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Rinko Kikuchi is a Japanese actress who has appeared in numerous films and television series. She is best known for her roles in the films Babel (2006), Pacific Rim (2013), and Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014).
Kikuchi was born on 6 January 1981 in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan. She attended Tokyo University of the Arts, where she studied film.
Kikuchi made her acting debut in the 2003 film, Kamikaze Girls. She has since appeared in numerous films, including Babel (2006), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Norwegian Wood (2010), Pacific Rim (2013), and Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014).
Kikuchi has won numerous awards for her acting, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Babel (2006). She has also been nominated for numerous awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Norwegian Wood (2010).
As of 2021, Rinko Kikuchi's net worth is estimated to be $10 million.
| Popular As |
Yuriko Kikuchi |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Age |
43 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
6 January, 1981 |
| Birthday |
6 January |
| Birthplace |
Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan |
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 43 years old group.
Rinko Kikuchi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 43 years old, Rinko Kikuchi height is 1.69m .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.69m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Rinko Kikuchi's Husband?
Her husband is Shōta Sometani (m. December 31, 2014)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Shōta Sometani (m. December 31, 2014) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Rinko Kikuchi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Rinko Kikuchi worth at the age of 43 years old? Rinko Kikuchi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from Japan. We have estimated
Rinko Kikuchi's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actress |
Rinko Kikuchi Social Network
Timeline
In 2014, Kikuchi starred in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, directed by David Zellner. Kikuchi was cast in the Season 2 of the HBO science fiction series Westworld.
Kikuchi married Japanese actor Shōta Sometani on December 31, 2014. In October 2016, Kikuchi gave birth to their first child.
In 2010, Kikuchi was cast as Naoko in Tran Anh Hung's adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood. In March 2011, she was added to the cast of 47 Ronin, the first English-language adaptation of the Chushingura legend, Japan's most famous tale of samurai loyalty and revenge. Kikuchi described her villain character to the American version of Glamour as "a real bitch." In 2013, she appears in Pacific Rim, having improved her English by watching the American television series The Voice.
She has appeared in two of Mamoru Oshii's films: The Sky Crawlers (2008) and Assault Girls (2009). Kikuchi starred in Rian Johnson's second film, The Brothers Bloom (2009), which was her first full English-language feature. Though she plays a main character, she only speaks three words; her character is said to only know three words of English.
In 2006, Kikuchi was chosen by Japanese film producer Yoko Narahashi for the Alejandro González Iñárritu film Babel, where she played Chieko Wataya, a troubled, deaf teenage girl, for which she received international attention. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Kikuchi was the fourth person in Academy Award history to be nominated for a role in which she does not speak. She won several awards, such as the National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance (tying with Jennifer Hudson) and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor.
Kikuchi made her debut in 1999, under her birth name, Yuriko Kikuchi, with the Kaneto Shindo film Will to Live. Soon after, in 2001, she starred in the celebrated Kazuyoshi Komuri film Sora no Ana (空の穴 ) , which was featured at several international festivals, including the Rotterdam Film Festival. In 2004, Kikuchi appeared in the well-received Katsuhito Ishii film The Taste of Tea, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.
Rinko Kikuchi (菊地 凛子 , Kikuchi Rinko) (born Yuriko Kikuchi (菊地 百合子 , Kikuchi Yuriko) January 6, 1981) is a Japanese actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in Babel (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include Norwegian Wood (2010), which screened in competition at the 67th Venice Film Festival and Guillermo del Toro's science fiction action film Pacific Rim (2013). For her role in the drama film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), Kikuchi received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead.
Kikuchi was born on January 6, 1981, in Hadano, Kanagawa, the youngest of three children. She was discovered by a talent agent on the street at the age of 15.
