Rinko Kikuchi


  • Date of Birth: 06 January, 1981
  • Place of Birth: Hadano, Japan
  • Biography: Rinko Kikuchi (菊地 凛子, Kikuchi Rinko), born Yuriko Kikuchi (菊地 百合子, Kikuchi Yuriko), January 6, 1981, is a Japanese film actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories, since... Read more

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Watching Rachel Dawes bop about in both Christopher Nolan-helmed Batman flicks, it dawned on me that despite the man's filmmaking gifts, Nolan's completely clueless when it comes to piecing together female characters with more than a single dimension. ... Full Article

DALLAS - Rinko Kikuchi doesn't need many words to steal the show. Featured Gallery The Japanese actress pulls it off in "The Brothers Bloom," writer-director Rian Johnson 's ("Brick") magical con-men caper opening today in Oklahoma City . ... Full Article

This is not a good year for the usually ritzy glitzy Cannes Film Festival. Major fashion companies like Fendi and Louis Vuitton have pulled sponsorships , parties have been downsized, and those with money are keeping away, for fear of... ... Full Article

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 12:04 a.m.MST Though he wasn't picked in the finale of "The Bachelorette," Jason Mesnick isn't just giving love another shot - he says he's found it. ... Full Article

Isabel Coixet, the Spanish auteur behind Elegy and The Secret Life Of Words , is to start shooting her next film Mapa De Los Sonidos De Tokyo (Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo) , on November 16, in Tokyo. ... Full Article

Rinko Kikuchi, pictured, was nominated for best supporting actress for her performance in "Babel", for the 79th annual Academy Awards during a televised news conference in Beverly Hills, California on January 23, 2007. ... Full Article

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