Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

  • Birthday: 1952-04-08
  • Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
  • Also know as: 桃井かおり

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

Filmography

No More Easy Life

1979

As Mariko

Oh Lucy!

2014

As Setsuko / Lucy

Suspicion

1982

As Kumako Onizawa

Gate of Youth 2

1982

As Kaoru

Tomorrow

1988

As Tsuruko Miura

Love Bites Back

1988

As Chikako Koga

Magic Kimono

2017

As Keiko

Until Evening

1980

As Sugiko Emori

Heaven Sent

1979

As Sayoko Morisaki

Hee

2016

As Azusa

Don't Mind

1990

As

Izo

2004

As Saya

Crossfire

2000

As Chikako Ishizu, the Detective

Bitterness of Youth

1974

As Tomiko Ohashi

Tokyo Lullaby

1997

As Tami Ohsawa

The Girl of Silence

1995

As Akemi Tanaka

Why Not?

1981

As Ine

The Yen Family

1988

As Noriko Kimura

Get to the Punchline

2019

As Grandmother

Ready to Shoot

1990

As Ritsuko

Revival Blues

2004

As Kayo

READY! LADY

1989

As Moeko

The Yellow Handkerchief

1977

As Akemi Ogawa

The Sun

2005

As Empress Kojun

Sweet Scent of Eros

1973

As Etsuko

3.11 A Sense of Home

2011

As (segment "Heartquake")

Light of Africa

1975

As Fujiko

Love and Honor

2006

As Ine Hatano

Lost Lovers

1971

As

Main Theme

1984

As Kayoko Ise

I Never Shot Anyone

2020

As Hikaru Tamayodo

Goaisatsu

1991

As

Bounce Ko Gals

1997

As Saki

Emperor

2012

As Mitsuko Kajima

The Island Tales

2000

As Marianne

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi

2007

As the President of Toraoh

USB

2009

As

I'm No Angel

1977

As Yuki

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

As Mother

Tales of Mexico

2017

As Esperanza

Dance, Subaru!

2009

As Isuzu Hibino

The Youth Killer

1976

As Ikuko Ishikawa

The Many Faces of Chika

2005

As Chika IV

Swallowtail Butterfly

1996

As Suzukino

Kagemusha

1980

As Otsuyanokata

Kidnapping Blues

1982

As Young Girl's Mother

Candy Boys

2015

As Narrator (voice)

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment

1996

As Fujimoto's mother

Helter Skelter

2012

As Hiroko Tada

Hawaiian Dream

1987

As Reiko Caine

Like Asura

2003

As Toyoko Masukawa

Ghost in the Shell

2017

As Hairi

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

1997

As Takako Nakaura

Production

Hee

2016

As Art Direction

Hee

2016

As Costume Design

Hee

2016

As Director

3.11 A Sense of Home

2011

As Director

Faces of a Fig Tree

2006

As Director

Goaisatsu

1991

As Director

Hee

2016

As Editor

Faces of a Fig Tree

2006

As Writer

Hee

2016

As Screenplay

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