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
The Secret World of Arrietty
(2010)
Haru (voice)
Our Little Sister
(2015)
Fumiyo Kikuchi
Shoplifters
(2018)
Hatsue Shibata
Like Father, Like Son
(2013)
Riko Ishizeki
Kamikaze Girls
(2004)
Momoko's Grandmother
Izo
(2004)
Izo's Mother
Still Walking
(2008)
Toshiko Yokoyama
The Taste of Tea
(2004)
Obaa
Rainbow Kids
(1991)
Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
After the Storm
(2016)
Yoshiko Shinoda
Sweet Bean
(2015)
Tokue
I Wish
(2011)
Hideko
Zigeunerweisen
(1980)
Kimi
Returner
(2002)
Xia
Full Filmography
Acting
Dianas of the Campus
(1966)
Koto—The Lake of Tears
(1966)
Kayo Sugumo
Dynamite Doctor Returns
(1966)
Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
Journey
(1967)
Angel's Lover
(1968)
Nunnery Confidential
(1968)
Crazy Big Explosion
(1969)
Live My Share, Mother
(1970)
Nurse Okamura
Tora-san, His Tender Love
(1970)
Maid in Shinshû
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
(1971)
PTA Mama
My Voiceless Friends
(1972)
Maid
The Four Roughnecks
(1974)
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
(1974)
Jack and the Beanstalk
(1974)
Madam Noir
Red Paper Lantern
(1974)
Statue in Fire
(1974)
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
(1975)
Without Complaint
(1975)
Haruko Kitani
The Sea of Eden
(1976)
Sachiko no sachi
(1976)
Momoe
Tomorrow Evening
(1977)
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
(1977)
Mary
Ballad of Orin
(1977)
Tama Ichise
Female Teacher
(1977)
Yuriko Yokoyama(横山百合子)
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
(1979)
Down with The Big Boss
(1979)
Okonomiyaki Manager
Taro the Dragon Boy
(1979)
Yamanba (voice)
Heaven Sent
(1979)
Zigeunerweisen
(1980)
Kimi
Nurse's Husband
(1980)
The First Catch
(1980)
The Wild Daisy
(1981)
Omasu
Private Detective DOBU 1
(1981)
Karate Cop
(1982)
Sumi Yashiro
I Are You, You Am Me
(1982)
Naoko Saitoh
Highschool Scramble
(1982)
Amagi Pass
(1983)
Ryosaku's wife
Yume-Chiyo
(1985)
Song of the Spring Pony
(1985)
Capone Cries a Lot
(1985)
Sene Tachikawa
Miss Lonely
(1985)
Terue Amano
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
(1986)
Remembrance
(1988)
Mine Kamioka
Crane
(1988)
Yura
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
(1989)
Otane
ママ母戦争
(1990)
Rainbow Kids
(1991)
Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
リトルシンドバッド 小さな冒険者たち
(1991)
Kim's War
(1991)
War and Youth
(1991)
Etsuko Onoki
The Triple Cross
(1992)
The Games Teachers Play
(1992)
Yasuko Takeda
Yearning
(1993)
Omatsu
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
(1993)
Sakura
(1994)
Fumi
The Mystery of Rampo
(1995)
Mitabi no kaikyô
(1995)
Toki no kagayaki
(1995)
Nagashima
Oishinbo
(1996)
Tome
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
(1997)
The Best Bad Thing
(1997)
Aunt Hata
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
(1997)
Sanae Mita
Hissatsu shimatsunin
(1997)
Otora
Keiho
(1999)
Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
The Whispered City
(2000)
Fan of Kyushiro
Pistol Opera
(2001)
Rin
Tokyo Marigold
(2001)
Ritsuko Sakai
Cardboard House Girl
(2001)
Inochi
(2002)
Mother
Through the Night
(2002)
Returner
(2002)
Xia
Teacher's suitcase
(2003)
Sensei's ex-wife
Fireflies: River of Light
(2004)
Headmistress
Half a Confession
(2004)
Yasuko Shimamura
Izo
(2004)
Izo's Mother
Kamikaze Girls
(2004)
Momoko's Grandmother
The Taste of Tea
(2004)
Obaa
Tokyo Tower
(2005)
Red Whale, White Snake
(2006)
Our War
(2006)
Dog in a Sidecar
(2007)
Granny Tome
Dots and Lines
(2007)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
(2007)
Eiko Nakagawa
The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
(2008)
Still Walking
(2008)
Toshiko Yokoyama
Making 'Still Walking'
(2009)
Self
Ghost
(2010)
Unten Sazuki
Villain
(2010)
Fusae Shimizu
The Secret World of Arrietty
(2010)
Haru (voice)
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
(2010)
Madam
Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
(2011)
fortune teller
I Wish
(2011)
Hideko
Hanezu
(2012)
Takumi's Mother
Chronicle of My Mother
(2012)
Yae
Until the Break of Dawn
(2012)
Aiko Shibuya
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
(2013)
Like Father, Like Son
(2013)
Riko Ishizeki
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
(2014)
大森キリカ (案内人)
Mystery Trilogy Special
(2015)
Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
Our Little Sister
(2015)
Fumiyo Kikuchi
Kakekomi
(2015)
Genbei
Sweet Bean
(2015)
Tokue
After the Storm
(2016)
Yoshiko Shinoda
Life is Fruity
(2017)
Narrator
Shoplifters
(2018)
Hatsue Shibata
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
(2018)
Hideko
Every Day a Good Day
(2018)
Teacher Takeda
Kiki Kirin's Life
(2019)
self
Erica 38
(2019)
Erica's Mother
Directing