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