Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/8/1952
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
桃井 かおりモモイカオリ
Kaori Momoi
Biography
Kaori Momoi (桃井 かおり, Momoi Kaori, born April 8, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress.
Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years she returned to Tokyo, later graduating from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (To Love Again) beginning a career that has already spanned 35 years and over 60 films.
As an actress, she has worked with some of the most notable films directors in Japan, including Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha, 1980), Tatsumi...
Known For
Emperor
as Mitsuko Kajima
Ghost in the Shell
as Hairi
USB
Unknown Role
Tomorrow
as Tsuruko Miura
Helter Skelter
as Hiroko Tada
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
as the President of Toraoh
Hong Kong Confidential
as Amaya
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Mother
円都 YEN TOWN
Unknown Role
Revival Blues
as Kayo
Love and Honor
as Ine Hatano
Tales of Mexico
as Esperanza
The Youth Killer
as Ikuko Ishikawa
Suspicion
as Kumako Onizawa
Swallowtail Butterfly
as Suzukino
Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
as (voice)
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Akemi Ogawa
No More Easy Life
as Mariko
Heaven Sent
as Sayoko Morisaki
Like Asura
as Toyoko Masukawa