Kaori Momoi
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1952-04-08 (72 years old)
Place of Birth 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
Known For
Actor
as Mrs. Hoshi
as Hikaru Tamayodo
as Grandmother
as Self
as Keiko
as Esperanza
as Hairi
as Satomi
as Azusa
as Narrator (voice)
as Setsuko / Lucy
as Mitsuko Kajima
as Hiroko Tada
as (segment "Heartquake")
as Amaya
as Motel Owner
as Isuzu Hibino
as Sindo Tamaki
as Ruriko
as the President of Toraoh
as Ine Hatano
as Mother
as Empress Kojun
as Chika IV
as Kayo
as Saya
as Toyoko Masukawa
as Madam Mari
as Shouko Iijima
as Chikako Ishizu, the Detective
as Marianne
as Takako Nakaura
as Saki
as Tami Ohsawa
as Rie Kitsukawa（橘川 梨江）
as Suzukino
as Fujimoto's mother
as Bistro Guest
as Akemi Tanaka
as Yukiko Hata
as Ritsuko
as Moeko
as Tsuruko Miura
as Chikako Koga
as Noriko Kimura
as Reiko Caine
as Mitsuko Ishii
as Kasumi Yuko
as Kayoko Ise
as Young Girl's Mother
as Kumako Onizawa
as Kaoru
as Sachiko Tokizawa
as Ine
as Sugiko Emori
as Otsuyanokata
as Sayoko Morisaki
as Mariko
as Hitomi
as Akemi Ogawa
as Yuki
as Ikuko Ishikawa
as Etsuko
as Fujiko
as Ochiyo
as Tae
as Tomiko Ohashi
as Etsuko
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
Writer
as Screenplay
as Writer
Editor
as Editor
Art
as Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up
as Costume Design