Rinko Kikuchi

Actress Born 1981 Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan 6 TV Shows 8 Movies

Rinko Kikuchi, born Yuriko Kikuchi, January 6, 1981, is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories. The only other nominee was Miyoshi Umeki, who won the Best Supporting Actress award in 1957 for Sayonara.

Rinko Kikuchi has built a filmography of 14 credits over a career spanning from 2004 to 2025.

Rinko Kikuchi's most notable role to date came in Pacific Rim (2013), where she played Mako Mori. She also appeared in Westworld (2016) as Akane. Most recently appeared in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) as Mako Mori.

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