Portrait of Kaori Momoi

Acting

Kaori Momoi

Career

Active from 1973 to 2022, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kaori Momoi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Drama 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Character Study 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Social Realism 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Downtown Story
Downtown Story

TV show

隅田川・夢運河
隅田川・夢運河

TV show

2020s

3 titles · average score 66
Too Much
Too Much (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Aiko Remen

The Brightest Roof in the Universe
The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2022)

as Mrs. Hoshi

I Never Shot Anyone
I Never Shot Anyone (2020)

as Hikaru Tamayodo

2010s

15 titles · average score 59
Get to the Punchline
Get to the Punchline (2019)

as Grandmother

Magic Kimono
Magic Kimono (2017)

as Keiko

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
GoodWatch score 52

as Hairi

Tales of Mexico
Tales of Mexico (2017)
GoodWatch score 59

as Esperanza

Greetings from Fukushima
Greetings from Fukushima (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

as Satomi

Hee
Hee (2016)

as Azusa

Oh Lucy!
Oh Lucy! (2014)

as Setsuko / Lucy

OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean
OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean (2014)

as Oki

Emperor
Emperor (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mitsuko Kajima

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hiroko Tada

3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)

as (segment "Heartquake")

Hong Kong Confidential
Hong Kong Confidential (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

as Amaya

2000s

20 titles · average score 65
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as Motel Owner

Dance, Subaru!
Dance, Subaru! (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Isuzu Hibino

Sukiyaki Western Django
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ruriko

Faces of a Fig Tree
Faces of a Fig Tree (2006)

Director, Writer

Love and Honor
Love and Honor (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ine Hatano

Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mother

The Sun
The Sun (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Empress Kojun

Izo
Izo (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Saya

The Life of Bangaku
The Life of Bangaku (2002)

TV show

R-17
R-17 (2001)

TV show

Crossfire
Crossfire (2000)
GoodWatch score 63

as Chikako Ishizu, the Detective

The Island Tales
The Island Tales (2000)

as Marianne

1990s

14 titles · average score 72
ランデヴー
ランデヴー (1998)

TV show

Tokyo Lullaby
Tokyo Lullaby (1997)

as Tami Ohsawa

Bounce Ko Gals
Bounce Ko Gals (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

as Saki

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
GoodWatch score 85

as Takako Nakaura

Gift
Gift (1997)

TV show · as Rie Kitsukawa(橘川 梨江)

Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

as Suzukino

SMAP×SMAP
SMAP×SMAP (1996)

TV show · as Bistro Guest

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)

as Fujimoto's mother

The Girl of Silence
The Girl of Silence (1995)

as Akemi Tanaka

Furuhata Ninzaburo
Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)

TV show

Ready to Shoot
Ready to Shoot (1990)

as Ritsuko

The Most Suitable Profession for Women
The Most Suitable Profession for Women (1990)

as Kinu

1980s

19 titles · average score 73
The Yen Family
The Yen Family (1988)

as Noriko Kimura

Tomorrow
Tomorrow (1988)

as Tsuruko Miura

Love Bites Back
Love Bites Back (1988)

as Chikako Koga

Carefree Goddesses
Carefree Goddesses (1987)

as Sakie

Hawaiian Dream
Hawaiian Dream (1987)

as Reiko Caine

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)

as Mitsuko Ishii

Main Theme
Main Theme (1984)

as Kayoko Ise

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Kumako Onizawa

Gate of Youth 2
Gate of Youth 2 (1982)

as Kaoru

Eijanaika
Eijanaika (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ine

Kagemusha
Kagemusha (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Otsuyanokata

Until Evening
Until Evening (1980)

as Sugiko Emori

1970s

17 titles · average score 66
No More Easy Life
No More Easy Life (1979)

as Mariko

Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)

as 入江伊美

Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent (1979)

as Sayoko Morisaki

Haguregumo
Haguregumo (1978)

TV show

The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Akemi Ogawa

The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ikuko Ishikawa

Light of Africa
Light of Africa (1975)

as Fujiko

Invitation of Lust
Invitation of Lust (1975)

as Yasuko

Priest of Darkness
Priest of Darkness (1975)

TV show · as Ochiyo

Bitterness of Youth
Bitterness of Youth (1974)

as Tomiko Ohashi

The Assassination of Ryoma
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tae

Sweet Scent of Eros
Sweet Scent of Eros (1973)

as Etsuko