Name
Kaori Momoi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-04-08 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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.
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- 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha as Mother
- 2006 Love and Honor as Ine Hatano
- 1977 The Yellow Handkerchief as Akemi Ogawa
- 1980 Kagemusha as Otsuyanokata
- 2004 Izo as Saya
- 1971 To Love Again
- 1997 Bounce Ko Gals as Saki
- 2007 Sukiyaki Western Django as Ruriko
- 2000 Crossfire as Chikako Ishizu, the Detective
- 2004 Revival Blues as Kayo
- 1996 円都 YEN TOWN
- 1985 I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident as Mitsuko Ishii
- 1990 Don't Mind
- 1986 No More Comics!
- 1976 The Youth Killer as Ikuko Ishikawa
- 2005 The Sun as Empress Kojun
- 2012 Helter Skelter as Hiroko Tada
- 1974 Bitterness of Youth as Tomiko Ohashi
- 1974 The Assassination of Ryoma as Tae
- 2012 Emperor as Mitsuko Kajima
- 1996 Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment as Fujimoto's mother
- 1979 No More Easy Life as Mariko
- 2010 Hong Kong Confidential as Amaya
- 1997 Tokyo Lullaby as Tami Ohsawa
- 2005 The Many Faces of Chika as Chika IV
- 1971 Lost Lovers
- 1982 Kidnapping Blues as Young Girl's Mother
- 2000 The Island Tales as Marianne
- 2014 OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean as Oki
- 2014 Oh Lucy! as Setsuko / Lucy
- 1991 Goaisatsu
- 1997 Dream Stadium
- 1998 Tadon and Chikuwa
- 1996 Swallowtail Butterfly as Suzukino
- 2010 Last Chestnuts
- 2008 Dreaming Awake
- 1995 The Girl of Silence as Akemi Tanaka
- 2007 The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi as the President of Toraoh
- 2017 Tales of Mexico as Esperanza
- 1989 READY! LADY as Moeko
- 1990 The Most Suitable Profession for Women as Kinu
- 1982 Suspicion as Kumako Onizawa
- 2009 USB
- 1981 Eijanaika as Ine
- 1973 Sweet Scent of Eros as Etsuko
- 1979 Tora-san, the Matchmaker as 入江伊美
- 2016 Greetings from Fukushima as Satomi
- 1981 Gone Without Saying Goodbye!
- 1981 The Woman Next Door as Sachiko Tokizawa
- 2022 優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄
- 2011 3.11 A Sense of Home Films as (segment "Heartquake")
- 1982 Gate of Youth 2 as Kaoru
- 2022 CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
- 2019 Sagi no Ko
- 1986 Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
- 1998 A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo
- 1988 The Yen Family as Noriko Kimura
- 1984 Main Theme as Kayoko Ise
- 2017 Ghost in the Shell as Hairi
- 1988 Tomorrow as Tsuruko Miura
- 1975 Light of Africa as Fujiko
- 1988 Love Bites Back as Chikako Koga
- 2017 Magic Kimono as Keiko
- 1987 Hawaiian Dream as Reiko Caine
- 1994 Like a Rolling Stone
- 1977 I'm No Angel as Yuki
- 2006 Faces of a Fig Tree
- 2011 Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! as (voice)
- 1975 Invitation of Lust as Yasuko
- 1973 Did the Red Bird Escape?
- 1980 Until Evening as Sugiko Emori
- 1979 Heaven Sent as Sayoko Morisaki
- 2019 Get to the Punchline as Grandmother
- 1990 Ready to Shoot as Ritsuko
- 1997 Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald as Takako Nakaura
- 2022 The Brightest Roof in the Universe as Mrs. Hoshi
- 2015 Candy Boys as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 Hee as Azusa
- 2009 Dance, Subaru! as Isuzu Hibino
- 2003 Like Asura as Toyoko Masukawa
- 2020 I Never Shot Anyone as Hikaru Tamayodo
- 2009 The Yellow Handkerchief as Motel Owner
- 1983 Single Girl
- 2015 Greater Things
- 1987 Carefree Goddesses as Sakie
- 1986 Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
- 1980 Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul
- 2008 Making Of: “The Spirit of the Miike Crew Lingers in Yudamura” as Self
- 1983 Nettaiya ( 1 episode )
- 1998 ランデヴー ( 1 episode )
- 1975 前略おふくろ様 ( 1 episode )
- 2001 Beauty 7 ( 11 episodes ) as Shouko Iijima
- 2002 The Life of Bangaku ( 10 episodes )
- 1996 SMAP×SMAP ( 1 episode ) as Bistro Guest
- 2019 I AM NON ( 10 episodes ) as Self
- 1976 The Roads Men Travel ( 9 episodes ) as Etsuko
- 1994 Heavenly Blue ( 4 episodes ) as Yukiko Hata
- 1985 Fufu seikatsu ( 2 episodes )
- 1997 Gift ( 1 episode ) as Rie Kitsukawa（橘川 梨江）
- 1978 Haguregumo ( 20 episodes )
- 2001 R-17 ( 12 episodes )
- 1985 Female Detective Yuko Kasumi ( 10 episodes ) as Kasumi Yuko
- 2025 Too Much ( 10 episodes ) as Aiko Remen
- 1975 Priest of Darkness ( 26 episodes ) as Ochiyo
- 2003 Madam Mari ( 11 episodes ) as Madam Mari
- 2018 遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます ( 1 episode )
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- 2001 純情商店街ゆうれい殺人事件 ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Furuhata Ninzaburo ( 1 episode )
- 2008 SCANDAL ( 10 episodes ) as Sindo Tamaki
- Soon Downtown Story ( 13 episodes )
- 1973 Pieces of Autumn ( 15 episodes )
- 1989 Yume ni Mita Hibi ( 10 episodes ) as Tsuchiya Taeko
