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Rinko Kikuchi

Known for

Acting

Gender

Female

Birth date

1981-01-06 (44)

Place of Birth

Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan

Biography

Rinko Kikuchi, born Yuriko Kikuchi, January 6, 1981, is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories. The only other nominee was Miyoshi Umeki, who won the Best Supporting Actress award in 1957 for Sayonara.

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