Kirin Kiki
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1943-01-15
- Died
- 2018-09-15
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Kiki Kirin · Keiko Nakatani · Nakatani Keiko · 中谷 啓子 · Chiho Yūki · Yūki Chiho
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
TV Shows (18)
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 深野柳子
Hanekonma
1986
as Yae Tachibana
Kagerou no Tsuji
2007
as Oichi
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
2000
as Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]
Ōedo Sōsamō
1970
Yumechiyo Nikki
1981
As If In Flight
1990
as 天璋院付き老女・幾島
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
1993
An Early Autumn
1987
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
1974
Kimagure Honkakuha
1977
as Ijuuin Ayano
Private Detective Dobu
1991
Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki
as Kikun
森繁久彌の七人の孫
1987
Dots and Lines
2007
Movies (124)
Female Teacher
1977
as Yuriko Yokoyama
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010
as Haru (voice)
Shoplifters
2018
as Hatsue Shibata
Our Little Sister
2015
as Fumiyo Kikuchi
The Taste of Tea
2004
as Obaa
Like Father, Like Son
2013
as Riko Ishizeki
Kamikaze Girls
2004
as Momoko's Grandmother
Still Walking
2008
as Toshiko Yokoyama
Sweet Bean
2015
as Tokue
Izo
2004
as Izo's Mother
Taro the Dragon Boy
1979
as Yamanba (voice)
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Eiko Nakagawa
After the Storm
2016
as Yoshiko Shinoda
Ballad of Orin
1977
as Tama Ichise
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
I Wish
2011
as Hideko
Villain
2010
as Fusae Shimizu
Nunnery Confidential
1968
Amagi Pass
1983
as Ryosaku's wife
The Whispered City
2000
as Fan of Kyushiro
Capone Cries a Lot
1985
as Sene Tachikawa
Pistol Opera
2001
as Rin
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as House Wife / Head of Maid
Zigeunerweisen
1980
as Kimi
Lonely Heart
1985
as Terue Amano
Half a Confession
2004
as Yasuko Shimamura
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2014
as 大森キリカ (案内人)
Every Day a Good Day
2018
as Teacher Takeda
Keiho
1999
as Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
2018
as Hideko
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
as Naoko Saitoh
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Aiko Shibuya
Red Paper Lantern
1974
Down with The Big Boss
1979
as Okonomiyaki Manager
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
as Yae
The Wild Daisy
1981
as Omasu
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1986
Karate Cop
1982
as Sumi Yashiro
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
Kakekomi
2015
as Genbei
My Voiceless Friends
1972
as Maid
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
2011
as fortune teller
Inochi
2002
as Mother
Life is Fruity
2017
as Narrator
Jack and the Beanstalk
1974
as Madam Noir
Remembrance
1988
as Mine Kamioka
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Dog in a Sidecar
2007
as Granny Tome
Returner
2002
as Xia
Tokyo Tower
2005
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Rainbow Kids
1991
as Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
Toki no kagayaki
1995
as Nagashima
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
Heaven Sent
1979
Oishinbo
1996
as Tome
Without Complaint
1975
as Haruko Kitani
Ghost
2010
as Unten Sazuki
Nurse's Husband
1980
Sachiko no sachi
1976
as Momoe
The First Catch
1980
Yume-Chiyo
1985
The Triple Cross
1992
The Sea of Eden
1976
Crane
1988
as Yura
Journey
1967
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kayo Sugumo
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
1997
as Sanae Mita
The Four Roughnecks
1974
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
1974
Our War
2006
Red Whale, White Snake
2006
Teacher's suitcase
2003
as Sensei's ex-wife
Statue in Fire
1974
Erica 38
2019
as Erica's Mother
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025
Tomorrow Evening
1977
Highschool Scramble
1982
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Maid in Shinshû
Song of the Spring Pony
1985
The Games Teachers Play
1992
as Yasuko Takeda
Hanezu
2012
as Takumi's Mother
Kim's War
1991
Cherry Blossoms & Demons
2019
as Yus Großmutter
Through the Night
2002
Fireflies: River of Light
2004
as Headmistress
Angel's Lover
1968
War and Youth
1991
as Etsuko Onoki
Hissatsu shimatsunin
1997
as Otora
Private Detective DOBU 1
1981
as Sen
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
as Mary
Dianas of the Campus
1966
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
1983
as Sen
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
as Midori
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
2010
as Madam
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
1983
Making 'Still Walking'
2009
as Self
ママ母戦争
1990
Mystery Trilogy Special
2015
as Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
Tokyo Marigold
2001
as Ritsuko Sakai
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
Yearning
1993
as Omatsu
Cardboard House Girl
2001
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971
as PTA Mama
Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death
1992
The Best Bad Thing
1997
as Aunt Hata
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
1982
as Sen
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
1982
as Sen
冷たいのがお好き
1987
as Harue Hashimoto
Kiki Kirin's Life
2019
as self
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
as Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
Live My Share, Mother
1970
as Nurse Okamura
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
1983
as Sen
Hometown
1983
The Voyage Of Little Sinbad
1991
The Gods of Food: The Last Promise
2017
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
1989
as Otane
About Kirin Kiki
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. With 142 credits spanning from 1966 to 2025, Kirin Kiki has appeared in 124 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kirin Kiki Movies
- Female Teacher (1977) — as Yuriko Yokoyama
- The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) — as Haru (voice)
- Shoplifters (2018) — as Hatsue Shibata
- Our Little Sister (2015) — as Fumiyo Kikuchi
- The Taste of Tea (2004) — as Obaa
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