Rinko Kikuchi
Yuriko Kikuchi
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Rinko Kikuchi () (菊地 凛子, Kikuchi Rinko; born Yuriko Kikuchi (菊地 百合子, Kikuchi Yuriko), January 6, 1981) is a Japanese actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in Babel (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include Norwegian Wood (2010), which screened in competition at the 67th Venice Film Festival and Guillermo del Toro's science fiction action film Pacific Rim (2013). For her role in the drama film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), Kikuchi received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. She played a supporting role in the HBO Max crime drama series Tokyo Vice.
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Sundance 2026: Rinko Kikuchi plays a dancing widow in “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!”
'Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!' Review - Rinko Kikuchi Dazzles In Whimsical Dramedy [Sundance 2026]
Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Sundance Crowdpleaser ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’
‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: Rinko Kikuchi Dances Through Grief and Uneven Tones
Rinko Kikuchi on Dance, Grief and Multicultural Love in Sundance Drama ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’
‘Ha-chan: Shake Your Booty!’ review: Rinko Kikuchi sparks in playful ballroom dance drama
‘Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: A Japanese Widow Dances Her Way Back to Life in a Lovely Comic Drama
'Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!' Review: Rinko Kikuchi Captivates In A Ballroom Crowd Pleaser That Euphorically Embraces & Flips The Formula [Sundance]
‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: Rinko Kinkuchi and a Singular Tone Keep Quirky Dramedy on Beat
‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: An Exuberant and Whimsical New Spin on the Grief Drama
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