Portrait of Eiko Koike

Acting

Eiko Koike

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Close-Knit
Close-Knit
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eiko Koike Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Eroticism
    0.8, average 1.8
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Emotional Journey 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Japanese Cinema 6
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Japanese Drama 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Found Family Dynamics 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Family Dynamics 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
テレメンタリヌ
テレメンタリヌ

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

2020s

18 titles · average score 75
Maison Prison
Maison Prison (2026)

TV show · as Ginbayashi Yoko

Goodbye Noir
Goodbye Noir (2026)

TV show · as Natsumi Kuroki

Shinjuku Field Hospital
Shinjuku Field Hospital (2024)

TV show · as Yoko Nishi Freeman

Tokyo Swindlers
Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Reiko

Worry Not, She's the Boss
Worry Not, She's the Boss (2023)

TV show · as Fukabori Marie

The 13 Lords of the Shogun
The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022)

TV show · as Hōjō Masako

Guardian of the Market
Guardian of the Market (2022)

TV show · as Chiyoko Momozono

Hell's Garden
Hell's Garden (2021)
GoodWatch score 65

as Reina Onimaru

The Men of the WADA Family
The Men of the WADA Family (2021)

TV show

Struggling Man
Struggling Man (2021)

as Ritsuko Izawa

Poupelle of Chimney Town
Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lola (voice)

Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi
Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2020)

TV show · as Housewife / Maria Magdalena

2010s

53 titles · average score 70
My Story Is Long
My Story Is Long (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Ayako Akiba

I Shared My Husband
I Shared My Husband (2019)

TV show · as Harumi Morishita

Become a Mother
Become a Mother (2017)

TV show · as Kadokura Asako

Shimokitazawa Die Hard
Shimokitazawa Die Hard (2017)

TV show · as [Snack bar owner]

Love and Hongkong
Love and Hongkong (2017)

TV show · as Maki Inomoto

Penance
Penance (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Maki Shinohara

Starman: A Love Story
Starman: A Love Story (2013)

TV show · as Setsu Suta

Penance
Penance (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Maki Shinohara

Rebirth
Rebirth (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chigusa Ando

Crossroads
Crossroads (2011)

as Mai

Permanent Nobara
Permanent Nobara (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as Micchan

Vengeance Can Wait
Vengeance Can Wait (2010)

as Azusa Kanamori

2000s

36 titles · average score 70
Smile
Smile (2009)

TV show · as Machimura Shiori

20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

as Takasu

Mountain Woman, Wall Woman
Mountain Woman, Wall Woman (2007)

TV show · as Haruka Oyama

The Kiss
The Kiss (2007)

as Kyoko Endo

The Life of Despised Matsuko
The Life of Despised Matsuko (2006)

TV show · as Sawamura Megumi

Ooku ~ Hana no Ran ~
Ooku ~ Hana no Ran ~ (2005)

TV show · as Oden no Kata

Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

as Akimi

Dollhouse
Dollhouse (2004)

TV show · as Natsuki

Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

as Carmen Pascual / Dominguez (voice)

2LDK
2LDK (2003)
GoodWatch score 85

as Nozomi

Collage of Our Lives
Collage of Our Lives (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as Aya

Transparent
Transparent (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Kawakami Megumi

1990s

2 titles · average score 79
Naomi
Naomi (1999)

TV show · as Ayako

Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Girl