Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi (桃井かおり, Momoi Kaori, born April 8, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years she returned to Tokyo, later graduating from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (To Love Again) beginning a career that has already spanned 35 years and over 60 films. As an actress, she has worked with some of the most notable films directors in Japan, including Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha, 1980), Tatsumi Kumashiro (Seishun no Satetsu, 1974), Yoji Yamada (The Yellow Handkerchief, 1977 and Otoko wa Tsuraiyo, 1979), Shohei Imamura (Why Not?, 1981), Shunji Iwai (Swallowtail Butterfly, 1996), Jun Ichikawa (Tokyo Yakyoku, 1997), Mitani Koki (Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, 1997), Yoshimitsu Morita (Like Asura, 2003) and, most recently, Takashi Miike (IZO, Sukiyaki Western Django). She has also performed in The Sun (2005) directed by Alexander Sokurov and appeared in director Rob Marshall's film Memoirs of a Geisha. For her film performances in Japan, Momoi has won many awards. She has won the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and Best Supporting Actress once and was selected Best Actress at the 1983 New York International Film Festival for her role in Giwaku (Suspicion). Popular among Japanese of all ages and a recognized trend setter, Momoi is never idle, pursuing various projects in producing, directing, screenwriting, and design in addition to her acting. She has also released some 15 record albums as a singer and is a much sought after essayist. She won the award for best actress at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Giwaku. Her latest movie is Maris Martinson's movie "Amaya", which was released on September 17, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaori Momoi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For: Acting

Born: Tokyo, Japan, 1952-04-08

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	To Love Again		0
2	1971	Lost Lovers		0
3	1973	Did the Red Bird Escape?		63
4	1973	Sweet Scent of Eros	Etsuko	34
5	1974	Bitterness of Youth	Tomiko Ohashi	63
6	1974	The Assassination of Ryoma	Tae	48
7	1975	Invitation of Lust		0
8	1975	Light of Africa	Fujiko	60
9	1976	The Youth Killer	Ikuko Ishikawa	66
10	1977	I'm No Angel	Yuki	0
11	1977	The Yellow Handkerchief	Akemi Ogawa	68
12	1979	Tora-san, the Matchmaker	Hitomi	85
13	1979	No More Easy Life	Mariko	70
14	1979	Heaven Sent	Sayoko Morisaki	52
15	1980	Kagemusha	Otsuyanokata	78
16	1980	Until Evening	Sugiko Emori	0
17	1981	Why Not?	Ine	64
18	1981	The Woman Next Door	Sachiko Tokizawa	0
19	1981	Gone Without Saying Goodbye!		0
20	1982	Gate of Youth 2	Kaoru	0
21	1982	Suspicion	Kumako Onizawa	67
22	1982	Kidnapping Blues	Young Girl's Mother	90
23	1983	Single Girl		0
24	1984	Main Theme	Kayoko Ise	62
25	1985	I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident	Mitsuko Ishii	10
26	1986	No More Comics!		60
27	1986	Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!		0
28	1987	Hawaiian Dream	Reiko Caine	0
29	1988	The Yen Family	Noriko Kimura	59
30	1988	Love Bites Back	Chikako Koga	10
31	1988	Tomorrow	Tsuruko Miura	75
32	1989	READY! LADY	Moeko	0
33	1990	Don't Mind		0
34	1990	Ready to Shoot	Ritsuko	0
35	1990	The Most Suitable Profession for Women		0
36	1991	Goaisatsu		0
37	1994	Like a Rolling Stone		57
38	1995	The Girl of Silence	Akemi Tanaka	0
39	1996	Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment	Fujimoto's mother	60
40	1996	Swallowtail Butterfly	Suzukino	75
41	1996	円都 YEN TOWN		0
42	1997	Tokyo Lullaby	Tami Ohsawa	62
43	1997	Dream Stadium		0
44	1997	Bounce Ko Gals	Saki	66
45	1997	Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald	Takako Nakaura	76
46	1998	A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo		0
47	1998	Tadon and Chikuwa		0
48	2000	The Island Tales	Marianne	66
49	2000	Crossfire	Chikako Ishizu, the Detective	61
50	2003	Like Asura	Toyoko Masukawa	69
51	2004	Izo	Saya	61
52	2004	Revival Blues	Kayo	0
53	2005	The Many Faces of Chika	Chika IV	0
54	2005	The Sun	Empress Kojun	67
55	2005	Memoirs of a Geisha	Mother	77
56	2006	Love and Honor	Ine Hatano	74
57	2006	Faces of a Fig Tree		50
58	2007	The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi	the President of Toraoh	55
59	2007	Sukiyaki Western Django	Ruriko	62
60	2008	Dreaming Awake		0
61	2009	Dance, Subaru!	Isuzu Hibino	67
62	2009	USB		80
63	2009	The Yellow Handkerchief	Motel Owner	63
64	2010	Last Chestnuts		0
65	2010	Hong Kong Confidential	Amaya	60
66	2011	Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!	(voice)	57
67	2011	3.11 A Sense of Home Films	(segment "Heartquake")	65
68	2012	Helter Skelter	Hiroko Tada	66
69	2012	Emperor	Mitsuko Kajima	61
70	2014	OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean	Oki	57
71	2014	Oh Lucy!	Setsuko / Lucy	81
72	2015	Candy Boys	Narrator (voice)	10
73	2015	Greater Things		40
74	2016	Hee	Azusa	40
75	2016	Greetings from Fukushima	Satomi	61
76	2017	Ghost in the Shell	Hairi	61
77	2017	Tales of Mexico	Esperanza	53
78	2017	Magic Kimono	Keiko	50
79	2019	Sagi no Ko		0
80	2019	Get to the Punchline	Grandmother	85
81	2020	I Never Shot Anyone	Hikaru Tamayodo	70
82	2020	The Brightest Roof in the Universe	Mrs. Hoshi	74
83	2022	優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄		0
84	2022	CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1973	Pieces of Autumn		0
2	1975	Priest of Darkness	Ochiyo	0
3	1975	前略おふくろ様		100
4	1976	The Roads Men Travel	Etsuko	82
5	1978	Haguregumo		65
6	1978	浮浪云		0
7	1983	Nettaiya		0
8	1985	Fufu seikatsu		0
9	1985	Female Detective Yuko Kasumi	Kasumi Yuko	0
10	1989	Yume ni Mita Hibi	Tsuchiya Taeko	0
11	1994	Furuhata Ninzaburo		90
12	1994	Heavenly Blue	Yukiko Hata	0
13	1996	SMAP×SMAP	Bistro Guest	85
14	1997	Gift	Rie Kitsukawa（橘川梨江）	60
15	1998	夏日幽会		0
16	2001	R-17		60
17	2001	純情商店街ゆうれい殺人事件		0
18	2001	Beauty 7	Shouko Iijima	0
19	2002	The Life of Bangaku		0
20	2003	Madam Mari	Madam Mari	0
21	2008	SCANDAL	Sindo Tamaki	0
22	2018	遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます		0
23	2019	I AM NON	Self	82
24	2025	Too Much		0
25		Downtown Story		0

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