Portrait of Kimiko Yo

Acting

Kimiko Yo

Career

Active from 1988 to 2024, busiest in 2007 and 2012 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Café Lumière
Café Lumière
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kimiko Yo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Character Study 11
  • Emotional Journey 8
  • Heartwarming 6
  • Japanese Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Slice of Life 6
  • Melancholy 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Psychological Depth 4
  • Japanese Culture 3
  • Japanese Television 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

169
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
ごりやくさん
ごりやくさん

TV show · as 語り

2020s

31 titles · average score 66
Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Kiyo Mita

Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

as Nobuyo Nishimura

Shinjuku Field Hospital
Shinjuku Field Hospital (2024)

TV show · as Ritsuko Nishi Freeman

52-Hertz Whales
52-Hertz Whales (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

as Noriko Okada

My Happy Divorced Life
My Happy Divorced Life (2023)

TV show

The Kind-Hearted Cat
The Kind-Hearted Cat (2023)

TV show · as Matsuko

Sanctuary
Sanctuary (2023)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show

To Every You I've Loved Before
To Every You I've Loved Before (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)

To Me, the One Who Loved You
To Me, the One Who Loved You (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)

The Files of Young Kindaichi
The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Hiruko Kirigoe

Hotel Royal
Hotel Royal (2020)

as Miko Noshiro

Any Crybabies Around?
Any Crybabies Around? (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Setsuko Goto

2010s

66 titles · average score 70
Death Office
Death Office (2019)

TV show · as Shingu

BON-UTA, A Song from Home
BON-UTA, A Song from Home (2019)

as (voice)

Omotenashi
Omotenashi (2018)

as Mitsuko

Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono
Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono (2016)

TV show · as Yoriko Musubi

Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

as Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense

Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

as Chieko Hanawa

A Tale of Samurai Cooking
A Tale of Samurai Cooking (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mitsuru Funaki

My Little Sweet Pea
My Little Sweet Pea (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ayako Akaike

Bread of Happiness
Bread of Happiness (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yoko

Star Watching Dog
Star Watching Dog (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

as Innkeeper

My SO Has Got Depression
My SO Has Got Depression (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

as Satoko Kurita

Rinco's Restaurant
Rinco's Restaurant (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ruriko

2000s

43 titles · average score 71
Air Doll
Air Doll (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Receptionist Yoshiko

Dear Doctor
Dear Doctor (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Akemi Ohtake

Departures
Departures (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yuriko Kamimura

The Ramen Girl
The Ramen Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

as Reiko

Virgin Snow
Virgin Snow (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mayumi Sasaki

Evil People
Evil People (2007)

TV show · as Chise Fujishima

Just One Love
Just One Love (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Akiko Kanzaki

Café Lumière
Café Lumière (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

as Yoko's Stepmother

Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
Drop-out Teacher Returns to School (2003)

TV show · as Yukiko Ando

Churasan
Churasan (2001)

TV show · as Shibata Yoko

Goodbye Mr Ozu
Goodbye Mr Ozu (2001)

TV show

Timeless Melody
Timeless Melody (2000)

as Chikako's Mother

1990s

25 titles · average score 67
Dangerous Relationship
Dangerous Relationship (1999)

TV show · as Ayako Tsuzuki

Wait and See
Wait and See (1998)

as Wife of Hiroshi's Brother

Virgin Road
Virgin Road (1997)

TV show · as Michi

20th Century Nostalgia
20th Century Nostalgia (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

as Anzu's Mother

Gonin 2
Gonin 2 (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ran

Concerto
Concerto (1996)

TV show

Say You Love Me
Say You Love Me (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Kaoru Kanzaki

Haunted School
Haunted School (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Professor Yukawa

A Night in Nude
A Night in Nude (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nami Tsuchiya

The Brutal Insanity of Love
The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993)

as Nami Muraki

Hiruko the Goblin
Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Reiko's Mother

Orchids Under the Moon
Orchids Under the Moon (1991)

as Nami / Yoko

1980s

3 titles
Love Bites Back
Love Bites Back (1988)

as Sanae Ebino

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)

as Managing Director's Daughter

Dangerous Detective
Dangerous Detective (1986)

TV show · as Hiromi Nagisa / Yuko