Kirin Kiki

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

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Female Teacher

Kimi no na wa

The Secret World of Arrietty

Shoplifters

Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations

Hanekonma

Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

All Movies (124)

• Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special2025
• Kiki Kirin's Life2019 · as self
• Erica 382019 · as Erica's Mother
• Cherry Blossoms & Demons2019 · as Yus Großmutter
• Every Day a Good Day2018 · as Teacher Takeda
• Shoplifters2018 · as Hatsue Shibata
• Mori, The Artist's Habitat2018 · as Hideko
• Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma2017
• The Gods of Food: The Last Promise2017
• Life is Fruity2017 · as Narrator
• After the Storm2016 · as Yoshiko Shinoda
• Mystery Trilogy Special2015 · as Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
• Our Little Sister2015 · as Fumiyo Kikuchi
• Sweet Bean2015 · as Tokue
• Kakekomi2015 · as Genbei
• This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer2014 · as 大森キリカ (案内人)
• Like Father, Like Son2013 · as Riko Ishizeki
• Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate2013
• Until the Break of Dawn2012 · as Aiko Shibuya
• Chronicle of My Mother2012 · as Yae
• Hanezu2012 · as Takumi's Mother
• I Wish2011 · as Hideko
• A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip2011 · as fortune teller
• Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu2011 · as Narrator (voice)
• Ghost2010 · as Unten Sazuki
• Villain2010 · as Fusae Shimizu
• The Secret World of Arrietty2010 · as Haru (voice)
• Two Portraits of MIYAGINO2010 · as Madam
• Making 'Still Walking'2009 · as Self
• The Short Films: We Were All Once Children2008
• Still Walking2008 · as Toshiko Yokoyama
• Dog in a Sidecar2007 · as Granny Tome
• Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad2007 · as Eiko Nakagawa
• Red Whale, White Snake2006
• Our War2006
• Tokyo Tower2005
• Izo2004 · as Izo's Mother
• The Taste of Tea2004 · as Obaa
• Fireflies: River of Light2004 · as Headmistress
• Kamikaze Girls2004 · as Momoko's Grandmother
• Half a Confession2004 · as Yasuko Shimamura
• Teacher's suitcase2003 · as Sensei's ex-wife
• Through the Night2002
• Inochi2002 · as Mother
• Returner2002 · as Xia
• Pistol Opera2001 · as Rin
• Cardboard House Girl2001
• Tokyo Marigold2001 · as Ritsuko Sakai
• The Whispered City2000 · as Fan of Kyushiro
• Keiho1999 · as Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
• Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow1997
• The Best Bad Thing1997 · as Aunt Hata
• Hissatsu shimatsunin1997 · as Otora
• Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love1997 · as Sanae Mita
• Oishinbo1996 · as Tome
• Mitabi no kaikyô1995
• Toki no kagayaki1995 · as Nagashima
• The Mystery of Rampo1994 · as House Wife / Head of Maid
• Sakura1994 · as Fumi
• Rex: A Dinosaur's Story1993
• Yearning1993 · as Omatsu
• The Triple Cross1992
• Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death1992
• The Games Teachers Play1992 · as Yasuko Takeda
• The Voyage Of Little Sinbad1991
• Kim's War1991
• War and Youth1991 · as Etsuko Onoki
• Rainbow Kids1991 · as Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
• ママ母戦争1990
• Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape1989 · as Otane
• Crane1988 · as Yura
• Remembrance1988 · as Mine Kamioka
• 冷たいのがお好き1987 · as Harue Hashimoto
• The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai1986
• Yume-Chiyo1985
• Lonely Heart1985 · as Terue Amano
• Song of the Spring Pony1985
• Capone Cries a Lot1985 · as Sene Tachikawa
• Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case1983
• Hometown1983
• Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case1983 · as Sen
• Amagi Pass1983 · as Ryosaku's wife
• Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case1983 · as Sen
• Highschool Scramble1982
• Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case1982 · as Sen
• Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case1982 · as Sen
• I Are You, You Am Me1982 · as Naoko Saitoh
• Karate Cop1982 · as Sumi Yashiro
• The Wild Daisy1981 · as Omasu
• Return of the Champ1981 · as Tomoe
• Private Detective DOBU 11981 · as Sen
• The First Catch1980
• Nurse's Husband1980
• Zigeunerweisen1980 · as Kimi
• Heaven Sent1979
• The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi1979
• Down with The Big Boss1979 · as Okonomiyaki Manager
• Taro the Dragon Boy1979 · as Yamanba (voice)
• Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro1978
• Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal1977 · as Mary
• Ballad of Orin1977 · as Tama Ichise
• Tomorrow Evening1977
• Female Teacher1977 · as Yuriko Yokoyama
• Sachiko no sachi1976 · as Momoe
• The Sea of Eden1976
• The Viper Brothers and the Young General1975
• Without Complaint1975 · as Haruko Kitani
• Statue in Fire1974
• The Four Roughnecks1974
• Jack and the Beanstalk1974 · as Madam Noir
• Akumyo: Notorious Dragon1974
• Red Paper Lantern1974
• My Voiceless Friends1972 · as Maid
• Go As Messy As Messy Can Be1971 · as PTA Mama
• Live My Share, Mother1970 · as Nurse Okamura
• Tora-san, His Tender Love1970 · as Maid in Shinshû
• Crazy Big Explosion1969
• Angel's Lover1968
• Nunnery Confidential1968
• Journey1967
• Koto—The Lake of Tears1966 · as Kayo Sugumo
• Dynamite Doctor Returns1966 · as Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
• 3 Raccoon Dogs1966 · as Midori
• Dianas of the Campus1966

All TV Shows (20)

• Dots and Lines2007
• Kagerou no Tsuji2007 · as Oichi
• Natsumeke no Shokutaku2005
• Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations2000 · as Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]
• Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi1993
• Private Detective Dobu1991
• Kimi no na wa1991 · as 深野柳子
• Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen1990
• As If In Flight1990 · as 天璋院付き老女・幾島
• An Early Autumn1987
• 森繁久彌の七人の孫1987
• Hanekonma1986 · as Yae Tachibana
• Yumechiyo Nikki1981
• Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka1978
• Kimagure Honkakuha1977 · as Ijuuin Ayano
• Terauchi Kantarō Ikka1974
• Ōedo Sōsamō1970
• 時間ですよ1970 · as 児島（石松）浜子
• 時間ですよ1970 · as 児島浜子
• Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki— · as Kikun