Kirin Kiki
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1943-01-15
Day of Death
2018-09-15 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Kirin Kiki
Biography
Kirin Kiki (樹木 希林 Kiki Kirin) (15 January 1943 – 15 September 2018) was a Japanese actress known for her work in Japanese cinema and television.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
(2019)
Cherry Blossoms & Demons
as Yus Großmutter
(2019)
Kiki Kirin's Life
as self
(2019)
Erica 38
as Erica's Mother
(2018)
Shoplifters
as Hatsue Shibata
(2018)
Every Day a Good Day
as Teacher Takeda
(2018)
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
as Hideko
(2017)
Life is Fruity
as Narrator
(2016)
After the Storm
as Yoshiko Shinoda
(2015)
Sweet Bean
as Tokue
(2015)
Our Little Sister
as Fumiyo Kikuchi
(2015)
Kakekomi
as Genbei
(2015)
Mystery Trilogy Special
as Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
(2014)
(2013)
Like Father, Like Son
as Riko Ishizeki
(2013)
(2012)
Hanezu
as Takumi's Mother
(2012)
Chronicle of My Mother
as Yae
(2012)
Until the Break of Dawn
as Aiko Shibuya
(2011)
I Wish
as Hideko
(2011)
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
as fortune teller
(2011)
Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu
as Narrator (voice)
(2010)
The Secret World of Arrietty
as Haru (voice)
(2010)
Villain
as Fusae Shimizu
(2010)
Ghost
as Unten Sazuki
(2010)
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
as Madam
(2009)
Making 'Still Walking'
as Self
(2008)
Still Walking
as Toshiko Yokoyama
(2008)
(2007)
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Eiko Nakagawa
(2007)
Dog in a Sidecar
as Granny Tome
(2007)
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
(2004)
Kamikaze Girls
as Momoko's Grandmother
(2004)
The Taste of Tea
as Obaa
(2004)
Half a Confession
as Yasuko Shimamura
(2004)
Izo
as Izo's Mother
(2004)
Fireflies: River of Light
as Headmistress
(2003)
Teacher's suitcase
as Sensei's ex-wife
(2002)
Returner
as Xia
(2002)
Inochi
as Mother
(2002)
(2001)
Pistol Opera
as Rin
(2001)
Tokyo Marigold
as Ritsuko Sakai
(2001)
(2000)
The Whispered City
as Fan of Kyushiro
(1999)
Keiho
as Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
(1997)
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
as Sanae Mita
(1997)
Hissatsu shimatsunin
as Otora
(1997)
(1997)
The Best Bad Thing
as Aunt Hata
(1996)
Oishinbo
as Tome
(1995)
Toki no kagayaki
as Nagashima
(1995)
The Mystery of Rampo
as House Wife / Head of Maid
(1995)
(1994)
Sakura
as Fumi
(1993)
(1993)
Yearning
as Omatsu
(1992)
(1992)
The Games Teachers Play
as Yasuko Takeda
(1992)
(1991)
(1991)
Rainbow Kids
as Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
(1991)
(1991)
War and Youth
as Etsuko Onoki
(1990)
(1989)
(1988)
Crane
as Yura
(1988)
Remembrance
as Mine Kamioka
(1987)
冷たいのがお好き
as Harue Hashimoto
(1986)
(1985)
Miss Lonely
as Terue Amano
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
Capone Cries a Lot
as Sene Tachikawa
(1983)
Amagi Pass
as Ryosaku's wife
(1983)
(1983)
(1983)
(1982)
I Are You, You Am Me
as Naoko Saitoh
(1982)
Karate Cop
as Sumi Yashiro
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
(1981)
The Wild Daisy
as Omasu
(1981)
(1980)
Zigeunerweisen
as Kimi
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
Taro the Dragon Boy
as Yamanba (voice)
(1979)
Down with The Big Boss
as Okonomiyaki Manager
(1979)
(1979)
(1978)
(1977)
Female Teacher
as Yuriko Yokoyama(横山百合子)
(1977)
Ballad of Orin
as Tama Ichise
(1977)
(1977)
(1976)
Sachiko no sachi
as Momoe
(1976)
(1975)
Without Complaint
as Haruko Kitani
(1975)
(1974)
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Madam Noir
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
(1972)
My Voiceless Friends
as Maid
(1971)
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
as PTA Mama
(1970)
Live My Share, Mother
as Nurse Okamura
(1970)
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Maid in Shinshû
(1969)
(1968)
(1968)
(1967)
(1966)
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kayo Sugumo
(1966)
(1966)
Dynamite Doctor Returns
as Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)