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Rinko Kikuchi | |
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菊地 凛子 | |
![]() Kikuchi at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, February 2015 | |
Born | Yuriko Kikuchi January 6, 1981 Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Rinko Kikuchi (菊地 凛子, Kikuchi Rinko, born Yuriko Kikuchi (菊地 百合子, Kikuchi Yuriko), January 6, 1981) is a Japanese actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in Babel (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include Norwegian Wood (2010), which screened in competition at the 67th Venice Film Festival and Guillermo del Toro's science fiction action film Pacific Rim (2013). For her role in the drama film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), Kikuchi received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. She is currently seen in the HBO Max crime drama series Tokyo Vice.