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