Rinko Kikuchi Japanese Actress Born 1981 in Hadano

Rinko Kikuchi, born 6 January 1981 in Hadano, is a Japanese actress. Among the titles she is known for are Babel (2006) and Pacific Rim (2013).

Career

Her screen career on record begins in 2002 with Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name. The 2000s brought The Taste of Tea (2004) and The Brothers Bloom (2008). Her 2010s credits include 47 Ronin (2013) and Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018, as Mako Mori). During the 2020s, she worked on Tokyo Vice (2022) and What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (2022).

Rinko Kikuchi’s credits add up to 26 films and 3 TV series from 2002 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (7), followed by action (3) and adventure (3). Her credits run up to Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! in 2026. Of her two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Pacific Rim (2013) has the highest, at $411 million. Behind the camera, she is listed as director on 42 One Dream Rush.

Tadanobu Asano appears in five of her listed titles, including Survive Style 5+ (2004) and Funky Forest (2005). Another co-star who recurs in her credits is Ken Watanabe (two titles).

Recognition

She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 for Babel.

Personal life

She has been married to Shōta Sometani since 2014. She has 2 children on record.