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Kaori Momoi
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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 Tsura…
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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
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CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
優作について私が知っている二、三の事柄
The Brightest Roof in the Universe
as Mrs. Hoshi
I Never Shot Anyone
as Hikaru Tamayodo
Get to the Punchline
as Grandmother
Sagi no Ko
Magic Kimono
as Keiko
Tales of Mexico
as Esperanza
Ghost in the Shell
as Hairi
Greetings from Fukushima
as Satomi
Hee
as Azusa
Greater Things
Candy Boys
as Narrator (voice)
Oh Lucy!
as Setsuko / Lucy
OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean
as Oki
Emperor
as Mitsuko Kajima
Helter Skelter
as Hiroko Tada
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
as (segment "Heartquake")
Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
as (voice)
Hong Kong Confidential
as Amaya
No Poster
Last Chestnuts
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Motel Owner
USB
Dance, Subaru!
as Isuzu Hibino
No Poster
Dreaming Awake
Sukiyaki Western Django
as Ruriko
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
as the President of Toraoh
Faces of a Fig Tree
Love and Honor
as Ine Hatano
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Mother
The Sun
as Empress Kojun
The Many Faces of Chika
as Chika IV
Revival Blues
as Kayo
Izo
as Saya
Like Asura
as Toyoko Masukawa
Crossfire
as Chikako Ishizu, the Detective
The Island Tales
as Marianne
Tadon and Chikuwa
A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
as Takako Nakaura
Bounce Ko Gals
as Saki
Dream Stadium
Tokyo Lullaby
as Tami Ohsawa
円都 YEN TOWN
Swallowtail Butterfly
as Suzukino
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Fujimoto's mother
The Girl of Silence
as Akemi Tanaka
Like a Rolling Stone
Goaisatsu
The Most Suitable Profession for Women
as Kinu
Ready to Shoot
as Ritsuko
Don't Mind
READY! LADY
as Moeko
Tomorrow
as Tsuruko Miura
Love Bites Back
as Chikako Koga
The Yen Family
as Noriko Kimura
Hawaiian Dream
as Reiko Caine
Carefree Goddesses
as Sakie
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
No More Comics!
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
as Mitsuko Ishii
Main Theme
as Kayoko Ise
Single Girl
Kidnapping Blues
as Young Girl's Mother
Suspicion
as Kumako Onizawa
Gate of Youth 2
as Kaoru
Gone Without Saying Goodbye!
The Woman Next Door
as Sachiko Tokizawa
Eijanaika
as Ine
Kanebo Human Special: Pediatric Ward - Her devoted love saved Taro's soul
Until Evening
as Sugiko Emori
Kagemusha
as Otsuyanokata
Heaven Sent
as Sayoko Morisaki
No More Easy Life
as Mariko
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as 入江伊美
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Akemi Ogawa
I'm No Angel
as Yuki
The Youth Killer
as Ikuko Ishikawa
Light of Africa
as Fujiko
Invitation of Lust
as Yasuko
The Assassination of Ryoma
as Tae
Bitterness of Youth
as Tomiko Ohashi
Sweet Scent of Eros
as Etsuko
Did the Red Bird Escape?
Lost Lovers
