Kaori Momoi (桃井 かおり, Momoi Kaori, born 8 April 1951) is a *anese actress.

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Filmography
  • 2.1 Film
  • 2.2 Television
• 3 Honours
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Life and career

Momoi was born in Tokyo, *an. At the age of 12, she traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years, she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from *an's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (To Love Again). Her career has spanned 35 years and over 60 films.

As an actress, she has worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha, 1980), Tatsumi *ashiro (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 Takashi Miike (Izo, Sukiyaki Western Django).

She 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 *an, Momoi has won many awards. She has won the *anese 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).

Momoi has pursued 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 an essayist.

She won the award for best actress at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Giwaku.

Filmography

Film

Television

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2008)
• Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2015)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Cl*, Gold Rays with Rosette (2022)

References

External links

• Official website
• Kaori Momoi on Instagram (in *anese)
• Kaori Momoi at IMDb
• Kaori Momoi at the *anese Movie Database (in *anese)