
Rinko Kikuchi
Acting
January 6, 1981 (45)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.
Known for

Pacific Rim
Mako Mori

Pacific Rim: Uprising
Mako Mori

Babel
Chieko

47 Ronin
Witch

Terra Formars
Asuka Moriki

The Taste of Tea
Waitress At Noodle Shop

The Sky Crawlers
Suito Kusanagi (voice)

Love Strikes!
Naoko Hayashida

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Colonel Sen Masago

Norwegian Wood
Naoko

The Motive

Shanghai
Sumiko (uncredited)

