Portrait of Rinko Kikuchi

Acting

Rinko Kikuchi

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
GoodWatch score80/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    2007 · Nominated · 79th Academy Awards

    Babel

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

12

The characters Rinko Kikuchi played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rinko Kikuchi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Existential Themes 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • High-Octane Action 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Visually Stunning 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles · average score 64
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

as Haru

The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Masako Umemoto

Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie
Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie (2025)

as Ayvil Suzuki

Trespassers
Trespassers (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tanaka Akiko

That Person Has Disappeared
That Person Has Disappeared (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

as Terada

Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (2024)

TV show · as Shosenkyo Reiko

Yoko
Yoko (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yoko

In Love and Deep Water
In Love and Deep Water (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

as Aina Horikawa

Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Eimi Maruyama

PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (2022)

TV show · as Tatsuki Samejima

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (2022)
GoodWatch score 35

as Colonel Sen Masago

Invasion
Invasion (2021)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Hinata Murai

2010s

27 titles · average score 59
A BUTTERFLY EFFECT –The Murder Analysis Team–
A BUTTERFLY EFFECT –The Murder Analysis Team– (2019)

TV show · as Aiba Machiko

Pacific Rim: Uprising
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mako Mori

Weakest Beast
Weakest Beast (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Kureha Tachibana

Terra Formars
Terra Formars (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

as Asuka Moriki

Westworld
Westworld (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Akane

Endless Night
Endless Night (2015)
GoodWatch score 31

as Allaka

To Give a Dream
To Give a Dream (2015)

TV show · as Mikiko Abe

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kumiko

Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mako Mori

47 Ronin
47 Ronin (2013)
GoodWatch score 39

as Witch

Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as Naoko

42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

2000s

19 titles · average score 61
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ryu

Assault Girls
Assault Girls (2009)
GoodWatch score 33

as Lucifer

The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bang Bang

Sideways
Sideways (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mina Parker

The Sky Crawlers
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

as Suito Kusanagi (voice)

Kill
Kill (2008)

as (segment "ASSAULT GIRL 2")

Liar Game
Liar Game (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Ryo Katsuragi

Tokyo Serendipity
Tokyo Serendipity (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

as Junda Atsuko

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sayoko

Babel
Babel (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

as Chieko

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name
Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as No. 51

Hole in the Sky
Hole in the Sky (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Taeko

1990s

1 title
Kawaii Dake ja Dame Kashira?
Kawaii Dake ja Dame Kashira? (1999)

TV show