Birth Name: 菊地 百合子
Birth Date: 1981-01-06
Birth Place: Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Details
Alternate Names: Yuriko Kikuchi , 기쿠치 린코, 菊地百合子, Kikucsi Rinko, 菊地 凛子, رینکو کیکوچی
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - School Ghost Story F (1997) as
Most Important Roles: - Babel (2006) as Chieko
- Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005) as Kikuchi
- The Dancing Kettle (2020) as
- The Brothers Bloom (2008) as Bang Bang
- Yoko (2023) as Yoko
- Genius Party (2007) as
- Assault Girls (2009) as Lucifer
- Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter (2023) as Kitashiro Urara
- The Sky Crawlers (2008) as Suito Kusanagi (voice)
- Kill (2008) as (segment "ASSAULT GIRL 2")
Career Highlights: - Babel (2006)
- Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
- The Dancing Kettle (2020)
- The Brothers Bloom (2008)
- Yoko (2023)
- Genius Party (2007)
- Assault Girls (2009)
- Menstrual Uncle and His Daughter (2023)
- The Sky Crawlers (2008)
- Kill (2008)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble (2007)
- Won CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2006)
- Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Most Promising Performer (2006)
- Nominated for 1 DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2006)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2006)
- Won Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance (2006)
- Won Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor (2006)
- Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead (2015)
- Won NBR Award - Breakthrough Performance - Female (2006)
- Nominated for 1 OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress (2007)
- Nominated for 1 OFCS Award - Best Breakthrough Performance (2007)
- Won Ensemble Cast Award (2007)
- Won SDFCS Award - Best Ensemble Performance (2006)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2007)
- Won Golden Goblet - Best Actress (2023)
- Nominated for 1 TFCA Award - Best Supporting Performance, Female (2006)
Full 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.