Rinko Kikuchi Overview

Born in Kanagawa, Japan, Rinko Kikuchi began her career at the age of 15 with modeling and television commercials, but she soon moved on to feature films, making her debut in Ikitai (1999). In 2002, Kukuchi made her stage debut in 2002 in the play Suigin directed by Hidehisa Tachibana. By 2004, she was such a hot commodity that she appeared in four feature films. Kukuchi made her international debut in Babel (2006), starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Playing a deaf teenager dealing with the... See All