Kaori Momoi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 8, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
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
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Filmography
Downtown Story
TV · 13 eps
隅田川・夢運河
TV · 1 ep
Too Much
TV · as Aiko Remen · 10 eps
優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄
Movie
CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
Movie
The Brightest Roof in the Universe
Movie · as Mrs. Hoshi
I Never Shot Anyone
Movie · as Hikaru Tamayodo
Sagi no Ko
Movie
Get to the Punchline
Movie · as Grandmother
I AM NON
TV · as Self · 10 eps
遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
TV · 1 ep
Tales of Mexico
Movie · as Esperanza
Ghost in the Shell
Movie · as Hairi
Magic Kimono
Movie · as Keiko
Greetings from Fukushima
Movie · as Satomi
Hee
Movie · as Azusa
Candy Boys
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Greater Things
Movie
OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean
Movie · as Oki
Oh Lucy!
Movie · as Setsuko / Lucy
Helter Skelter
Movie · as Hiroko Tada
Emperor
Movie · as Mitsuko Kajima
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
Movie · as (segment "Heartquake")
Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
Movie · as (voice)
Hong Kong Confidential
Movie · as Amaya
Last Chestnuts
Movie
USB
Movie
Dance, Subaru!
Movie · as Isuzu Hibino
The Yellow Handkerchief
Movie · as Motel Owner
Dreaming Awake
Movie
Making Of: “The Spirit of the Miike Crew Lingers in Yudamura”
Movie · as Self
SCANDAL
TV · as Sindo Tamaki · 10 eps
Sukiyaki Western Django
Movie · as Ruriko
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
Movie · as the President of Toraoh
Love and Honor
Movie · as Ine Hatano
Faces of a Fig Tree
Movie
Memoirs of a Geisha
Movie · as Mother
The Sun
Movie · as Empress Kojun
The Many Faces of Chika
Movie · as Chika IV
Izo
Movie · as Saya
Revival Blues
Movie · as Kayo
Like Asura
Movie · as Toyoko Masukawa
Madam Mari
TV · as Madam Mari · 11 eps
The Life of Bangaku
TV · 10 eps
Beauty 7
TV · as Shouko Iijima · 11 eps
R-17
TV · 12 eps
純情商店街ゆうれい殺人事件
TV · 1 ep
Crossfire
Movie · as Chikako Ishizu, the Detective
The Island Tales
Movie · as Marianne
Tadon and Chikuwa
Movie
A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo
Movie
ランデヴー
TV · 1 ep
Bounce Ko Gals
Movie · as Saki
Tokyo Lullaby
Movie · as Tami Ohsawa
Dream Stadium
Movie
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Movie · as Takako Nakaura
Gift
TV · as Rie Kitsukawa（橘川 梨江） · 1 ep
円都 YEN TOWN
Movie
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Movie · as Fujimoto's mother
Swallowtail Butterfly
Movie · as Suzukino
SMAP×SMAP
TV · as Bistro Guest · 1 ep
The Girl of Silence
Movie · as Akemi Tanaka
Like a Rolling Stone
Movie
Heavenly Blue
TV · as Yukiko Hata · 4 eps
Furuhata Ninzaburo
TV · 1 ep
Goaisatsu
Movie
Don't Mind
Movie
The Most Suitable Profession for Women
Movie · as Kinu
Ready to Shoot
Movie · as Ritsuko
READY! LADY
Movie · as Moeko
Yume ni Mita Hibi
TV · as Tsuchiya Taeko · 10 eps
The Yen Family
Movie · as Noriko Kimura
Tomorrow
Movie · as Tsuruko Miura
Love Bites Back
Movie · as Chikako Koga
Hawaiian Dream
Movie · as Reiko Caine
Carefree Goddesses
Movie · as Sakie
No More Comics!
Movie
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
Movie
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Movie
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Movie · as Mitsuko Ishii
Fufu seikatsu
TV · 2 eps
Female Detective Yuko Kasumi
TV · as Kasumi Yuko · 10 eps
Main Theme
Movie · as Kayoko Ise
Single Girl
Movie
Nettaiya
TV · 1 ep
Kidnapping Blues
Movie · as Young Girl's Mother
Suspicion
Movie · as Kumako Onizawa
Gate of Youth 2
Movie · as Kaoru
Eijanaika
Movie · as Ine
Gone Without Saying Goodbye!
Movie
The Woman Next Door
Movie · as Sachiko Tokizawa
Kagemusha
Movie · as Otsuyanokata
Until Evening
Movie · as Sugiko Emori
Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul
Movie
No More Easy Life
Movie · as Mariko
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Movie · as 入江伊美
Heaven Sent
Movie · as Sayoko Morisaki
Haguregumo
TV · 20 eps
浮浪云
TV · 1 ep
The Yellow Handkerchief
Movie · as Akemi Ogawa
I'm No Angel
Movie · as Yuki
The Youth Killer
Movie · as Ikuko Ishikawa
The Roads Men Travel
TV · as Etsuko · 9 eps
Light of Africa
Movie · as Fujiko
Invitation of Lust
Movie · as Yasuko
前略おふくろ様
TV · 1 ep
Priest of Darkness
TV · as Ochiyo · 26 eps
Bitterness of Youth
Movie · as Tomiko Ohashi
The Assassination of Ryoma
Movie · as Tae
Sweet Scent of Eros
Movie · as Etsuko
Did the Red Bird Escape?
Movie
Pieces of Autumn
TV · 15 eps
To Love Again
Movie
Lost Lovers
Movie