Deceased

How Did Kirin Kiki Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75

Also known asKiki Kirin, Keiko Nakatani, Nakatani Keiko, 中谷啓子, Chiho Yūki, Yūki Chiho, 悠木千帆, Keiko Uchida, Uchida Keiko, 内田啓子GenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn15/01/1943Born inTokyo, JapanDied15/09/2018 (aged 75)Died inTokyoCausebreast cancerWikidataQ873529 ↗TMDb#43663 ↗

Kirin Kiki was a Japanese actress for Japanese cinema and television.

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Filmography127 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary SpecialMovie	—	82
2019	Cherry Blossoms & DemonsMovie	Yus Großmutter	76
2019	Erica 38Movie	Erica's Mother	76
2019	Kiki Kirin's LifeMovie	self	76
2018	ShopliftersMovie	Hatsue Shibata	75
2018	Every Day a Good DayMovie	Teacher Takeda	75
2018	Mori, The Artist's HabitatMovie	Hideko	75
2017	Kiki Kirin's Izakaya GrandmaMovie	—	74
2016	After the StormMovie	Yoshiko Shinoda	73
2015	KakekomiMovie	Genbei	72
2015	Mystery Trilogy SpecialMovie	Kirika Ohmori (segment "A Mystery Writer's Daily Life")	72
2015	Sweet BeanMovie	Tokue	72
2015	Our Little SisterMovie	Fumiyo Kikuchi	72
2014	This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller WriterMovie	大森キリカ (案内人)	71
2013	Like Father, Like SonMovie	Riko Ishizeki	70
2012	HanezuMovie	Takumi's Mother	69
2012	Chronicle of My MotherMovie	Yae	69
2012	Until the Break of DawnMovie	Aiko Shibuya	69
2011	I WishMovie	Hideko	68
2011	A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous TripMovie	fortune teller	68
2010	GhostMovie	Unten Sazuki	67
2010	The Secret World of ArriettyMovie	Haru (voice)	67
2010	VillainMovie	Fusae Shimizu	67
2008	Still WalkingMovie	Toshiko Yokoyama	65
2007	Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadMovie	Eiko Nakagawa	64
2007	Kagerou no TsujiSeries	Oichi	64
2007	Dog in a SidecarMovie	Granny Tome	64
2006	Our WarMovie	—	63
2005	Natsumeke no ShokutakuSeries	—	62
2005	Tokyo TowerMovie	—	62
2004	Half a ConfessionMovie	Yasuko Shimamura	61
2004	IzoMovie	Izo's Mother	61
2004	Fireflies: River of LightMovie	Headmistress	61
2004	The Taste of TeaMovie	Obaa	61
2004	Kamikaze GirlsMovie	Momoko's Grandmother	61
2003	Teacher's suitcaseMovie	Sensei's ex-wife	60
2002	InochiMovie	Mother	59
2002	Through the NightMovie	—	59
2002	ReturnerMovie	Xia	59
2001	Pistol OperaMovie	Rin	58
2001	Tokyo MarigoldMovie	Ritsuko Sakai	58
2001	Cardboard House GirlMovie	—	58
2000	Aoi: Tokugawa Three GenerationsSeries	Lady Kasuga [Iemitsu's wet nurse]	57
2000	The Whispered CityMovie	Fan of Kyushiro	57
1999	KeihoMovie	Defence Counsel Shigure Nagamura	56
1997	Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and LoveMovie	Sanae Mita	54
1997	The Best Bad ThingMovie	Aunt Hata	54
1997	Hissatsu shimatsuninMovie	Otora	54
1997	Magnitude: Bridge to TomorrowMovie	—	54
1996	OishinboMovie	Tome	53
1995	Toki no kagayakiMovie	Nagashima	52
1995	Mitabi no kaikyôMovie	—	52
1994	SakuraMovie	Fumi	51
1994	The Mystery of RampoMovie	House Wife / Head of Maid	51
1993	YearningMovie	Omatsu	50
1993	Rex: A Dinosaur's StoryMovie	—	50
1992	The Triple CrossMovie	—	49
1992	The Games Teachers PlayMovie	Yasuko Takeda	49
1992	Ritsuko: Her Love, Her DeathMovie	—	49
1991	War and YouthMovie	Etsuko Onoki	48
1991	Rainbow KidsMovie	Kura 'Ku-chan' Nakamura	48
1991	Kim's WarMovie	—	48
1991	Kimi no na waSeries	深野柳子	48
1990	Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari TokubetsuhenSeries	—	47
1990	As If In FlightSeries	天璋院付き老女・幾島	47
1990	ママ母戦争Movie	—	47
1989	Misty Kid of Wind – The Glass CapeMovie	Otane	46
1988	RemembranceMovie	Mine Kamioka	45
1988	CraneMovie	Yura	45
1987	冷たいのがお好きMovie	Harue Hashimoto	44
1987	森繁久彌の七人の孫Series	—	44
1987	An Early AutumnSeries	—	44
1986	The Ballad of the Sea of GenkaiMovie	—	43
1986	HanekonmaSeries	Yae Tachibana	43
1985	Yume-ChiyoMovie	—	42
1985	Lonely HeartMovie	Terue Amano	42
1985	Song of the Spring PonyMovie	—	42
1985	Capone Cries a LotMovie	Sene Tachikawa	42
1983	Amagi PassMovie	Ryosaku's wife	40
1983	Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder CaseMovie	Sen	40
1983	HometownMovie	—	40
1982	Karate CopMovie	Sumi Yashiro	39
1982	Highschool ScrambleMovie	—	39
1982	I Are You, You Am MeMovie	Naoko Saitoh	39
1982	Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder CaseMovie	Sen	39
1981	The Wild DaisyMovie	Omasu	38
1981	Return of the ChampMovie	Tomoe	38
1981	Yumechiyo NikkiSeries	—	38
1981	Private Detective DOBU 1Movie	Sen	38
1980	Nurse's HusbandMovie	—	37
1980	The First CatchMovie	—	37
1980	ZigeunerweisenMovie	Kimi	37
1979	Heaven SentMovie	—	36
1979	Down with The Big BossMovie	Okonomiyaki Manager	36
1979	The Adventures of Kosuke KindaichiMovie	—	36
1979	Taro the Dragon BoyMovie	Yamanba (voice)	36
1978	Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of MomojiroMovie	—	35
1978	Prime Minister of YuhigaokaSeries	—	35
1977	Ballad of OrinMovie	Tama Ichise	34
1977	Kimagure HonkakuhaSeries	Ijuuin Ayano	34
1977	Female TeacherMovie	Yuriko Yokoyama	34
1977	Tomorrow EveningMovie	—	34
1976	Sachiko no sachiMovie	Momoe	33
1976	The Sea of EdenMovie	—	33
1975	The Viper Brothers and the Young GeneralMovie	—	32
1975	Without ComplaintMovie	Haruko Kitani	32
1974	Statue in FireMovie	—	31
1974	Red Paper LanternMovie	—	31
1974	The Four RoughnecksMovie	—	31
1974	Akumyo: Notorious DragonMovie	—	31
1974	Terauchi Kantarō IkkaSeries	—	31
1974	Jack and the BeanstalkMovie	Madam Noir	31
1972	My Voiceless FriendsMovie	Maid	29
1971	Go As Messy As Messy Can BeMovie	PTA Mama	28
1970	Ōedo SōsamōSeries	—	27
1970	Tora-san, His Tender LoveMovie	Maid in Shinshû	27
1970	時間ですよSeries	児島浜子	27
1970	Live My Share, MotherMovie	Nurse Okamura	27
1969	Crazy Big ExplosionMovie	—	26
1968	Nunnery ConfidentialMovie	—	25
1968	Angel's LoverMovie	—	25
1967	JourneyMovie	—	24
1966	Koto—The Lake of TearsMovie	Kayo Sugumo	23
1966	Dianas of the CampusMovie	—	23
1966	Dynamite Doctor ReturnsMovie	Fumiko (as Chiho Yûki)	23
1966	3 Raccoon DogsMovie	Midori	23
0	Zoku Yumechiyo NikkiSeries	Kikun	—