Rinko Kikuchi

About Rinko Kikuchi

Film actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as the deaf and mute Chieko Wataya in Babel. In fifty years, she was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for the prize. She was nominated for an Asian Film Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Tran Anh Hung in the 2010 film Norwegian Wood.

Rinko Kikuchi is a Japanese actress. She is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Oscar in 50 years, for her work in Babel. Other notable Kikuchi films include Norwegian Forest, which was shown during the competition at the 67th Venice Film Festival, and Guillermo del Toro's science-fiction action film Pacific Rim. For her role in the television series Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, Kikuchi received a nomination for the Best Actress Independent Spirit Award.

Native name	菊地 凛子
Children	2
Years active	1999–present
Born	Yuriko Kikuchi, January 06, 1981, Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actress

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Trivia

In 2009, she appeared in her first full English language film, The Brothers Bloom.

Rinko Kikuchi before fame

Will to Live, a Japanese film released in 1999, was her big screen debut.

Achievement of Rinko Kikuchi

Her first full English-language feature, The Brothers Bloom, was released in 2009.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$10 Million

Rinko Kikuchi family life

On December 31, 2014, she married actor Shota Sometani.

Associations of Rinko Kikuchi

She starred in Guillermo del Toro's science fiction thriller Pacific Rim, which was released in 2013.

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