Kirin Kiki (1943–2018)

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She began acting after high school as part of a theatre troupe. Her stage name was Yuuki Chiho. Years later she would relay that she only started acting for the money. Her father had wanted her to become a pharmacologist, but she missed her examination due to a fractured foot. She changed her alias to Kirin Kiki after being asked to auction ... See full bio »

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Shoplifters
Shoplifters Hatsue Shibata
(2018)
Returner
Returner Xie
(2002)
Sweet Bean
Sweet Bean Tokue
(2015)
After the Storm
After the Storm Shinoda Yoshiko
(2016)
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 2019 Erica 38
Erica's mother
 2019 Cherry Blossoms and Demons
Großmutter von Yu
 2018 Every Day a Good Day
Teacher Takeda
 2018 Shoplifters
Hatsue Shibata
 2018 Mori, the Artist's Habitat
Hideko Kumagai
 2016 Rage
 2016 After the Storm
Shinoda Yoshiko (as Kilin Kiki)
 2015 Ito no mori no ie (TV Mini Series)
 2015 Kakekomi
Genbee
 2015 Our Little Sister
Fumiyo Kikuchi (as Kilin Kiki)
 2015 Sweet Bean
Tokue
 2013 Like Father, Like Son
Riko Ishizeki (as Kilin Kiki)
 2013 Aji ichi monme (TV Movie)
 2012 Until the Break of Dawn
Aiko Shibuya
 2011 I Wish
Hideko (Grandmother)
 2011 Hanezu
Takumi's Mother
 2011 Aji ichi monme (TV Movie)
 2010 Ghost
 2010 Villain
Fusae Shimizu
 2010 The Secret World of Arrietty
Haru (voice)
 2010 Miyagino
Madam
 2008 Still Walking
Toshiko Yokoyama
 2007 Dots and Lines (TV Mini Series)
 2007 Dog in a Sidecar
Granny Tome
 2006 Red Whale, White Snake
Midori Ohara
 2006 Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (TV Movie)
Landlady
 2006 Brave Story
Onba (voice)
 2006 Check It Out, Yo!
Chisa Haebaru
 2005 Natsumeke no shokutaku (TV Movie)
Mrs. Anou
 2004 Izo
Izo's Mother
 2004 Kamikaze Girls
Momoko's Grandmother
 2004 Half a Confession
Yasuko Shimamura
 2003 Fireflies: River of Light
Headmistress
 2002 Ten no hitomi 3 (TV Movie)
 2002 Yoru o kakete
 2002 Returner
Xie
 2002 Inochi
Mother
 2001 Pistol Opera
Rin
 2001 Tokyo Marigold
Ritsuko Sakai
 2001 Drug
Yoshie Hirakawa
 2001 Ten no hitomi 2 (TV Movie)
 2000 The Whispered City
Fan of Kyushiro
 2000 Ten no hitomi (TV Movie)
 2000 Aoi tokugawa sandai (TV Series)
 1999 Teppen (TV Mini Series)
Oh
 1999 Keiho
Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura
 1997 Magnitude
 1997 The Best Bad Thing (TV Movie)
Aunt Hata
 1997 Hissatsu shimatsunin
Otora
 1997 Koi to hanabi to kanransha
Sanae Mita
 1996 Hamidashi Keiji Jônetsu Kei (TV Series)
Kikue matsuo
 1996 Oyaji no hige 20 (TV Movie)
 1996 Oishinbo
 1995-1996 Aji ichimonme (TV Series)
Yoshie
- Episode #2.1 (1996) ... Yoshie
- Episode #1.1 (1995) ... Yoshie
 1995 Oyaji no hige 19 (TV Movie)
 1995 Toki yo tomare (TV Movie)
 1995 Toki no kagayaki
Nagashima
 1995 Oyaji no hige 18 (TV Movie)
 1994 Sakura
 1994 Rampo
House wife / Head of maid
 1993 Yume no onna
Omatsu
 1991 Sensou to seishun
Etsuko Onoki
 1991 Okappiki dobu (TV Mini Series)
 1991 Kimu no sensô (TV Movie)
 1991 Kimi no na wa (TV Series)
Fukano Ryuuko
- Episode #1.1 (1991) ... Fukano Ryuuko
 1991 Dai yûkai
Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura
 1990 Donmai
Hanako
 1988 Daidokoro no seijo (TV Movie)
Hisajo Sugita
 1988 Crane
Yura
 1988 Kyôshû
Mine Kamioka
 1987 Kesa no aki (TV Movie)
Miyo - Taki's younger sister
 1985 The Diary of Yumechiyo
Kikuyakko
 1985 Lonelyheart
Terue Amano
 1985 Capone Cries a Lot
Sene Tachikawa
 1984 Shin yumechiyo nikki (TV Series)
 1983 Hometown
Yoshi
 1983 Amagi Pass
Ryosaku's Wife
 1982 I Are You, You Am Me
Naoko Saitoh
 1982 Keiji monogatari
Sumi Yashiro
 1981 The Wild Daisy
Omasu
 1981 Haha taru koto wa jigoku no gotoku (TV Movie)
Fusako Kurita
 1980 Tosa no ipponzuri
Fuki
 1980 Shadow Warriors (TV Series)
Orin
- Tigers Sharpen Their Claws in a Storm (1980) ... Orin
 1980 Zigeunerweisen
Kimi
 1979 Kamisamaga kureta akanbô
Woman who brought a boy
 1979 The Detective Story (TV Series)
Sanae mita
- A Boy from a Planet (1979) ... Sanae mita
 1979 The Boss's Boss
Okonomiyaki Manager
 1979 Taro the Dragon Boy
Yamanba (voice)
 1978 Mû ichizoku (TV Series)
 1977 Ballad of Orin
Tama Ichise
 1977 Female Teacher
Yuriko Yokoyama
 1976 Sachiko no sachi
Momoe
 1976 Eden no umi
Orittsan (as Chiho Yuki)
 1975 Akuma no youna aitsu (TV Series)
Nurse
- Episode #1.15 (1975) ... Nurse (as Chiho Yuki)
- Episode #1.8 (1975) ... Nurse (as Chiho Yuki)
- Episode #1.3 (1975) ... Nurse (as Chiho Yuki)
- Episode #1.1 (1975) ... Nurse (as Chiho Yuki)
 1975 Za.Dorifutazu no kamo da!! Goyo da!!
tomiko (as Chiho Yuki)
 1975 Mamushi to aodaishô
Kiku Matsukawa (as Yuki Chiho)
 1974 The Four Roughnecks (as Chiho Yuki)
 1974 Honô no shôzô (as Chiho Yuki)
 1974 Jack and the Beanstalk
Madam Noir (voice)
 1974 Bad Reputation: Turf Wars
Oshige (as Chiho Yuki)
 1970 Jikan desuyo (TV Mini Series)
Hamako
 1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love
Maid in Shinshû (as Chiho Yûki)
 1970 Dokushin no Scat (TV Mini Series)
 1969 Dai bakuhatsu (as Chiho Yûki)
 1968 Kamisama no koibito
Aiko Yamagami
 1968 Aniki no koibito
Sanae (as Chiho Yûki)
 1967 Tabiji
Chie (as Chiho Youki)
 1966 Tonogata goyôjin (as Chiho Yûki)
 1966 Lake of Tears
Kayo Sugumo
 1966 Dynamite Doctor Returns
Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Yuki Chiho | Kilin Kiki | Chiho Youki | Chiho Yuki | Chiho Yuuki | Chiho Yûki

Height:

5' 3" (1.6 m)

Spouse:

Yûya Uchida  (her death)  (1 child) | See more »
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Grandmother of Kyara Uchida. See more »

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