

Acting
Kirin Kiki
- Career
Active from 1966 to 2019, busiest in 1981 and 1982 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 30top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Shoplifters89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.1, average 4.8
- Violence2.5, average 4.1
- Crime2.2, average 3.6
- Tension4.6, average 5.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 7
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Character Study 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Japanese Family Drama 3
- Melancholy 3
- Visually Striking 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Coming-of-Age Journey 2
- Emotional Journey 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kunie TanakaActorPrivate Detective Dobu, Koto—The Lake of Tears, Karate Cop, Return of the Champ, Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case, +4 more
Haruko KatōActorYumechiyo Nikki, Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi, 森繁久彌の七人の孫, Terauchi Kantarō Ikka, Pistol Opera, +1 more
Sayuri YoshinagaActorYumechiyo Nikki, Taro the Dragon Boy, Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki, Yearning, Crane- YYūsuke WatanabeWriterKarate Cop, Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case, Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case, Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case, Private Detective DOBU 1
Jun FubukiActorLike Father, Like Son, Toki no kagayaki, The Games Teachers Play, Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love
Takeo ChiiActorPrivate Detective Dobu, Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case, Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case, Private Detective DOBU 1
Lily FrankyActorShoplifters, Like Father, Like Son, After the Storm
Kumiko AkiyoshiActorYumechiyo Nikki, Zoku Yumechiyo Nikki, Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Yoneko MatsukaneActorNatsumeke no Shokutaku, The Games Teachers Play, 冷たいのがお好き
Miyoko AsadaActorSweet Bean, Terauchi Kantarō Ikka, Erica 38
Toshiyuki NishidaActorAoi: Tokugawa Three Generations, As If In Flight, Karate Cop
Joe ShishidoActorPrime Minister of Yuhigaoka, I Are You, You Am Me, Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Movies and TV shows
102Upcoming
1 title
TV show · as Kikun
2010s
24 titles · average score 72
as Erica's Mother

GoodWatch score 89as Hatsue Shibata

GoodWatch score 71as Teacher Takeda

GoodWatch score 70as Hideko

GoodWatch score 83as Narrator

GoodWatch score 79as Yoshiko Shinoda

GoodWatch score 74as Tokue

GoodWatch score 64as Genbei

GoodWatch score 80as Riko Ishizeki

GoodWatch score 67as Aiko Shibuya

GoodWatch score 71as Yae

GoodWatch score 83as Haru (voice)
2000s
18 titles · average score 68

GoodWatch score 88as Toshiko Yokoyama

GoodWatch score 75as Eiko Nakagawa

GoodWatch score 63as Granny Tome
TV show
as Headmistress

GoodWatch score 66as Momoko's Grandmother

GoodWatch score 83as Obaa

GoodWatch score 60as Izo's Mother

GoodWatch score 51as Xia

GoodWatch score 64as Ritsuko Sakai

GoodWatch score 59as Rin
TV show · as Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]
1990s
17 titles · average score 67

GoodWatch score 66as Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
as Aunt Hata
as Sanae Mita
as Tome

GoodWatch score 68as House Wife / Head of Maid
as Omatsu
as Yasuko Takeda
as Etsuko Onoki
TV show · as 深野柳子

GoodWatch score 67as Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
TV show · as 天璋院付き老女・幾島
1980s
21 titles · average score 69
as Yura
TV show · as Yae Tachibana

GoodWatch score 72as Terue Amano

GoodWatch score 67as Ryosaku's wife
as Sumi Yashiro

GoodWatch score 67as Naoko Saitoh
TV show
as Omasu

GoodWatch score 71as Kimi
1970s
17 titles · average score 71

GoodWatch score 70as Yamanba (voice)
as Okonomiyaki Manager
as Yuriko Yokoyama

GoodWatch score 75as Tama Ichise
as Haruko Kitani

GoodWatch score 68as Madam Noir
as Maid
as PTA Mama
TV show

GoodWatch score 70as 信州女佣
as Nurse Okamura
1960s
4 titles
as Chiegi
as Kayo Sugumo
as Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
as Midori

































