
Cast
Kaori Momoi
Acting
Cast
Kaori Momoi
Known for
Acting
Born
1952-04-08
From
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 桃井 かおり, モモイカオリ, Kaori Momoi
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

Ghost in the Shell
as Hairi

Memoirs of a Geisha
as La mère

Kagemusha
as Otsuyanokata

Helter Skelter
as Hiroko Tada

Emperor
as Mitsuko Kajima

Swallowtail Butterfly
as Suzukino

Sukiyaki Western Django
as Ruriko

The Yellow Handkerchief
as Motel Owner

Izo
as Saya

Love and Honor
as Ine Hatano

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
as Takako Nakaura

Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
as (voice)

The Youth Killer
as Ikuko Ishikawa

Invitation of Lust
as Yasuko

The Yellow Handkerchief
as Akemi Ogawa

Greetings from Fukushima
as Satomi

No More Comics!

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
as Mitsuko Ishii

The Assassination of Ryoma
as Tae

I Never Shot Anyone
as Hikaru Tamayodo

Sweet Scent of Eros
as Etsuko

Eijanaika
as Ine

Ready to Shoot
as Ritsuko

3.11 A Sense of Home Films
as (segment "Heartquake")

Bounce Ko Gals
as Saki

Suspicion
as Kumako Onizawa

CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ

Hong Kong Confidential
as Amaya

Bitterness of Youth
as Tomiko Ohashi

The Island Tales
as Marianne

Crossfire
as Chikako Ishizu, the Detective

The Sun
as Empress Kojun

Goaisatsu

Love Bites Back
as Chikako Koga

The Brightest Roof in the Universe
as Mrs. Hoshi

Hawaiian Dream
as Reiko Caine

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
as the President of Toraoh

Like Asura
as Toyoko Masukawa

Main Theme
as Kayoko Ise

The Yen Family
as Noriko Kimura

Kidnapping Blues
as Young Girl's Mother

Tomorrow
as Tsuruko Miura

Heaven Sent
as Sayoko Morisaki

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

The Girl of Silence
as Akemi Tanaka

Gate of Youth 2
as Kaoru

Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!

Tadon and Chikuwa

The Many Faces of Chika
as Chika IV

Dream Stadium

Light of Africa
as Fujiko

Like a Rolling Stone

Lost Lovers

Hee
as Azusa

Did the Red Bird Escape?

Faces of a Fig Tree

Magic Kimono
as Keiko

Dreaming Awake

USB

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Fujimoto's mother

Dance, Subaru!
as Isuzu Hibino

The Most Suitable Profession for Women
as Kinu

Get to the Punchline
as Grandmother

READY! LADY
as Moeko

The Woman Next Door
as Sachiko Tokizawa

Tales of Mexico
as Esperanza

Carefree Goddesses
as Sakie

No More Easy Life
as Mariko

円都 YEN TOWN

A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo

Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Hitomi

Tokyo Lullaby
as Tami Ohsawa

Sagi no Ko

Candy Boys
as Narrator (voice)

Revival Blues
as Kayo

Don't Mind

To Love Again

Gone Without Saying Goodbye!

Greater Things

Last Chestnuts

I'm No Angel
as Yuki

OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean
as Oki

Until Evening
as Sugiko Emori

Oh Lucy!
as Setsuko / Lucy

Single Girl

優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄
