Rinko Kikuchi was born on January 6, 1981, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is an Academy Award-nominated Japanese actress.

Kikuchi appeared in numerous Japanese films, music videos and TV shows before landing her first American film, 2006's Babel. Her performance as a fiercely defiant deaf mute earned her numerous honors, including a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination.

She will star in his next film, The Brothers Bloom, which will be her first fully English-language feature.

Filmography

• The Brothers Bloom (2008)
• Koi suru madori (2007)
• Genius Party (2007)
• Zukan ni nottenai mushi (2007)
• 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards (2007)
• Warau Mikaeru (2006)
• Babel (2006)
• Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
• Taga tameni (2005)
• Riyû (2004)
• Survive Style 5+ (2004)
• 69 (2004)
• Cha no aji (2004)
• Tori (2004)
• Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku: Namae no nai mori (2002)
• Drug (2001)
• Sora no ana (2001)
• Sanmon yakusha (2000)
• Ikitai (1999)

Awards

• National Board of Review Best Breakthrough Female 2006