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Kaori Momoi 
Kaori Momoi (left)Born April 8, 1952
Tokyo, JapanOccupation Actress 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.[1]
Her latest movie is the highly-acclaimed Latvian-Hong Kong co-production "Amaya", directed by Maris Martinsons. Amaya was first screened in Riga, Latvia on September 17, 2010 and was one of the nominees for Best Foreign Film at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Filmography
Year Film Role 1971 To Love Again Momoyo 1977 The Yellow Handkerchief Akemi Ogawa 1979 Tora-san, the Matchmaker Hitomi Mo hozue wa tsukanai Mariko 1980 Kagemusha Otsuyanokata 1981 Eijanaika Ine 1982 Suspicion Kumako Onizawa 1986 Final Take Empress Akiko 1988 Tomorrow Tsuruko 1996 Swallowtail Butterfly Suzukino 1997 Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Takako Nakaura 1998 Daikaijū Tōkyō ni arawaru Kimie Tadokoro 2000 Pyrokinesis Chikako Ishizu 2003 Like Asura 2004 Izo 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Mother The Sun Empress Kojun 2006 Love and Honor Ine Hatano 2007 Sukiyaki Western Django Ruriko 2008 The Yellow Handkerchief Motel Owner The Ramen Girl Mamasan (scenes deleted) 2010 Hong Kong Confidential Amaya References
- ^ "報知映画賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1982/. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
External links
- Kaori Momoi at the Internet Movie Database
- Momoi Kaori's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)
- Momoi Kaori's official site
Awards Setsuko Hara (1951) · Isuzu Yamada (1952) · Nobuko Otowa (1953) · Hideko Takamine (1954) · Chikage Awashima (1955) · Isuzu Yamada (1956) · Yuuko Mochizuki (1957) · Fujiko Yamamoto (1958) · Tanie Kitabayashi (1959) · Keiko Kishi (1960) · Ayako Wakao (1961) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1962) · Sachiko Hidari (1963) · Shima Iwashita (1964) · Ayako Wakao (1965) · Youko Tsukasa (1966) · Ruriko Asaoka (1975) · Kumiko Akiyoshi (1976) · Shima Iwashita (1977) · Meiko Kaji (1978) · Kaori Momoi (1979) · Yukiyo Toake (1980) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1981) · Masako Natsume (1982) · Yūko Tanaka (1983) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (1984) · Yukiyo Toake (1985) · Ayumi Ishida (1986) · Yoshiko Mita (1987) · Kaori Momoi (1988) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1989) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1990) · Youki Kudoh (1991) · Yoshiko Mita (1992) · Ruby Moreno (1993) · Saki Takaoka (1994) · Miho Nakayama (1995) · Kaori Momoi (1997) · Mieko Harada (1998) · Kyōka Suzuki (1999) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2000) · Yūki Amami (2001) · Reiko Kataoka (2002) · Shinobu Terajima (2003) · Rie Miyazawa (2004) · Kyōko Koizumi (2005) · Yū Aoi (2006) · Kumiko Aso (2007) · Tae Kimura (2008)
Kumiko Akiyoshi (1976) · Shima Iwashita (1977) · Meiko Kaji (1978) · Junko Miyashita (1979) · Chieko Baishō (1980) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1981) · Kaori Momoi (1982) · Masako Natsume (1983) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1984) · Mitsuko Baisho (1985) · Ayumi Ishida (1986) · Shinobu Ōtake (1987) · Narumi Yasuda (1988) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1989) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1990) · Youki Kudoh (1991) · Misa Shimizu (1992) · Ruby Moreno (1993) · Saki Takaoka (1994) · Miho Nakayama (1995) · Mieko Harada (1996) · Hitomi Kuroki (1997) · Mieko Harada (1998) · Jun Fubuki (1999) · Naomi Fujiyama (2000) · Kyōko Koizumi (2001) · Rie Miyazawa (2002) · Shinobu Terajima (2003) · Takako Matsu (2004) · Yūko Tanaka (2005) · Miki Nakatani (2006) · Kumiko Aso (2007) · Kyōko Koizumi (2008) · Takako Matsu (2009)
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Shima Iwashita (1978) · Shinobu Ōtake (1979) · Kaori Momoi (1980) · Chieko Baishō (1981) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1982) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1983) · Rumiko Koyanagi (1984) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1985) · Mitsuko Baisho (1986) · Ayumi Ishida (1987) · Nobuko Miyamoto (1988) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1989) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1990) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1991) · Tanie Kitabayashi (1992) · Yoshiko Mita (1993) · Emi Wakui (1994) · Saki Takaoka (1995) · Yūko Asano (1996) · Tamiyo Kusakari (1997) · Hitomi Kuroki (1998) · Mieko Harada (1999) · Shinobu Ōtake (2000) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2001) · Keiko Kishi (2002) · Rie Miyazawa (2003) · Shinobu Terajima (2004) · Kyōka Suzuki (2005) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2006) · Miki Nakatani (2007) · Kirin Kiki (2008) · Tae Kimura (2009) · Takako Matsu (2010)
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Kaori Momoi (1978) · Shinobu Ōtake (1979) · Mayumi Ogawa (1980) · Michiyo Okusu (1981) · Yūko Tanaka (1982) · Rumiko Koyanagi (1983) · Atsuko Asano (1984) · Kin Sugai (1985) · Yoshiko Mita (1986) · Mieko Harada (1987) · Rino Katase (1988) · Eri Ishida (1989) · Etsuko Ichihara (1990) · Eri Ishida (1991) · Emi Wakui (1992) · Miwako Fujitani (1993) · Kyōko Kagawa (1994) · Shigeru Muroi (1995) · Nobuko Otowa (1996) · Eriko Watanabe (1997) · Mitsuko Baisho (1998) · Kumiko Aso (1999) · Kayoko Kishimoto (2000) · Mieko Harada (2001) · Kou Shibasaki (2002) · Tanie Kitabayashi (2003) · Eri Fukatsu (2004) · Masami Nagasawa (2005) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (2006) · Yū Aoi (2007) · Masako Motai (2008) · Kimiko Yo (2009) · Kimiko Yo (2010)
Categories:- 1952 births
- Living people
- Japanese actors
- Actors from Tokyo
- Japanese actor stubs
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