Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo Movies and TV Shows

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 waitress in Ramen Girl, but she has almost 200 credits to her name. These include an abnormal neighbour in The Drugstore girl and serene presence in Café Lumière where she was directed by a Taiwanese director in Japan. Dear Doctor (2009) propelled her name forward in Japan and was an award winner. She has several Japan Academy prizes to her name. Like most celebrities she pushes products and has done commercials for telephone companies, shampoos and cosmetics manufacturers. Yo is married to a man who at the time was a NHK employee in 2006 and is managed by the Alpha Agency.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 5/12/1956 (67 years old)
  • Place of birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
2016

Drama

7.4
71%
Shin Godzilla
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 72%
role:
Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense
2016

Action

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
72%
Parasyte: Part 2
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 70%
role:
Izumi Nobuko
2015

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
70%
Midnight Diner
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 76%
role:
Chieko Hanawa
2014

Drama

7.5
76%
Shield of Straw
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 64%
role:
Not available
2013

Crime

Thriller

6.2
64%
Not available
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A Story of Yonosuke
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Taeko Yokomichi
Not available
2013

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.5
71%
Not available
Dirty Hearts
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Naomi
Not available
2012

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.8
66%
Not available
For Love's Sake
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Toyo Taiga
Not available
2012

Comedy

Drama

Music

Romance

6.4
71%
Not available
Ace Attorney
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Maiko Ayasato (Misty Fey)
2012

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.5
61%
Rebirth
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Angel
Not available
2011

Crime

Drama

7.2
68%
Not available
Departures
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 79%
role:
Yuriko Kamimura
2008

Drama

8.0
79%
2008

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.3
64%
Virgin Snow
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 68%
role:
Mayumi Sasaki
Not available
2007

Romance

6.4
68%
Not available
Just One Love
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 83%
role:
Akiko Kanzaki
Not available
2006

Drama

Family

7.1
83%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Kimiko Yo are, for example, Midnight Diner 2, Shin Godzilla and Parasyte: Part 2.
The streaming services with the largest selection are iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are Departures (8.0), Midnight Diner (7.6) and Midnight Diner 2 (7.3).
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