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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.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1943
- Died
- Sep 15, 2018
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Filmography
Movies
3 Raccoon DogsMidori
1966
Dianas of the Campus
1966
Dynamite Doctor ReturnsFumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
1966
Koto—The Lake of TearsKayo Sugumo
1966
The JourneyChiegi
1967
Angel's Lover
1968
Nunnery Confidential
1968
Crazy Big Explosion
1969LM
Live My Share, MotherNurse Okamura
1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love信州女佣
1970
Go As Messy As Messy Can BePTA Mama
1971
My Voiceless FriendsMaid
1972
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
1974
Jack and the BeanstalkMadam Noir
1974
Red Paper Lantern
1974
Statue in Fire
1974
The Four Roughnecks
1974
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975
Without ComplaintHaruko Kitani
1975
Sachiko no sachiMomoe
1976
The Sea of Eden
1976
Ballad of OrinTama Ichise
1977
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur SealMary
1977
Female TeacherYuriko Yokoyama
1977
Tomorrow Evening
1977
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Down with The Big BossOkonomiyaki Manager
1979
Heaven Sent
1979
Taro the Dragon BoyYamanba (voice)
1979
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979NH
Nurse's Husband
1980
The First Catch
1980
ZigeunerweisenKimi
1980
Private Detective DOBU 1Sen
1981
Return of the ChampTomoe
1981
The Wild DaisyOmasu
1981
Highschool Scramble
1982
I Are You, You Am MeNaoko Saitoh
1982
Karate CopSumi Yashiro
1982
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder CaseSen
1982
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder CaseSen
1982
Amagi PassRyosaku's wife
1983
Hometown
1983
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders CaseSen
1983
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder CaseSen
1983
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
1983
Capone Cries a LotSene Tachikawa
1985
Lonely HeartTerue Amano
1985SO
Song of the Spring Pony
1985
Yume-Chiyo
1985
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1986冷
冷たいのがお好きHarue Hashimoto
1987
CraneYura
1988
RemembranceMine Kamioka
1988
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass CapeOtane
1989
ママ母戦争
1990
Kim's War
1991
Rainbow KidsKura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
1991
The Voyage Of Little Sinbad
1991
War and YouthEtsuko Onoki
1991
Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death
1992
The Games Teachers PlayYasuko Takeda
1992
The Triple Cross
1992
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
YearningOmatsu
1993
SakuraFumi
1994
The Mystery of RampoHouse Wife / Head of Maid
1994
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
Toki no kagayakiNagashima
1995
OishinboTome
1996
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and LoveSanae Mita
1997
Hissatsu shimatsuninOtora
1997
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
The Best Bad ThingAunt Hata
1997
KeihoDefence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
1999
The Whispered CityFan of Kyushiro
2000
Cardboard House Girl
2001
Pistol OperaRin
2001
Tokyo MarigoldRitsuko Sakai
2001
InochiMother
2002
ReturnerXia
2002
Through the Night
2002
Teacher's suitcaseSensei's ex-wife
2003
Fireflies: River of LightHeadmistress
2004
Half a ConfessionYasuko Shimamura
2004
IzoIzo's Mother
2004
Kamikaze GirlsMomoko's Grandmother
2004
The Taste of TeaObaa
2004
Tokyo Tower
2005
Our War
2006
Red Whale, White Snake
2006
Dog in a SidecarGranny Tome
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadEiko Nakagawa
2007
Still WalkingToshiko Yokoyama
2008
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
Making 'Still Walking'Self
2009
ArriettyHaru (voice)
2010
GhostUnten Sazuki
2010
Two Portraits of MIYAGINOMadam
2010
VillainFusae Shimizu
2010
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Tripfortune teller
2011
Hokaibito: Ina no SeigetsuNarrator (voice)
2011
I WishHideko
2011
Chronicle of My MotherYae
2012
HanezuTakumi's Mother
2012
Until the Break of DawnAiko Shibuya
2012
Like Father, Like SonRiko Ishizeki
2013
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row InmateTatsuno Okunishi
2013
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer大森キリカ (案内人)
2014
KakekomiGenbei
2015
Mystery Trilogy SpecialKirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
2015
Our Little SisterFumiyo Kikuchi
2015
Sweet BeanTokue
2015
After the StormYoshiko Shinoda
2016
Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma
2017
Life is FruityNarrator
2017
The Gods of Food: The Last Promise
2017
Every Day a Good DayTeacher Takeda
2018
Mori, The Artist's HabitatHideko
2018
ShopliftersHatsue Shibata
2018
Cherry Blossoms & DemonsYus Großmutter
2019
Erica 38Erica's Mother
2019
Kiki Kirin's Lifeself
2019
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025Television
Ōedo Sōsamō1 eps
1970
時間ですよ児島（石松）浜子 · 30 eps
1970時間ですよ児島浜子 · 35 eps
1970
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka1 eps
1974
Kimagure HonkakuhaIjuuin Ayano · 38 eps
1977
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka40 eps
1978
Yumechiyo Nikki20 eps
1981
HanekonmaYae Tachibana · 156 eps
1986
An Early Autumn1 eps
1987森
森繁久彌の七人の孫1 eps
1987
As If In Flight天璋院付き老女・幾島 · 48 eps
1990
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen5 eps
1990
Kimi no na wa深野柳子 · 312 eps
1991
Private Detective Dobu7 eps
1991
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi1 eps
1993
Aoi: Tokugawa Three GenerationsLady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse] · 49 eps
2000
Natsumeke no Shokutaku1 eps
2005
Dots and Lines2 eps
2007
Kagerou no TsujiOichi · 11 eps
2007
Zoku Yumechiyo NikkiKikun · 5 eps
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