Rinko Kikuchi
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.
Rinko Kikuchi filmography
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Who is Rinko Kikuchi?+
Rinko Kikuchi is a celebrated Japanese actress who gained international prominence with her Academy Award-nominated performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Babel.
What is Rinko Kikuchi known for?+
She is widely recognized for her dramatic work in Babel and Norwegian Wood, as well as her action-oriented role as Mako Mori in the Pacific Rim films.
What kind of work does Rinko Kikuchi do?+
She moves between high-profile Hollywood blockbusters and distinct, often experimental, Japanese independent cinema like Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter and The Taste of Tea.
