Kaori Momoi
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
Ghost in the Shell
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Memoirs of a Geisha
as MotherIn the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as...
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Helter Skelter
as Hiroko TadaTop model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience...
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Kagemusha
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Emperor
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Love and Honor
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Sukiyaki Western Django
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Swallowtail Butterfly
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Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
as Takako NakauraA love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and...
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Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
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Izo
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Crossfire
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The Yellow Handkerchief
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The Yellow Handkerchief
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The Sun
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Why Not?
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Main Theme
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No More Easy Life
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Like Asura
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Sweet Scent of Eros
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Suspicion
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Bitterness of Youth
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Light of Africa
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Hong Kong Confidential
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Bounce Ko Gals
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To Love Again
as uncreditedA Japanese girl and a French boy make strides in overcoming the cultural barriers that prevent...
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Tomorrow
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Greetings from Fukushima
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Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
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The Island Tales
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I'm No Angel
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Tales of Mexico
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Heaven Sent
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Magic Kimono
as Keiko“Magic Kimono” tells the story of middle-aged Japanese woman Keiko, who has been living in a...
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Kidnapping Blues
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No More Comics!
as uncreditedStuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions...
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Love Bites Back
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Ready to Shoot
as RitsukoA middle-aged man discovers an injured refugee woman trembling in the corner of his bar in...
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The Many Faces of Chika
as Chika IVWhen her husband is hospitalized with tuberculosis, Chika has a series of three relationships:...
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Hawaiian Dream
as Reiko CaineTatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and...
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I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
as Mitsuko IshiiOn the night of August 19, 1980, a bus was set on fire by the vagrant Hirofumi Maruyama at the...
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Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as HitomiTora-san helps out a runaway bride.
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Gate of Youth 2
as KaoruMid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
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Candy Boys
as Narrator (voice)In EDO, the fabulous wonderland where only men exist, the most beautiful courtesan is Shiratori...
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Did the Red Bird Escape?
as uncreditedA young outlaw can’t escape his rebellious past despite connections to a well to do family.
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Invitation of Lust
as uncreditedHirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders...
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Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
as uncreditedThe story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls...
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Until Evening
as Sugiko EmoriIntellectual collegue professor Sasa becomes obsessed with beautiful Sugiko, a virgin....
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Like a Rolling Stone
as uncreditedTanaka is a yakuza who collects 'protection money' from establishments. He has just been...
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The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
as the President of ToraohKorean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly...
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The Girl of Silence
as Akemi Tanaka14 year old Nakamura is sexually abused by her stepfather. She invents a friend who is coming to...
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Goaisatsu
as uncreditedAn anthology exploring the meaning of the Japanese greeting goaisatsu.
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Dance, Subaru!
as Isuzu HibinoSubaru and her twin brother Kazuma share a dream in becoming ballet dancers, but their passion...
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READY! LADY
as MoekoRyoko, a free-spirited 23-year-old woman, quits her job after being caught having an affair with...
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Lost Lovers
as uncreditedA rebel youth joins a duo of entertainers only able to communicate by gesturing; when the female...
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USB
as uncreditedYuichiro wants to be an film director but his widowed mother wants him to become a doctor. As...
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I Never Shot Anyone
as Hikaru TamayodoRenji Ishibashi, starring in the movie for the first time in 18 years, plays a hero with two...
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Tokyo Lullaby
as Tami OhsawaHamanaka Koichi returns to his wife Hisako and family in a sadder, run-down section of eastern...
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Get to the Punchline
as GrandmotherRumi Hayachine is a 2nd-year high school student living in Tono who loves to daydream about and...
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The Woman Next Door
as Sachiko TokizawaA 1981 TV movie based on a short story by Kuniko Mukoda, starring Kaori Momoi and Jinpachi Nezu....
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円都 YEN TOWN
as uncreditedMaking-of documentary for Swallowtail Butterfly
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A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo
as uncreditedA large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government...
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Faces of a Fig Tree
as uncreditedComedy about a woman who finds a new life after she loses her busband.
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Hee
as AzusaYears after she related to him the story of her parents’ death in a fire, for which – rightly or...
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3.11 A Sense of Home
as (segment "Heartquake")In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second...
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Gone Without Saying Goodbye!
as uncreditedThis TV drama special depicts the obsession of a sister and two detectives searching for her...
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OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean
as OkiPsychological thriller connecting three different people in the mysterious vortex, trying to...
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Oh Lucy!
as Setsuko / LucySetsuko, a 55-year-old single 'office lady' in Tokyo, is given a blonde wig and a new identity,...
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Don't Mind
as uncreditedSet in downtown Tokyo, it depicts the activities of a weak youth baseball team, the Chidori...
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Furuhata Ninzaburo
as uncreditedFuruhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from...
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SMAP×SMAP
as Bistro GuestSMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the...
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Gift
as Rie Kitsukawa（橘川 梨江）Gift is a drama that aired on Fuji TV. It first aired in Japan from April 16, 1997 to June 25,...
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The Roads Men Travel
as EtsukoThe series depicts the employees of a security company from different generations and...
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Beauty 7
as Shouko IijimaIn its heyday 10 years ago, a once bright, promising, and full of spirit beauty salon now finds...
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遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
as uncreditedAn unprecedented program in which Kenichi Endo, an actor who is active on the front lines as a...
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The Life of Bangaku
as uncreditedMaster swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no...
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Madam Mari
as Madam MariLegend has it that if a bride wears a dress made by Madam Mari on her wedding day, she will find...
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Priest of Darkness
as OchiyoKōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters...
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Haguregumo
as uncreditedSet at the end of the Edo period, the series depicts Kumo's family with his wife, Kame, their...
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Female Detective Yuko Kasumi
as Kasumi YukoA popular suspense series in which a female prosecutor, Yuko Kasumi, solves difficult murder and...
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I AM NON
as SelfYouTube Originals documentary on the making of "Get To The Punchline", the first film written...
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Heavenly Blue
as Yukiko HataWinner of the 10th Art Works Award. The film depicts the "ultimate love" in which a man who is a...
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Nettaiya
as uncreditedIt is a hot and humid summer in Tokyo. Eiji (Yusaku Matsuda), armed with a modified gun, breaks...
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Pieces of Autumn
as uncreditedA drama that broke new ground with its realistic depiction of various problems within a very...
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