
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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