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Kirin Kiki

Acting 75 (deceased) years old Tokyo, Japan ★ 1.2
Born: January 15, 1943
Died: September 15, 2018

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.

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Known For

The Secret World of Arrietty
The Secret World of Arrietty Haru (voice) 2010
Shoplifters
Shoplifters Hatsue Shibata 2018
Returner
Returner Xia 2002
Female Teacher
Female Teacher Yuriko Yokoyama(横山百合子) 1977
Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister Fumiyo Kikuchi 2015

Filmography

Acting Credits (142)

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special 2025
Kiki Kirin's Life
Kiki Kirin's Life self 2019
Erica 38
Erica 38 Erica's Mother 2019
Cherry Blossoms & Demons
Cherry Blossoms & Demons Yus Großmutter 2019
Every Day a Good Day
Every Day a Good Day Teacher Takeda 2018
Shoplifters
Shoplifters Hatsue Shibata 2018
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
Mori, The Artist's Habitat Hideko 2018
Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma
Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma 2017
The Gods of Food: The Last Promise
The Gods of Food: The Last Promise 2017
Life is Fruity
Life is Fruity Narrator 2017
After the Storm
After the Storm Yoshiko Shinoda 2016
Mystery Trilogy Special
Mystery Trilogy Special Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life") 2015
Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister Fumiyo Kikuchi 2015
Sweet Bean
Sweet Bean Tokue 2015
Kakekomi
Kakekomi Genbei 2015
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer 大森キリカ (案内人) 2014
Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son Riko Ishizeki 2013
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate 2013
Until the Break of Dawn
Until the Break of Dawn Aiko Shibuya 2012
Chronicle of My Mother
Chronicle of My Mother Yae 2012
Hanezu
Hanezu Takumi's Mother 2012
I Wish
I Wish Hideko 2011
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip fortune teller 2011
Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu
Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu Narrator (voice) 2011
Ghost
Ghost Unten Sazuki 2010
Villain
Villain Fusae Shimizu 2010
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Secret World of Arrietty Haru (voice) 2010
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO Madam 2010
Making 'Still Walking'
Making 'Still Walking' Self 2009
The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
The Short Films Everyone started out as a child 2008
Still Walking
Still Walking Toshiko Yokoyama 2008
Dots and Lines
Dots and Lines 2007
Kagerou no Tsuji
Kagerou no Tsuji Oichi 2007
Dog in a Sidecar
Dog in a Sidecar Granny Tome 2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Eiko Nakagawa 2007
Red Whale, White Snake
Red Whale, White Snake 2006
Our War
Our War 2006
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower 2005
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
Natsumeke no Shokutaku 2005
Izo
Izo Izo's Mother 2004
The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea Obaa 2004
Fireflies: River of Light
Fireflies: River of Light Headmistress 2004
Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls Momoko's Grandmother 2004
Half a Confession
Half a Confession Yasuko Shimamura 2004
Teacher's suitcase
Teacher's suitcase Sensei's ex-wife 2003
Through the Night
Through the Night 2002
Inochi
Inochi Mother 2002
Returner
Returner Xia 2002
Pistol Opera
Pistol Opera Rin 2001
Cardboard House Girl
Cardboard House Girl 2001
Tokyo Marigold
Tokyo Marigold Ritsuko Sakai 2001
The Whispered City
The Whispered City Fan of Kyushiro 2000
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse] 2000
Keiho
Keiho Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura 1999
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow 1997
The Best Bad Thing
The Best Bad Thing Aunt Hata 1997
Hissatsu shimatsunin
Hissatsu shimatsunin Otora 1997
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love Sanae Mita 1997
Oishinbo
Oishinbo Tome 1996
Mitabi no kaikyô
Mitabi no kaikyô 1995
Toki no kagayaki
Toki no kagayaki Nagashima 1995
The Mystery of Rampo
The Mystery of Rampo House Wife / Head of Maid 1994
Sakura
Sakura Fumi 1994
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story 1993
Yearning
Yearning Omatsu 1993
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi 1993
The Triple Cross
The Triple Cross 1992
Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death
Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death 1992
The Games Teachers Play
The Games Teachers Play Yasuko Takeda 1992
The Voyage Of Little Sinbad
The Voyage Of Little Sinbad 1991
Private Detective Dobu
Private Detective Dobu 1991
Kim's War
Kim's War 1991
Kimi no na wa
Kimi no na wa 深野柳子 1991
War and Youth
War and Youth Etsuko Onoki 1991
Rainbow Kids
Rainbow Kids Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura 1991
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen 1990
ママ母戦争
ママ母戦争 1990
As If In Flight
As If In Flight 天璋院付き老女・幾島 1990
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape Otane 1989
Crane
Crane Yura 1988
Remembrance
Remembrance Mine Kamioka 1988
An Early Autumn
An Early Autumn 1987
冷たいのがお好き
冷たいのがお好き Harue Hashimoto 1987
森繁久彌の七人の孫
森繁久彌の七人の孫 1987
Hanekonma
Hanekonma Yae Tachibana 1986
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai 1986
Yume-Chiyo
Yume-Chiyo 1985
Lonely Heart
Lonely Heart Terue Amano 1985
Song of the Spring Pony
Song of the Spring Pony 1985
Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot Sene Tachikawa 1985
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case 1983
Hometown
Hometown 1983
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case Sen 1983
Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass Ryosaku's wife 1983
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case Sen 1983
Highschool Scramble
Highschool Scramble 1982
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case Sen 1982
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case Sen 1982
I Are You, You Am Me
I Are You, You Am Me Naoko Saitoh 1982
Karate Cop
Karate Cop Sumi Yashiro 1982
The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy Omasu 1981
Yumechiyo Nikki
Yumechiyo Nikki 1981
Return of the Champ
Return of the Champ Tomoe 1981
Private Detective DOBU 1
Private Detective DOBU 1 Sen 1981
The First Catch
The First Catch 1980
Nurse's Husband
Nurse's Husband 1980
Zigeunerweisen
Zigeunerweisen Kimi 1980
Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent 1979
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 1979
Down with The Big Boss
Down with The Big Boss Okonomiyaki Manager 1979
Taro the Dragon Boy
Taro the Dragon Boy Yamanba (voice) 1979
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka 1978
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro 1978
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal Mary 1977
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin Tama Ichise 1977
Tomorrow Evening
Tomorrow Evening 1977
Female Teacher
Female Teacher Yuriko Yokoyama(横山百合子) 1977
Kimagure Honkakuha
Kimagure Honkakuha Ijuuin Ayano 1977
Sachiko no sachi
Sachiko no sachi Momoe 1976
The Sea of Eden
The Sea of Eden 1976
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
The Viper Brothers and the Young General 1975
Without Complaint
Without Complaint Haruko Kitani 1975
Statue in Fire
Statue in Fire 1974
The Four Roughnecks
The Four Roughnecks 1974
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk Madam Noir 1974
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon 1974
Red Paper Lantern
Red Paper Lantern 1974
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka 1974
My Voiceless Friends
My Voiceless Friends Maid 1972
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be PTA Mama 1971
Ōedo Sōsamō
Ōedo Sōsamō 1970
Live My Share, Mother
Live My Share, Mother Nurse Okamura 1970
Tora-san, His Tender Love
Tora-san, His Tender Love Maid in Shinshû 1970
Crazy Big Explosion
Crazy Big Explosion 1969
Angel's Lover
Angel's Lover 1968
Nunnery Confidential
Nunnery Confidential 1968
Journey
Journey 1967
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Koto—The Lake of Tears Kayo Sugumo 1966
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Dynamite Doctor Returns Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki) 1966
3 Raccoon Dogs
3 Raccoon Dogs Midori 1966
Dianas of the Campus
Dianas of the Campus 1966
Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki
Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki Kikun

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