Kirin Kiki

Known for: Acting

Born: 1943-01-15 – 2018-09-15 (aged 75)

From: Tokyo, Japan

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.

Filmography (143)

MOVIE
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
2025
MOVIE
Kiki Kirin's Life
2019
as self
MOVIE
Erica 38
2019
as Erica's Mother
MOVIE★ 5.1
Cherry Blossoms & Demons
2019
as Yus Großmutter
MOVIE★ 7.2
Every Day a Good Day
2018
as Teacher Takeda
MOVIE★ 7.8
Shoplifters
2018
as Hatsue Shibata
MOVIE★ 7.3
Mori, The Artist's Habitat
2018
as Hideko
MOVIE
Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma
2017
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Gods of Food: The Last Promise
2017
MOVIE★ 8.7
Life is Fruity
2017
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 7.2
After the Storm
2016
as Yoshiko Shinoda
MOVIE
Mystery Trilogy Special
2015
as Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")
MOVIE★ 7.6
Our Little Sister
2015
as Fumiyo Kikuchi
MOVIE★ 7.5
Sweet Bean
2015
as Tokue
MOVIE★ 5.9
Kakekomi
2015
as Genbei
MOVIE
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
2014
as 大森キリカ (案内人)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Like Father, Like Son
2013
as Riko Ishizeki
MOVIE
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013
MOVIE★ 6.7
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Aiko Shibuya
MOVIE★ 6.6
Chronicle of My Mother
2012
as Yae
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hanezu
2012
as Takumi's Mother
MOVIE★ 7.3
I Wish
2011
as Hideko
MOVIE★ 8.5
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
2011
as fortune teller
MOVIE
Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu
2011
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Ghost
2010
as Unten Sazuki
MOVIE★ 6.8
Villain
2010
as Fusae Shimizu
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Secret World of Arrietty
2010
as Haru (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
2010
as Madam
MOVIE★ 8.0
Making 'Still Walking'
2009
as Self
MOVIE
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
MOVIE★ 7.8
Still Walking
2008
as Toshiko Yokoyama
TV
Dots and Lines
2007
TV
Kagerou no Tsuji
2007
as Oichi
MOVIE★ 5.8
Dog in a Sidecar
2007
as Granny Tome
MOVIE★ 6.9
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Eiko Nakagawa
MOVIE
Red Whale, White Snake
2006
MOVIE★ 6.0
Our War
2006
MOVIE★ 7.2
Tokyo Tower
2005
TV★ 7.0
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
MOVIE★ 6.1
Izo
2004
as Izo's Mother
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Taste of Tea
2004
as Obaa
MOVIE★ 5.0
Fireflies: River of Light
2004
as Headmistress
MOVIE★ 7.1
Kamikaze Girls
2004
as Momoko's Grandmother
MOVIE★ 7.9
Half a Confession
2004
as Yasuko Shimamura
MOVIE★ 7.0
Teacher's suitcase
2003
as Sensei's ex-wife
MOVIE★ 8.0
Through the Night
2002
MOVIE★ 4.4
Inochi
2002
as Mother
MOVIE★ 6.6
Returner
2002
as Xia
MOVIE★ 6.1
Pistol Opera
2001
as Rin
MOVIE
Cardboard House Girl
2001
MOVIE★ 6.3
Tokyo Marigold
2001
as Ritsuko Sakai
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Whispered City
2000
as Fan of Kyushiro
TV★ 10.0
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
2000
as Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]
MOVIE★ 6.2
Keiho
1999
as Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
MOVIE
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Best Bad Thing
1997
as Aunt Hata
MOVIE
Hissatsu shimatsunin
1997
as Otora
MOVIE★ 10.0
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
1997
as Sanae Mita
MOVIE★ 6.5
Oishinbo
1996
as Tome
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
MOVIE
Toki no kagayaki
1995
as Nagashima
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as House Wife / Head of Maid
MOVIE
Sakura
1994
as Fumi
MOVIE★ 5.5
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
1993
MOVIE★ 10.0
Yearning
1993
as Omatsu
TV
Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi
1993
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Triple Cross
1992
MOVIE
Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death
1992
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Games Teachers Play
1992
as Yasuko Takeda
MOVIE
The Voyage Of Little Sinbad
1991
TV
Private Detective Dobu
1991
MOVIE
Kim's War
1991
TV★ 7.5
Kimi no na wa
1991
as 深野柳子
MOVIE★ 6.8
War and Youth
1991
as Etsuko Onoki
MOVIE★ 6.6
Rainbow Kids
1991
as Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
TV★ 9.5
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
MOVIE
ママ母戦争
1990
TV★ 6.0
As If In Flight
1990
as 天璋院付き老女・幾島
MOVIE★ 6.5
Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape
1989
as Otane
MOVIE★ 6.8
Crane
1988
as Yura
MOVIE★ 6.5
Remembrance
1988
as Mine Kamioka
TV
An Early Autumn
1987
MOVIE
冷たいのがお好き
1987
as Harue Hashimoto
TV
森繁久彌の七人の孫
1987
TV★ 8.0
Hanekonma
1986
as Yae Tachibana
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
1986
MOVIE★ 8.0
Yume-Chiyo
1985
MOVIE★ 7.1
Lonely Heart
1985
as Terue Amano
MOVIE★ 8.5
Song of the Spring Pony
1985
MOVIE★ 6.0
Capone Cries a Lot
1985
as Sene Tachikawa
MOVIE
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
1983
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hometown
1983
MOVIE
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
1983
as Sen
MOVIE★ 6.5
Amagi Pass
1983
as Ryosaku's wife
MOVIE
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
1983
as Sen
MOVIE★ 10.0
Highschool Scramble
1982
MOVIE
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
1982
as Sen
MOVIE
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
1982
as Sen
MOVIE★ 6.6
I Are You, You Am Me
1982
as Naoko Saitoh
MOVIE★ 9.0
Karate Cop
1982
as Sumi Yashiro
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Wild Daisy
1981
as Omasu
TV
Yumechiyo Nikki
1981
MOVIE★ 10.0
Return of the Champ
1981
as Tomoe
MOVIE
Private Detective DOBU 1
1981
as Sen
MOVIE★ 2.7
The First Catch
1980
MOVIE★ 7.0
Nurse's Husband
1980
MOVIE★ 6.5
Zigeunerweisen
1980
as Kimi
MOVIE★ 6.2
Heaven Sent
1979
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
MOVIE★ 8.0
Down with The Big Boss
1979
as Okonomiyaki Manager
MOVIE★ 6.4
Taro the Dragon Boy
1979
as Yamanba (voice)
TV
Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
1978
MOVIE★ 9.0
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
MOVIE★ 8.0
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
as Mary
MOVIE★ 7.1
Ballad of Orin
1977
as Tama Ichise
MOVIE
Tomorrow Evening
1977
MOVIE★ 2.6
Female Teacher
1977
as Yuriko Yokoyama
TV
Kimagure Honkakuha
1977
as Ijuuin Ayano
MOVIE
Sachiko no sachi
1976
as Momoe
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Sea of Eden
1976
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975
MOVIE★ 10.0
Without Complaint
1975
as Haruko Kitani
MOVIE★ 7.5
Statue in Fire
1974
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Four Roughnecks
1974
MOVIE★ 6.4
Jack and the Beanstalk
1974
as Madam Noir
MOVIE★ 7.0
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
1974
MOVIE★ 7.3
Red Paper Lantern
1974
TV
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
1974
MOVIE★ 9.0
My Voiceless Friends
1972
as Maid
MOVIE
Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
1971
as PTA Mama
TV★ 10.0
Ōedo Sōsamō
1970
MOVIE★ 7.0
Live My Share, Mother
1970
as Nurse Okamura
TV
時間ですよ
1970
as 児島（石松）浜子
MOVIE★ 7.4
Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Maid in Shinshû
MOVIE★ 7.0
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
MOVIE
Angel's Lover
1968
MOVIE★ 5.5
Nunnery Confidential
1968
MOVIE★ 7.0
Journey
1967
MOVIE★ 7.2
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kayo Sugumo
MOVIE
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
as Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
MOVIE★ 5.0
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
as Midori
MOVIE
Dianas of the Campus
1966
TV
Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki
—
as Kikun