Kaori Momoi
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1952-04-08 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 桃井 かおり · モモイカオリ · Kaori Momoi
Biography
Kaori Momoi (桃井 かおり, Momoi Kaori, born April 8, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress.
Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years she returned to Tokyo, later graduating from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (To Love Again) beginning a career that has already spanned 35 years and over 60 films.
As an actress, she has worked with some of the most notable films directors in Japan, including Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha, 1980), Tatsumi Kumashiro (Seishun no Satetsu, 1974), Yoji Yamada (The Yellow Handkerchief, 1977 and Otoko wa Tsuraiyo, 1979), Shohei Imamura (Why Not?, 1981), Shunji Iwai (Swallowtail Butterfly, 1996), Jun Ichikawa (Tokyo Yakyoku, 1997), Mitani Koki (Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, 1997), Yoshimitsu Morita (Like Asura, 2003) and, most recently, Takashi Miike (IZO, Sukiyaki Western Django).
She has also performed in The Sun (2005) directed by Alexander Sokurov and appeared in director Rob Marshall's film Memoirs of a Geisha.
For her film performances in Japan, Momoi has won many awards. She has won the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and Best Supporting Actress once and was selected Best Actress at the 1983 New York International Film Festival for her role in Giwaku (Suspicion).
Known For
TV Shows (25)
SMAP×SMAP
1996
as Bistro Guest
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
The Roads Men Travel
1976
as Etsuko
Too Much
2025
as Aiko Remen
R-17
2001
Gift
1997
as Rie Kitsukawa（橘川 梨江）
Female Detective Yuko Kasumi
1985
as Kasumi Yuko
The Life of Bangaku
2002
Downtown Story
Haguregumo
1978
Priest of Darkness
1975
as Ochiyo
遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
2018
SCANDAL
2008
as Sindo Tamaki
Pieces of Autumn
1973
I AM NON
2019
as Self
Yume ni Mita Hibi
1989
as Tsuchiya Taeko
Fufu seikatsu
1985
Heavenly Blue
1994
as Yukiko Hata
前略おふくろ様
1975
純情商店街ゆうれい殺人事件
2001
Beauty 7
2001
as Shouko Iijima
ランデヴー
1998
Madam Mari
2003
as Madam Mari
浮浪云
1978
Nettaiya
1983
Movies (87)
Ghost in the Shell
2017
as Hairi
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as La mère
Kagemusha
1980
as Otsuyanokata
Helter Skelter
2012
as Hiroko Tada
Emperor
2012
as Mitsuko Kajima
Sukiyaki Western Django
2007
as Ruriko
Izo
2004
as Saya
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Suzukino
Love and Honor
2006
as Ine Hatano
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
1997
as Takako Nakaura
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009
as Motel Owner
The Yellow Handkerchief
1977
as Akemi Ogawa
Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
2011
as (voice)
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011
as (segment "Heartquake")
I Never Shot Anyone
2020
as Hikaru Tamayodo
The Youth Killer
1976
as Ikuko Ishikawa
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
2022
No More Comics!
1986
Sweet Scent of Eros
1973
as Etsuko
Kidnapping Blues
1982
as Young Girl's Mother
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
as Tae
The Brightest Roof in the Universe
2022
as Mrs. Hoshi
Eijanaika
1981
as Ine
Hong Kong Confidential
2010
as Amaya
Like Asura
2003
as Toyoko Masukawa
Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Kaoru
Crossfire
2000
as Chikako Ishizu, the Detective
Heaven Sent
1979
as Sayoko Morisaki
Ready to Shoot
1990
as Ritsuko
Lost Lovers
1971
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
The Girl of Silence
1995
as Akemi Tanaka
Main Theme
1984
as Kayoko Ise
The Yen Family
1988
as Noriko Kimura
The Island Tales
2000
as Marianne
Tomorrow
1988
as Tsuruko Miura
The Sun
2005
as Empress Kojun
Dance, Subaru!
2009
as Isuzu Hibino
Bounce Ko Gals
1997
as Saki
Hawaiian Dream
1987
as Reiko Caine
Suspicion
1982
as Kumako Onizawa
Like a Rolling Stone
1994
Dreaming Awake
2008
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
1986
Magic Kimono
2017
as Keiko
No More Easy Life
1979
as Mariko
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
2007
as the President of Toraoh
Tales of Mexico
2017
as Esperanza
The Many Faces of Chika
2005
as Chika IV
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
1985
as Mitsuko Ishii
Light of Africa
1975
as Fujiko
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
1996
as Fujimoto's mother
READY! LADY
1989
as Moeko
Love Bites Back
1988
as Chikako Koga
Bitterness of Youth
1974
as Tomiko Ohashi
USB
2009
Tokyo Lullaby
1997
as Tami Ohsawa
Dream Stadium
1997
Invitation of Lust
1975
as Yasuko
Get to the Punchline
2019
as Grandmother
Candy Boys
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Faces of a Fig Tree
2006
Gone Without Saying Goodbye!
1981
Did the Red Bird Escape?
1973
Sagi no Ko
2019
A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo
1998
The Woman Next Door
1981
as Sachiko Tokizawa
Carefree Goddesses
1987
as Sakie
To Love Again
1971
円都 YEN TOWN
1996
The Most Suitable Profession for Women
1990
as Kinu
Revival Blues
2004
as Kayo
Hee
2016
as Azusa
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1979
as Hitomi
Don't Mind
1990
Goaisatsu
1991
Until Evening
1980
as Sugiko Emori
I'm No Angel
1977
as Yuki
Greetings from Fukushima
2016
as Satomi
OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean
2014
as Oki
Oh Lucy!
2014
as Setsuko / Lucy
Greater Things
2015
優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄
2022
Last Chestnuts
2010
Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul
1980
Single Girl
1983
About Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi (桃井 かおり, Momoi Kaori, born April 8, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years she returned to Tokyo, later graduating from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (To Love Again) beginning a career that has already spanned 35 years and over 60 films. As an actress, she has worked with some of the most notable films directors in Japan, inc… With 112 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Kaori Momoi has appeared in 87 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kaori Momoi Movies
- Ghost in the Shell (2017) — as Hairi
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) — as La mère
- Kagemusha (1980) — as Otsuyanokata
- Helter Skelter (2012) — as Hiroko Tada
- Emperor (2012) — as Mitsuko Kajima
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