Acting

Kirin Kiki

Born 1943-01-15 · Tokyo, Japan

Died 2018-09-15

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.

Credits

Newest first

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025
Kiki Kirin's Life
as self
2019
Erica 38
as Erica's Mother
2019
Cherry Blossoms & Demons
as Yus Großmutter
2019
Every Day a Good Day
as Teacher Takeda
2018
Shoplifters
as Hatsue Shibata
2018
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
as Hideko
2018
Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma
2017
The Gods of Food: The Last Promise
2017
Life is Fruity
as Narrator
2017
After the Storm
as Yoshiko Shinoda
2016
Mystery Trilogy Special
as Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
2015
Our Little Sister
as Fumiyo Kikuchi
2015
Sweet Bean
as Tokue
2015
Kakekomi
as Genbei
2015
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
as 大森キリカ (案内人)
2014
Like Father, Like Son
as Riko Ishizeki
2013
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
as Tatsuno Okunishi
2013
Until the Break of Dawn
as Aiko Shibuya
2012
Chronicle of My Mother
as Yae
2012
Hanezu
as Takumi's Mother
2012
I Wish
as Hideko
2011
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
as fortune teller
2011
Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu
as Narrator (voice)
2011
Ghost
as Unten Sazuki
2010
Villain
as Fusae Shimizu
2010
Arrietty
as Haru (voice)
2010
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
as Madam
2010
Making 'Still Walking'
as Self
2009
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
Still Walking
as Toshiko Yokoyama
2008
Dots and Lines
2007
Kagerou no Tsuji
as Oichi
2007
Dog in a Sidecar
as Granny Tome
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Eiko Nakagawa
2007
Red Whale, White Snake
2006
Our War
2006
Tokyo Tower
2005
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
Izo
as Izo's Mother
2004
The Taste of Tea
as Obaa
2004
Fireflies: River of Light
as Headmistress
2004
Kamikaze Girls
as Momoko's Grandmother
2004
Half a Confession
as Yasuko Shimamura
2004
Teacher's suitcase
as Sensei's ex-wife
2003
Through the Night
2002
Inochi
as Mother
2002
Returner
as Xia
2002
Pistol Opera
as Rin
2001
Cardboard House Girl
2001
Tokyo Marigold
as Ritsuko Sakai
2001
The Whispered City
as Fan of Kyushiro
2000
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
as Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]
2000
Keiho
as Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
1999
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
The Best Bad Thing
as Aunt Hata
1997
Hissatsu shimatsunin
as Otora
1997
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
as Sanae Mita
1997
Oishinbo
as Tome
1996
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
Toki no kagayaki
as Nagashima
1995
The Mystery of Rampo
as House Wife / Head of Maid
1994
Sakura
as Fumi
1994
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
Yearning
as Omatsu
1993
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
1993
The Triple Cross
1992
Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death
1992
The Games Teachers Play
as Yasuko Takeda
1992
The Voyage Of Little Sinbad
1991
Private Detective Dobu
1991
Kim's War
1991
Kimi no na wa
as 深野柳子
1991
War and Youth
as Etsuko Onoki
1991
Rainbow Kids
as Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
1991
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
ママ母戦争
1990
As If In Flight
as 天璋院付き老女・幾島
1990
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
as Otane
1989
Crane
as Yura
1988