Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Actor May 12 (age 69) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1986–2026 (40 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Biography

Kimiko Yo was born in Yokohama, a city just south of Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Taiwanese father on the 12th of May 1956. Her cousin was actress Bunjaku Han. She became active in front of the camera in 1987 and has been a feature of Japanese television and cinema ever since. She had begun acting on the theatre stage in 1976. Audiences may mostly know her for her supporting role in Shin Gojira, as a sympathetic colleague in the 2008 films Departures, which won an Oscar, and kind wife and wait…

Known For

Departures

Departures

Yuriko Kamimura

Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla

Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense

Parasyte: Part 1

Parasyte: Part 1

Izumi Nobuko

Suicide Club

Suicide Club

Air Doll

Air Doll

Receptionist Yoshiko

The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl

Reiko

Parasyte: Part 2

Parasyte: Part 2

Izumi Nobuko

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

Chieko Hanawa

Filmography

Acting (231)

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Movies (151)

Sheep in the Box

Sheep in the Box

May 29

The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

52-Hertz Whales

52-Hertz Whales

as Noriko Okada

Omokage

Omokage

Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy

Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy

To Me, the One Who Loved You

To Me, the One Who Loved You

as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)

Everything Will Be Owlright!

Everything Will Be Owlright!

as Minoyama

To Every You I've Loved Before

To Every You I've Loved Before

as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)

Winter Rose

Winter Rose

as Michiko Wataguchi

Noise

Noise

as Hanae Shoji

First Gentleman

First Gentleman

Any Crybabies Around?

Any Crybabies Around?

as Setsuko Goto

Red

Red

as Ogata Yoko

Hotel Royal

Hotel Royal

as Miko Noshiro

Step

Step

as Michiyo Muramatsu

Peaceful Death

Peaceful Death

AI Amok

AI Amok

as Eiko Tanaka

Sleep in the Shadows

Sleep in the Shadows

An Artist of the Floating World

An Artist of the Floating World

as Mrs. Saito

Aging Police / Resurrection Special

Aging Police / Resurrection Special

Giwaku

Giwaku

BON-UTA, A Song from Home

BON-UTA, A Song from Home

as (voice)

Show Me the Way to the Station

Show Me the Way to the Station

The Murder of Kuroido

The Murder of Kuroido

Enokida Trading Co.

Enokida Trading Co.

as Yoko Shima

Omotenashi

Omotenashi

as Mitsuko

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project

as Cafe's manager (segment "Our Birthday")

The Blue Hearts

The Blue Hearts

as (segment “Hammer”)

ドラマSP　松本清張「鬼畜」

ドラマSP　松本清張「鬼畜」

Perfect Revolution

Perfect Revolution

as Akiko

Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter

Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter

as Koto

Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla

as Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense

Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan

Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan

The Ice Ruts

The Ice Ruts

as 요네자와 사유리

Black Widow Business

Black Widow Business

as Eiko Segawa

Zen and Bones

Zen and Bones

as Kô Mittwer

Midnight Diner 2

Midnight Diner 2

as Chieko

Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion

Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion

as Motoko Ueno

Parasyte: Part 2

Parasyte: Part 2

as Izumi Nobuko

A Stitch of Life

A Stitch of Life

as Hiroe Minami

Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment

Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment

as Motoko Ueno

Going against the Grain in Fukushima

Going against the Grain in Fukushima

as Speaker

Parasyte: Part 1

Parasyte: Part 1

as Izumi Nobuko

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

as Chieko Hanawa

300 Million Yen Robbery

300 Million Yen Robbery

as Ryoko Nakaoka

A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke

as Taeko Yokomichi

Galileo XX

Galileo XX

as Yoriko Takasaki

My Little Sweet Pea

My Little Sweet Pea

as Ayako Akaike

A Tale of Samurai Cooking

A Tale of Samurai Cooking

as Mitsuru Funaki

Nobody's Perfect

Nobody's Perfect

Shield of Straw

Shield of Straw

謎解きはディナーのあとでスペシャル～風祭警部の事件簿～

謎解きはディナーのあとでスペシャル～風祭警部の事件簿～

Dirty Hearts

Dirty Hearts

as Naomi

The Housekeeper

The Housekeeper

as Haruko Inamura

Dearest

Dearest

as Tamiko Hamasaki

Bread of Happiness

Bread of Happiness

as Yoko

Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney

as Maiko Ayasato (Misty Fey)

Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai

Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai

For Love's Sake

For Love's Sake

as Toyo Taiga

悪女について

悪女について

as Suzuki Tane

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Star Watching Dog

Star Watching Dog

as Innkeeper

Crossroads

Crossroads

Rebirth

Rebirth

as Angel

My SO Has Got Depression

My SO Has Got Depression

as Satoko Kurita

Villain

Villain

as Yoriko Shimizu

Rinco's Restaurant

Rinco's Restaurant

as Ruriko

A Lone Scalpel

A Lone Scalpel

as Shizuka Takei

Soup Opera

Soup Opera

as Yasuko Tanaka

Dear Doctor

Dear Doctor

as Akemi Ohtake

Air Doll

Air Doll

as Receptionist Yoshiko

Departures

Departures

as Yuriko Kamimura

The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl

as Reiko

Where The Legend Lives

Where The Legend Lives

Oka wo koete

Oka wo koete

Tokyo Rhapsody

Tokyo Rhapsody

Memories of the Womb: You Are Here

Memories of the Womb: You Are Here

Virgin Snow

Virgin Snow

as Mayumi Sasaki

The Yakuza Principal

The Yakuza Principal

Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

Chacha: The Princess of Heaven

as Kita no mandokoro

Invisible War

Invisible War

as Kinu Murozono

Yamato

Yamato

Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke

Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke

as Tezuka Yukino

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower

We Shall Overcome Someday

We Shall Overcome Someday

Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP

Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP

as Ando Yukiko [Teacher]

Café Lumière

Café Lumière

as Yoko's Stepmother

Chicken Is Barefoot

Chicken Is Barefoot

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari

Fireflies: River of Light

Fireflies: River of Light

Drugstore Girl

Drugstore Girl

as Hideko Mukai

Suspicion

Suspicion

Worst by Chance

Worst by Chance

as Hatsuko Kim

Farewell, Kuro

Farewell, Kuro

as Eri Yuki

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

as Akiko Hirayama

Aiki

Aiki

Hotel Hibiscus

Hotel Hibiscus

as Mieko's Mother

Dog Star

Oh My God

Oh My God

Music of Remembrance -Gb-

Music of Remembrance -Gb-

as Rume

The Lonely Affair of the Heart

The Lonely Affair of the Heart

Suicide Club

Suicide Club

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5

Hysteric

Hysteric

Another Battle

Another Battle

Free and Easy 11

Free and Easy 11

巡査鉄兵の推理日誌

Asako in Ruby Shoes

Asako in Ruby Shoes

as Aya's Mother

Timeless Melody

Timeless Melody

as Chikako's Mother

The Exam

The Exam

as Midori Chiaki

Wait and See

Wait and See

as Wife of Hiroshi's Brother

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

as Kuramoto

Amagi Pass

Amagi Pass

Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

Time Leap

Time Leap

Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

as Man's Lover in TV Drama

An Angel with Many Scars

An Angel with Many Scars

姑は名探偵芹澤雅子　八丈島南国リゾート殺人事件

Immoral Affairs

Immoral Affairs

20th Century Nostalgia

20th Century Nostalgia

as Anzu's Mother

Gonin 2

Gonin 2

as Ran

The President's Christmas Tree

The President's Christmas Tree

Sharaku

Sharaku

Keikoku! Nozoki ari.

Keikoku! Nozoki ari.

Haunted School

Haunted School

as Yukawa

Sumomo mo momo

Sumomo mo momo

Can you collect it? Complete

Can you collect it? Complete

Alone in the Night

Alone in the Night

Bastard LAST DOWN TEN 2

Bastard LAST DOWN TEN 2

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

The Brutal Insanity of Love

The Brutal Insanity of Love

as Nami Muraki

A Night in Nude

A Night in Nude

as Nami Tsuchiya

Passion

Passion

Yumeji

Yumeji

as Jiro

Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki

Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki

Orchids Under the Moon

Orchids Under the Moon

Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)

Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)

Hiruko the Goblin

Hiruko the Goblin

as Reiko's Mother

寝台特急出羽号　赤い爪痕の女

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral

Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

Maria's Stomach

Maria's Stomach

Via Okinawa

Via Okinawa

Love Bites Back

Love Bites Back

as Sanae Ebino

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

as Managing Director's Daughter

The Heartbreak Yakuza

The Heartbreak Yakuza

hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–

hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–

Haru and Tae

Haru and Tae

Television (80)

Straight to Hell

Straight to Hell

Apr 27

Shinjuku Field Hospital

Shinjuku Field Hospital

as Ritsuko Nishi Freeman

The Gift of Your Heart

The Gift of Your Heart

as Yukino Aihara

Usotoki Rhetoric

Usotoki Rhetoric

Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire

Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire

as Tendo Ichiko

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai

as 高橋文世

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Trillion Game

Trillion Game

as Mitsuzono Shizuku

My Happy Divorced Life

My Happy Divorced Life

The Kind-Hearted Cat

The Kind-Hearted Cat

as Matsuko

The Files of Young Kindaichi

The Files of Young Kindaichi

as Hiruko Kirigoe

Dream Team

Dream Team

as Yoshie Andou

Toubousha

Toubousha

Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room

Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room

as Shibusawa Wakako

Sugu Shinun Dakara

Sugu Shinun Dakara

as Mori Kaoru

The Naked Director

The Naked Director

as Kozue Muranishi

Death Office

Death Office

as Shingu

Miss Jikocho-Professor Tenno's Survey File

Miss Jikocho-Professor Tenno's Survey File

as 南雲喜里子

Welcome to National Treasures

Welcome to National Treasures

Half Blue Sky

Half Blue Sky

as Kimika Okada

dele

dele

Innocent Days

Innocent Days

as Michiko Tanaka

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

as Erika Konami

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

as Akiko Kawarada

Izakaya Fuji

Izakaya Fuji

Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono

Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono

as Yoriko Musubi

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

as Chieko Tachibana

Hello, I Love You

Hello, I Love You

as Machi Domoto

Night Hero NAOTO

Night Hero NAOTO

as 権田薫子

The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk

The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk

REPLAY＆DESTROY

REPLAY＆DESTROY

as fortune-teller woman

Back of Father

Back of Father

as Togawa Yasuko

Fuyō no hito 〜 Fuji sanchō no tsuma

Fuyō no hito 〜 Fuji sanchō no tsuma

as Nonaka Tomiko

お葬式で会いましょう

お葬式で会いましょう

Houkago Groove

Houkago Groove

Cleopatra na Onnatachi

Cleopatra na Onnatachi

Tsurukame Josanin: Minami no Shima kara

Tsurukame Josanin: Minami no Shima kara

Taro no Tō

Taro no Tō

Karyuu No Utage

Karyuu No Utage

as Miyagi Yoko

警視庁継続捜査班

警視庁継続捜査班

ママは昔パパだった

ママは昔パパだった

as 우에노 마키코

Atsuhime

Atsuhime

as Hisa-hime

Daisuki!!

Daisuki!!

as Setsuko Kachigawa

Bambino!

Bambino!

Evil People

Evil People

as Chise Fujishima

Dear Father

Dear Father

as Fortune Teller

Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop

Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop

as 엔죠지 치에코

夜の終る時

現ナマ弁護士

Time Limit Investigator

Time Limit Investigator

Into the White Night

Into the White Night

as Taniguchi Mafumi

Just One Love

Just One Love

as Akiko Kanzaki

Tokumei! Keiji Dongame

Tokumei! Keiji Dongame

Affectionate Time

Affectionate Time

as Kujo Tomoko

Be with You

Be with You

as Hongo Naomi

Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke

Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke

松本清張特別企画・黒い画集～紐

女の中の二つの顔

Kao

Kao

as Kyoko Higuchi（樋口京子）

Drop-out Teacher Returns to School

Drop-out Teacher Returns to School

as Yukiko Ando

女タクシードライバーの事件日誌

California Dreamin'

California Dreamin'

as Kyoko Yamazaki

横山秀夫サスペンスシリーズ (TBS)

横山秀夫サスペンスシリーズ (TBS)

Churasan

Churasan

as Shibata Yoko

Love Story

Love Story

Goodbye Mr Ozu

Goodbye Mr Ozu

Dangerous Relationship

Dangerous Relationship

as Ayako Tsuzuki

Live

Live

A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

Kurenai

Virgin Road

Virgin Road

as Michi

Middle-aged Bachelors

Middle-aged Bachelors

The Most Important Person

Hakusen Nagashi

Hakusen Nagashi

as Masako Ozawa

Concerto

Concerto

Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

as Hiruko Kirigoe

Say You Love Me

Say You Love Me

as Kaoru Kanzaki

Dangerous Detective

Dangerous Detective

as Yuko