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Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki (樹木希林 Kiki Kirin) (15 January 1943 – 15 September 2018) was a Japanese actress known for her work in Japanese cinema and television.

Known for

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

Kiki Kirin's Life

Kiki Kirin's Life

Erica 38

2019 • Erica's Mother

Cherry Blossoms & Demons

Cherry Blossoms & Demons

2019 • Yus Großmutter

Every Day a Good Day

Every Day a Good Day

2018 • Teacher Takeda

Shoplifters

2018 • Hatsue Shibata

Mori, The Artist's Habitat

Mori, The Artist's Habitat

2018 • Hideko

Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma

Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma

Full filmography

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

2025

Kiki Kirin's Life

Kiki Kirin's Life

2019 • self

Erica 38

2019 • Erica's Mother

Cherry Blossoms & Demons

Cherry Blossoms & Demons

2019 • Yus Großmutter

Every Day a Good Day

Every Day a Good Day

2018 • Teacher Takeda

Shoplifters

2018 • Hatsue Shibata

Mori, The Artist's Habitat

Mori, The Artist's Habitat

2018 • Hideko

Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma

Kiki Kirin's Izakaya Grandma

2017

The Gods of Food: The Last Promise

The Gods of Food: The Last Promise

2017

Life is Fruity

2017 • Narrator

After the Storm

After the Storm

2016 • Yoshiko Shinoda

Mystery Trilogy Special

Mystery Trilogy Special

2015 • Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")

Our Little Sister

Our Little Sister

2015 • Fumiyo Kikuchi

Sweet Bean

2015 • Tokue

Kakekomi

2015 • Genbei

This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer

This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer

2014 • 大森キリカ (案内人)

Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

2013 • Riko Ishizeki

Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate

Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate

2013

Until the Break of Dawn

Until the Break of Dawn

2012 • Aiko Shibuya

Chronicle of My Mother

Chronicle of My Mother

2012 • Yae

Hanezu

2012 • Takumi's Mother

I Wish

2011 • Hideko

A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip

A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip

2011 • fortune teller

Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu

Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu

2011 • Narrator (voice)

Ghost

2010 • Unten Sazuki

Villain

2010 • Fusae Shimizu

The Secret World of Arrietty

The Secret World of Arrietty

2010 • Haru (voice)

Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

2010 • Madam

Making 'Still Walking'

Making 'Still Walking'

2009 • Self

The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

2008

Still Walking

2008 • Toshiko Yokoyama

Dog in a Sidecar

Dog in a Sidecar

2007 • Granny Tome

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007 • Eiko Nakagawa

Red Whale, White Snake

Red Whale, White Snake

2006

Our War

2006

Tokyo Tower

2005

Izo

2004 • Izo's Mother

The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea

2004 • Obaa

Fireflies: River of Light

Fireflies: River of Light

2004 • Headmistress

Kamikaze Girls

2004 • Momoko's Grandmother

Half a Confession

Half a Confession

2004 • Yasuko Shimamura

Teacher's suitcase

Teacher's suitcase

2003 • Sensei's ex-wife

Through the Night

Through the Night

2002

Inochi

2002 • Mother

Returner

2002 • Xia

Pistol Opera

2001 • Rin

Cardboard House Girl

Cardboard House Girl

2001

Tokyo Marigold

2001 • Ritsuko Sakai

The Whispered City

The Whispered City

2000 • Fan of Kyushiro

Keiho

1999 • Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

1997

The Best Bad Thing

The Best Bad Thing

1997 • Aunt Hata

Hissatsu shimatsunin

Hissatsu shimatsunin

1997 • Otora

Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love

Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love

1997 • Sanae Mita

Oishinbo

1996 • Tome

Mitabi no kaikyô

Mitabi no kaikyô

1995

Toki no kagayaki

Toki no kagayaki

1995 • Nagashima

The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo

1994 • House Wife / Head of Maid

Sakura

1994 • Fumi

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

Rex: A Dinosaur's Story

1993

Yearning

1993 • Omatsu

The Triple Cross

The Triple Cross

1992

Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death

Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death

1992

The Games Teachers Play

The Games Teachers Play

1992 • Yasuko Takeda

The Voyage Of Little Sinbad

The Voyage Of Little Sinbad

1991

Kim's War

1991

War and Youth

1991 • Etsuko Onoki

Rainbow Kids

1991 • Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura

ママ母戦争

ママ母戦争

1990

Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape

Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass Cape

1989 • Otane

Crane

1988 • Yura

Remembrance

1988 • Mine Kamioka

冷たいのがお好き

1987 • Harue Hashimoto

The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai

The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai

1986

Yume-Chiyo

1985

Lonely Heart

1985 • Terue Amano

Song of the Spring Pony

1985

Capone Cries a Lot

Capone Cries a Lot

1985 • Sene Tachikawa

Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case

1983

Hometown

1983

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

1983 • Sen

Amagi Pass

1983 • Ryosaku's wife

Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case

Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case

1983 • Sen

Highschool Scramble

Highschool Scramble

1982

Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

1982 • Sen

Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

1982 • Sen

I Are You, You Am Me

I Are You, You Am Me

1982 • Naoko Saitoh

Karate Cop

1982 • Sumi Yashiro

The Wild Daisy

1981 • Omasu

Return of the Champ

Return of the Champ

1981 • Tomoe

Private Detective DOBU 1

Private Detective DOBU 1

1981 • Sen

The First Catch

The First Catch

1980

Nurse's Husband

1980

Zigeunerweisen

1980 • Kimi

Heaven Sent

1979

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

Down with The Big Boss

Down with The Big Boss

1979 • Okonomiyaki Manager

Taro the Dragon Boy

Taro the Dragon Boy

1979 • Yamanba (voice)

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

1978

Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal

Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal

1977 • Mary

Ballad of Orin

1977 • Tama Ichise

Female Teacher

1977 • Yuriko Yokoyama

Tomorrow Evening

Tomorrow Evening

1977

Sachiko no sachi

Sachiko no sachi

1976 • Momoe

The Sea of Eden

The Sea of Eden

1976

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

1975

Without Complaint

Without Complaint

1975 • Haruko Kitani

Statue in Fire

1974

The Four Roughnecks

The Four Roughnecks

1974

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1974 • Madam Noir

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

1974

Red Paper Lantern

Red Paper Lantern

1974

My Voiceless Friends

My Voiceless Friends

1972 • Maid

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be

Go As Messy As Messy Can Be

1971 • PTA Mama

Live My Share, Mother

1970 • Nurse Okamura

Tora-san, His Tender Love

Tora-san, His Tender Love

1970 • Maid in Shinshû

Crazy Big Explosion

Crazy Big Explosion

1969

Angel's Lover

1968

Nunnery Confidential

Nunnery Confidential

1968

Journey

1967

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Koto—The Lake of Tears

1966 • Kayo Sugumo

Dynamite Doctor Returns

Dynamite Doctor Returns

1966 • Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)

3 Raccoon Dogs

1966 • Midori

Dianas of the Campus

Dianas of the Campus

1966