Kaori Momoi

Biography

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

Mother

Memoirs of a Geisha

Ine Hatano

武士の一分

Akemi Ogawa

幸福の黄色いハンカチ

Otsuyanokata

影武者

Saya

IZO

愛ふたたび

Saki

バウンス ko GALS

Ruriko

Sukiyaki Western Django

Chikako Ishizu, the Detective

クロスファイア

Kayo

Revival Blues

円都 YEN TOWN

Mitsuko Ishii

生きてみたいもう一度 新宿バス放火事件

ドンマイ

コミック雑誌なんかいらない！

Ikuko Ishikawa

青春の殺人者

Empress Kojun

Солнце

Hiroko Tada

ヘルタースケルター

Tomiko Ohashi

青春の蹉跌

Tae

竜馬暗殺

Mitsuko Kajima

Emperor

Fujimoto's mother

トキワ荘の青春

Mariko

もう頬づえはつかない

Amaya

Amaya

Tami Ohsawa

東京夜曲

Chika IV

またの日の知華

あらかじめ失われた恋人たちよ

Young Girl's Mother

キッドナップ・ブルース

Marianne

有时跳舞

Oki

Oki - okeāna vidū

Setsuko / Lucy

Oh Lucy!

ご挨拶

ドリーム・スタジアム

たどんとちくわ

Suzukino

スワロウテイル

Mitsu no kuri

夢のまにまに

Akemi Tanaka

ファザーファッカー

the President of Toraoh

THE 焼肉 MOVIE プルコギ

Esperanza

La habitación

Moeko

レディ! レディ READY! LADY

女がいちばん似合う職業

Kumako Onizawa

疑惑

USB

Ine

ええじゃないか

Etsuko

エロスは甘き香り

Hitomi

男はつらいよ 翔んでる寅次郎

Satomi

Grüße aus Fukushima

さよならも言わずに消えた！

Sachiko Tokizawa

隣りの女

優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄

(segment "Heartquake")

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

Kaoru

青春の門　自立篇

CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

詐欺の子

おニャン子・ザ・ムービー　危機イッパツ！

大怪獣東京に現わる

Noriko Kimura

木村家の人びと

Kayoko Ise

メイン・テーマ

Hairi

Ghost in the Shell

Tsuruko Miura

TOMORROW 明日

Fujiko

アフリカの光

Chikako Koga

嚙む女

Keiko

Maģiskais Kimono

Reiko Caine

ハワイアン・ドリーム

棒の哀しみ

Yuki

僕は天使ぢゃないよ

無花果の顔

(voice)

トリコ3D 開幕!グルメアドベンチャー!!

櫛の火

赤い鳥逃げた？

Sugiko Emori

夕暮まで

Sayoko Morisaki

神様のくれた赤ん坊

Grandmother

おちをつけなんせ

Ritsuko

われに撃つ用意あり

Takako Nakaura

ラヂオの時間

Mrs. Hoshi

宇宙でいちばんあかるい屋根

Narrator (voice)

お江戸のキャンディー

Azusa

Hee

Isuzu Hibino

昴 スバル

Toyoko Masukawa

阿修羅のごとく

Hikaru Tamayodo

一度も撃ってません

Motel Owner

The Yellow Handkerchief

Single Girl

Greater Things