

Last Summer (2014)
as Naomi

School Ghost Story F (1997)
Actor

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (2003)
as No. 51

At River's Edge (2011)
as Tazu

Sideways (2009)
as Mina Parker

The Phantom of August (2002)
Actor

Hole in the Sky (2001)
as Taeko

Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe (2010)
Actor

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026)
as Haru

Umi de no hanashi (2006)
as Kaori
Tori (2004)
Actor

いのこりぐみ (2026)
Actor

It's Getting Late (2012)
as Anna

Making-of17才 (2004)
Actor

Highheels: Kodawari ga unda otogibanashi (2017)
Actor

The Dancing Kettle (2020)
Actor
A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake (2017)
as Etsuko





