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Rinko Kikuchi [1981-0] Japanese

Rank: 105
Actress, Film actress

Rinko Kikuchi is a Japanese film actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in Babel.

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On the red carpet, I need to be protected. When I wear a Chanel dress, I feel like I've earned the right to be there. And Karl Lagerfeld is so poetic, such an intelligent man. I like the way he has the power to draw attention.		101
I grew up with a lot of monster movies, robot movies, since I was a kid. I love anime movies, like 'Evangelion' and 'Ghost in the Shell.'		102
We don't put our emotions out there in Japan. I'm Japanese, but I love to be honest.		103
When watching movies, I was always inspired by the performances of the cast. Of course, the story and the direction and all that intrigued me. But what actors would propel themselves to do, and be, was awesome. It was like, how could these people give so much?		104
I don't want to limit myself. I want to keep doing all sorts of roles. I guess what lies behind this urge is the conviction that movies have changed my life. And certain performances have inspired me to try to be someone different.		105
I've been working with Spanish, French, some more American, and Japanese directors. And then I realized I have to study English, and that's why I moved to New York two years ago.		106
I love film, any kind of genre.		107
I like challenges. That's why if I read a script, and I feel, 'Oh, I can't do this,' I'll take that role, because if I feel like, 'Oh, I can do this,' I don't want to take that because I can't learn from that film.		108
When I was a little girl, I used to watch a lot of monster movies, like 'Godzilla.' All those monster movies.		109
Fashion is really interesting to me, but I'm not a professional model, so I'm focusing my career on acting.		110
I love New York. I'm taking English lessons there for the first time. I used to live in Tokyo, but I needed something new. I'm really close to my family. I miss them all the time, but we Skype a lot.		111
There's something very... spiritual about fighting. It's physically very challenging. It's for killing people, after all, so it's taught me how to look at something head on. It's like living - confronting something. Everything for me came from films.		112
I've seen 'Babel' four times. And each time I realize anew what a monumental project that had been for me.		113
Not all actresses know how to express their looks, I think. For me, it's an on-again, off-again thing. I'm still struggling.		114

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