- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- September 15, 2018
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.
Filmography
movieTales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025
movieKiki Kirin's Life
2019 · self
movieErica 38
2019 · Erica's Mother
movieCherry Blossoms & Demons
2019 · Yus Großmutter
movieEvery Day a Good Day
2018 · Teacher Takeda
movieShoplifters
2018 · Hatsue Shibata
movieMori, The Artist's Habitat
2018 · Hideko
movieKiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma
2017
movieThe Gods of Food: The Last Promise
2017
movieLife is Fruity
2017 · Narrator
movieAfter the Storm
2016 · Yoshiko Shinoda
movieMystery Trilogy Special
2015 · Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
movieOur Little Sister
2015 · Fumiyo Kikuchi
movieSweet Bean
2015 · Tokue
movieKakekomi
2015 · Genbei
movieThis Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2014 · 大森キリカ (案内人)
movieLike Father, Like Son
2013 · Riko Ishizeki
moviePromise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013
movieUntil the Break of Dawn
2012 · Aiko Shibuya
movieChronicle of My Mother
2012 · Yae
movieHanezu
2012 · Takumi's Mother
movieI Wish
2011 · Hideko
movieA Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
2011 · fortune teller
movieHokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu
2011 · Narrator (voice)
movieGhost
2010 · Unten Sazuki
movieVillain
2010 · Fusae Shimizu
movieThe Secret World of Arrietty
2010 · Haru (voice)
movieTwo Portraits of MIYAGINO
2010 · Madam
movieMaking 'Still Walking'
2009 · Self
movieThe Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
movieStill Walking
2008 · Toshiko Yokoyama
tvDots and Lines
2007
tvKagerou no Tsuji
2007 · Oichi
movieDog in a Sidecar
2007 · Granny Tome
movieTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007 · Eiko Nakagawa
movieRed Whale, White Snake
2006
movieOur War
2006
movieTokyo Tower
2005
tvNatsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
movieIzo
2004 · Izo's Mother
movieThe Taste of Tea
2004 · Obaa
movieFireflies: River of Light
2004 · Headmistress
movieKamikaze Girls
2004 · Momoko's Grandmother
movieHalf a Confession
2004 · Yasuko Shimamura
movieTeacher's suitcase
2003 · Sensei's ex-wife
movieThrough the Night
2002
movieInochi
2002 · Mother
movieReturner
2002 · Xia
moviePistol Opera
2001 · Rin
movieCardboard House Girl
2001
movieTokyo Marigold
2001 · Ritsuko Sakai
movieThe Whispered City
2000 · Fan of Kyushiro
tvAoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
2000 · Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]
movieKeiho
1999 · Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
movieMagnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
movieThe Best Bad Thing
1997 · Aunt Hata
movieHissatsu shimatsunin
1997 · Otora
movieFireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
1997 · Sanae Mita
movieOishinbo
1996 · Tome
movieMitabi no kaikyô
1995
movieToki no kagayaki
1995 · Nagashima
movieThe Mystery of Rampo
1994 · House Wife / Head of Maid
movieSakura
1994 · Fumi
movieRex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
movieYearning
1993 · Omatsu
tvKorekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
1993
movieThe Triple Cross
1992
movieRitsuko: Her Love, Her Death
1992
movieThe Games Teachers Play
1992 · Yasuko Takeda
movieThe Voyage Of Little Sinbad
1991
tvPrivate Detective Dobu
1991
movieKim's War
1991
tvKimi no na wa
1991 · 深野柳子
movieWar and Youth
1991 · Etsuko Onoki
movieRainbow Kids
1991 · Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
tvYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
movieママ母戦争
1990
tvAs If In Flight
1990 · 天璋院付き老女・幾島
movieMisty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
1989 · Otane
movieCrane
1988 · Yura
movieRemembrance
1988 · Mine Kamioka
tvAn Early Autumn
1987
冷たいのがお好き
1987 · Harue Hashimoto
森繁久彌の七人の孫
1987
tvHanekonma
1986 · Yae Tachibana
movieThe Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1986
movieYume-Chiyo
1985
movieLonely Heart
1985 · Terue Amano
Song of the Spring Pony
1985
movieCapone Cries a Lot
1985 · Sene Tachikawa
moviePrivate Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
1983
movieHometown
1983
moviePrivate Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
1983 · Sen
movieAmagi Pass
1983 · Ryosaku's wife
moviePrivate Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
1983 · Sen
movieHighschool Scramble
1982
moviePrivate Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
1982 · Sen
moviePrivate Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
1982 · Sen
movieI Are You, You Am Me
1982 · Naoko Saitoh
movieKarate Cop
1982 · Sumi Yashiro
movieThe Wild Daisy
1981 · Omasu
tvYumechiyo Nikki
1981
movieReturn of the Champ
1981 · Tomoe
moviePrivate Detective DOBU 1
1981 · Sen
movieThe First Catch
1980
Nurse's Husband
1980
movieZigeunerweisen
1980 · Kimi
movieHeaven Sent
1979
movieThe Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
movieDown with The Big Boss
1979 · Okonomiyaki Manager
movieTaro the Dragon Boy
1979 · Yamanba (voice)
tvPrime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
movieTruck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
movieCrocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977 · Mary
movieBallad of Orin
1977 · Tama Ichise
movieTomorrow Evening
1977
movieFemale Teacher
1977 · Yuriko Yokoyama
tvKimagure Honkakuha
1977 · Ijuuin Ayano
movieSachiko no sachi
1976 · Momoe
movieThe Sea of Eden
1976
movieThe Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975
movieWithout Complaint
1975 · Haruko Kitani
movieStatue in Fire
1974
movieThe Four Roughnecks
1974
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1974 · Madam Noir
movieAkumyo: Notorious Dragon
1974
movieRed Paper Lantern
1974
tvTerauchi Kantarō Ikka
1974
movieMy Voiceless Friends
1972 · Maid
movieGo As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971 · PTA Mama
tvŌedo Sōsamō
1970
Live My Share, Mother
1970 · Nurse Okamura
tv時間ですよ
1970 · 児島（石松）浜子, 児島浜子
movieTora-san, His Tender Love
1970 · Maid in Shinshû
movieCrazy Big Explosion
1969
movieAngel's Lover
1968
movieNunnery Confidential
1968
movieJourney
1967
movieKoto—The Lake of Tears
1966 · Kayo Sugumo
movieDynamite Doctor Returns
1966 · Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
movie3 Raccoon Dogs
1966 · Midori
movieDianas of the Campus
1966
tvZoku Yumechiyo Nikki
— · Kikun