Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi ( Japanese 桃 井 か お り Momoi Kaori ; born April 8, 1952 in Tokyo , Japan ) is a Japanese actress . In her 35-year career, she made over 60 films by 2012.
biography
Momoi was born in Tokyo in 1952. At the age of twelve she moved to London to learn dance at the Royal Ballet School . After three years she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from the Japanese theater company Bungakuza - School of Dramatic Arts . In 1971 Momoi made her debut in To Love Again by Kon Ichikawa .
As an actress, she has worked with famous directors such as Akira Kurosawa ( Kagemusha - Der Schatten des Kriegers , 1980), Tatsumi Kumashiro ( Seishun no Satetsu , 1974), Yōji 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 Takashi Miike ( Izo , Sukiyaki Western Django ).
She starred in 2005 in The Sun directed by Alexander Sokurov and The Geisha directed by Rob Marshall .
She won many awards in Japan for her acting performance. She won the Japanese Academy Awards twice in the Best Actress category and once in the Best Supporting Actress category . She was also nominated for Best Actress at the New York International Film Festival 1983 for her role in Giwaku .
In addition to her acting, Momoi has also pursued various film projects as a producer, director, screenwriter and designer. She has also released over 15 albums as a singer and publishes essays .
She won the award for Best Actress at the 7th Hochi Film Awards for her role in Giwaku .
Filmography
| year | Movie | role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | To love again | Momoyo |
| 1977 | The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) | Akemi Ogawa |
| 1979 | Tora-san, the matchmaker | Hitomi |
| Mo hozue wa tsukanai | Mariko | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha - The warrior's shadow | Otsuyanokata |
| 1981 | The thief and the geisha | Ine |
| 1982 | Suspicion | Kumako Onizawa |
| 1986 | Final take | Empress Akiko |
| 1988 | Kimurake no Hitobito | Noriko Kimura |
| Tomorrow | Tsuruko | |
| 1990 | Ware ni utsu yoi ari | Ritsuko |
| 1996 | Swallowtail Butterfly | Suzukino |
| 1997 | Welcome back, Mr. McDonald | Takako Nakaura |
| 1998 | Daikaijū Tōkyō ni arawaru | Kimie Tadokoro |
| 2000 | Pyrokinesis | Chikako Ishizu |
| 2003 | Like Asura | |
| 2004 | Izo | |
| 2005 | The geisha | mother |
| The Sun | Empress Kojun | |
| 2006 | Love and Honor - Bushi no ichibun | Ine Hatano |
| 2007 | Sukiyaki Western Django | Ruriko |
| 2008 | The yellow sail | Motel owner |
| The Ramen Girl | Mamasan ( outtake ) | |
| 2010 | Hong Kong Confidential | Amaya |
| 2016 | Greetings from Fukushima | Satomi |
| 2017 | Ghost In The Shell | Hairi |
Web links
- Kaori Momoi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nobuhiro Yamashita in JMDb ( Japanese ) Retrieved June 27, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 報 知 映 画 賞 ヒ ス ト リ ー ( Japanese ) Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Momoi, Kaori |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 桃 井 か お り (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo , Japan |