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Yuriko Kikuchi Wiki Biography

Rinko Kikuchi ((菊地 凛子, Kikuchi Rinko), born Yuriko Kikuchi (菊地 百合子, Kikuchi Yuriko) January 6, 1981 in Hadano, Kanagawa) is a Japanese film actress. She is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in Babel (2006). She also starred in Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 science fiction action film Pacific Rim. She is a household name in her native Japan. 

Net Worth$10 Million
Date Of BirthJanuary 6, 1981
Place Of BirthHadano, Kanagawa, Japan
Height5′ 6½” (1.69 m)
ProfessionActress, Director, Writer
SpouseShōta Sometani
IMDB
Quote
1So my concern was not the nudity itself, my concern was that the most important part of the film to describe her emotionally. So the nudity itself was not my concern (talking about Babel (2006)).
Fact
1Was named one of the Ten Actors to Watch by Variety Magazine (2007).
2One of eight actors of Asian descent nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Miyoshi Umeki who won Best Supporting Actress nominated for Sayonara (1957), Sessue Hayakawa nominated for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Mako nominated for The Sand Pebbles (1966), Ben Kingsley who won Best Actor for Gandhi (1982), Haing S. Ngor who won Best Supporting Actor for The Killing Fields (1984), Pat Morita nominated for The Karate Kid (1984), and Ken Watanabe nominated for The Last Samurai (2003).
3Is an accomplished motorcyclist and horseback rider.
4Is skilled in sword-fighting.
5Made her stage debut in the play, “Suigin”, directed by Hidehisa Tachibana.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Pacific Rim: Uprising2018post-productionMako Mori
Terra Formars: Aratanaru Kibô2016TV Mini-Series
Terra Formars2016Asuka Moriki
Diâ diâ2015
Yume wo ataeru2015TV Mini-SeriesMikiko
Nadie quiere la noche2015Allaka
Gou-Gou datte Neko de aru2014TV Mini-Series
Last Summer2014Naomi
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter2014Kumiko
Memory of an Artist2013Short
47 Ronin2013Witch
Pacific Rim2013Mako Mori
It’s Getting Late2012Short
The Warped Forest2011
Moteki2011Naoko Hayashida
Ogawa no hotori2011
Sayonara, Robinson Kurûsô2010TV Movie
Moteki2010TV SeriesHayashida Naoko
42 One Dream Rush2010Short
Noruwei no mori2010Naoko
Shanghai2010Sumiko (uncredited)
Liar Game2009-2010TV SeriesRyo Katsuragi
Assault Girls2009Lucifer
Saidoweizu2009Mina Parker
Ichigo zeminâru2009TV Series
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo2009Ryu
Kiru2008
The Brothers Bloom2008Bang Bang
Sukai kurora2008Suito Kusanagi (Japanese version, voice)
Koi suru madori2007Atsuko Junda
Genius Party2007voice
Zukan ni nottenai mushi2007Sayoko
Umi de no hanashi2006Kaori
Warau Mikaeru2006Nobuko Sakurai
Babel2006/IChieko Wataya
Naisu no mori: The First Contact2005
Taga tameni2005Wife of Mari’s brother
Survive Style 5+2004
692004
Cha no aji2004Waitress At Noodle Shop (as Yuriko Kikuchi)
Riyû2004
Tori2004
Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku: Namae no nai mori2002VideoNumber 51 (as Yuriko Kikuchi)
Churasan2001TV Series
Drug2001Mai (as Yuriko Kikuchi)
Paradice2001as Yuriko Kikuchi
Sora no ana2001Taeko (as Yuriko Kikuchi)
Sanmon yakusha2000
Ikitai1999
Gakkô no kaidan F1997TV Movie as Yuriko Kikuchi

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Memory of an Artist2013Short
42 One Dream Rush2010Short

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Memory of an Artist2013Short writer

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter2014executive producer

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Brothers Bloom2008performer: “Sleeping”

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bokura no jidai2008-2015TV SeriesHerself
Barcelona, la rosa de foc2014Documentary Japanese version, voice
Ikinari! Ôgon densetsu2013TV SeriesHerself
Vivir de cine2013TV SeriesHerself
Mezamashi terebi2013TV SeriesHerself
Janela Indiscreta2013TV SeriesHerself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2013TV SeriesHerself
The Hollywood Fast Lane2013TV SeriesHerself – Interviewee
Made in Hollywood2013TV SeriesHerself
Comic Con 2012 Live2012TV SpecialHimself
Cinema 32009-2011TV SeriesHerself
Jônetsu tairiku2010TV Series documentaryHerself
30 minuts2010TV Series documentaryHerself
Another Sky2009TV SeriesHerself
Miradas 22008TV Series documentaryHerself
Waratte iitomo!2008TV SeriesHerself
TalkAsia2007TV SeriesHerself
2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards2007TV SpecialHerself
The 79th Annual Academy Awards2007TV SpecialHerself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2007TV SpecialHerself
The 12th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards2007TV SpecialHerself
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards2007TV SpecialHerself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Frame2013TV SeriesMako Mori
Banda sonora2012TV SeriesHerself
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo2008TV Movie documentaryChieko (uncredited)

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007Ensemble Cast AwardPalm Springs International Film FestivalBabel (2006)
2007Austin Film Critics AwardAustin Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2006CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2006Gotham Independent Film AwardGotham AwardsBest Ensemble PerformanceBabel (2006)
2006Gotham Independent Film AwardGotham AwardsBreakthrough ActorBabel (2006)
2006NBR AwardNational Board of Review, USABreakthrough Performance – FemaleBabel (2006)
2006SDFCS AwardSan Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest Ensemble PerformanceBabel (2006)
2006UFCA AwardUtah Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2006Capri Exploit AwardCapri, HollywoodBabel (2006)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest ActressKumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)
2015Independent Spirit AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsBest Female LeadKumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)
2011Asian Film AwardAsian Film AwardsBest ActressNoruwei no mori (2010)
2011People’s Choice AwardAsian Film AwardsFavorite ActressNoruwei no mori (2010)
2010Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest Supporting ActressThe Brothers Bloom (2008)
2007Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsSupporting ActressBabel (2006)
2007Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsEnsemble CastBabel (2006)
2007OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2007OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Breakthrough Performance – FemaleBabel (2006)
2007OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2007OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest Breakthrough PerformanceBabel (2006)
2007ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleBabel (2006)
2007ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureBabel (2006)
2007OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleBabel (2006)
2007Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureBabel (2006)
2007Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2007Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Acting EnsembleBabel (2006)
2006CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsMost Promising PerformerBabel (2006)
2006DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2006Golden SchmoesGolden Schmoes AwardsBest Supporting Actress of the YearBabel (2006)
2006ICP AwardIndiewire Critics’ PollBest Supporting PerformanceBabel (2006)
2006Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleBabel (2006)
2006SLFCA AwardSt. Louis Film Critics Association, USBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)
2006TFCA AwardToronto Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting Performance, FemaleBabel (2006)
2006EDA AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Breakthrough Performance for a Young ActressBabel (2006)
2006ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleBabel (2006)
2006ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Cast EnsembleBabel (2006)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007COFCA AwardCentral Ohio Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressBabel (2006)

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