Kimiko Yo
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.
Filmography
Otoko Tomodachi
Otoko Tomodachi
The Invisibles
The Invisibles
Sinsin and the Mouse
Sinsin and the Mouse
Sheep in the Box
as Nobuyo Nishimura
Sheep in the Box
as Nobuyo Nishimura
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
52-Hertz Whales
as Noriko Okada
52-Hertz Whales
as Noriko Okada
橋ものがたり「約束」
橋ものがたり「約束」
Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy
Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy
Omokage
Omokage
To Every You I've Loved Before
as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
To Every You I've Loved Before
as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
To Me, the One Who Loved You
as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
To Me, the One Who Loved You
as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
Everything Will Be Owlright!
as Minoyama
Everything Will Be Owlright!
as Minoyama
Winter Rose
as Michiko Wataguchi
Winter Rose
as Michiko Wataguchi
Noise
as Hanae Shoji
Noise
as Hanae Shoji
hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–
hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–
First Gentleman
First Gentleman
Any Crybabies Around?
as Setsuko Goto
Any Crybabies Around?
as Setsuko Goto
Hotel Royal
as Miko Noshiro
Hotel Royal
as Miko Noshiro
Peaceful Death
Peaceful Death
Step
as Michiyo Muramatsu
Step
as Michiyo Muramatsu
Red
as Ogata Yoko
Red
as Ogata Yoko
AI Amok
as Eiko Tanaka
AI Amok
as Eiko Tanaka
Show Me the Way to the Station
Show Me the Way to the Station
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Sleep in the Shadows
Sleep in the Shadows
An Artist of the Floating World
as Mrs. Saito
An Artist of the Floating World
as Mrs. Saito
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
as (voice)
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
as (voice)
Giwaku
Giwaku
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
as Cafe's manager (segment "Our Birthday")
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
as Cafe's manager (segment "Our Birthday")
Enokida Trading Co.
as Yoko Shima
Enokida Trading Co.
as Yoko Shima
Perfect Revolution
as Akiko
Perfect Revolution
as Akiko
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
as Koto
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
as Koto
The Blue Hearts
as (segment “Hammer”)
The Blue Hearts
as (segment “Hammer”)
Midnight Diner 2
as Chieko
Midnight Diner 2
as Chieko
Black Widow Business
as Eiko Segawa
Black Widow Business
as Eiko Segawa
Zen and Bones
as Kô Mittwer
Zen and Bones
as Kô Mittwer
Shin Godzilla
as Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense
Shin Godzilla
as Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense
Going against the Grain in Fukushima
as Speaker
Going against the Grain in Fukushima
as Speaker
Parasyte: Part 2
as Izumi Nobuko
Parasyte: Part 2
as Izumi Nobuko
Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
as Motoko Ueno
Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
as Motoko Ueno
Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
as Motoko Ueno
Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
as Motoko Ueno
A Stitch of Life
as Hiroe Minami
A Stitch of Life
as Hiroe Minami
Parasyte: Part 1
as Izumi Nobuko
Parasyte: Part 1
as Izumi Nobuko
Midnight Diner
as Chieko Hanawa
Midnight Diner
as Chieko Hanawa
300 Million Yen Robbery
as Ryoko Nakaoka
300 Million Yen Robbery
as Ryoko Nakaoka
My Little Sweet Pea
as Ayako Akaike
My Little Sweet Pea
as Ayako Akaike
A Tale of Samurai Cooking
as Mitsuru Funaki
A Tale of Samurai Cooking
as Mitsuru Funaki
The After-Dinner Mysteries SP: Inspector Kazamatsuri's Case File
The After-Dinner Mysteries SP: Inspector Kazamatsuri's Case File
Galileo XX
as Yoriko Takasaki
Galileo XX
as Yoriko Takasaki
Shield of Straw
Shield of Straw
Nobody's Perfect
Nobody's Perfect
A Story of Yonosuke
as Taeko Yokomichi
A Story of Yonosuke
as Taeko Yokomichi
The Housekeeper
as Haruko Inamura
The Housekeeper
as Haruko Inamura
Dearest
as Tamiko Hamasaki
Dearest
as Tamiko Hamasaki
Dirty Hearts
as Naomi
Dirty Hearts
as Naomi
For Love's Sake
as Toyo Taiga
For Love's Sake
as Toyo Taiga
Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man
Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man
悪女について
as Suzuki Tane
悪女について
as Suzuki Tane
Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai
Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai
Ace Attorney
as Maiko Ayasato (Misty Fey)
Ace Attorney
as Maiko Ayasato (Misty Fey)
Bread of Happiness
as Yoko
Bread of Happiness
as Yoko
Crossroads
Crossroads
Rebirth
as Angel
Rebirth
as Angel
Soup Opera
as Yasuko Tanaka
Soup Opera
as Yasuko Tanaka
Villain
as Yoriko Shimizu
Villain
as Yoriko Shimizu
A Lone Scalpel
as Shizuka Takei
A Lone Scalpel
as Shizuka Takei
Air Doll
as Receptionist Yoshiko
Air Doll
as Receptionist Yoshiko
Dear Doctor
as Akemi Ohtake
Dear Doctor
as Akemi Ohtake
Where The Legend Lives
Where The Legend Lives
Departures
as Yuriko Kamimura
Departures
as Yuriko Kamimura
Oka wo koete
Oka wo koete
The Ramen Girl
as Reiko
The Ramen Girl
as Reiko
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
as Kita no mandokoro
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
as Kita no mandokoro
The Yakuza Principal
The Yakuza Principal
Memories of the Womb: You Are Here
Memories of the Womb: You Are Here
Virgin Snow
as Mayumi Sasaki
Virgin Snow
as Mayumi Sasaki
Tokyo Rhapsody
Tokyo Rhapsody
Yamato
Yamato
Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP
as Ando Yukiko [Teacher]
Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP
as Ando Yukiko [Teacher]
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
Café Lumière
as Yoko's Stepmother
Café Lumière
as Yoko's Stepmother
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Fireflies: River of Light
Fireflies: River of Light
Drugstore Girl
as Hideko Mukai
Drugstore Girl
as Hideko Mukai
Farewell, Kuro
as Eri Yuki
Farewell, Kuro
as Eri Yuki
An Autumn Afternoon
as Akiko Hirayama
An Autumn Afternoon
as Akiko Hirayama
Aiki
Aiki
Hotel Hibiscus
as Mieko's Mother
Hotel Hibiscus
as Mieko's Mother
Dog Star
Dog Star
Asako in Ruby Shoes
as Aya's Mother
Asako in Ruby Shoes
as Aya's Mother
Another Battle
Another Battle
巡査鉄兵の推理日誌
巡査鉄兵の推理日誌
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
Hysteric
Hysteric
Timeless Melody
as Chikako's Mother
Timeless Melody
as Chikako's Mother
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
as Kuramoto
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
as Kuramoto
Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass
Immoral Affairs
Immoral Affairs
Time Leap
Time Leap
An Angel with Many Scars
An Angel with Many Scars
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade
The President's Christmas Tree
The President's Christmas Tree
Haunted School
as Professor Yukawa
Haunted School
as Professor Yukawa
Sharaku
Sharaku
Alone in the Night
Alone in the Night
Bastard LAST DOWN TEN 2
Bastard LAST DOWN TEN 2
A Night in Nude
as Nami Tsuchiya
A Night in Nude
as Nami Tsuchiya
The Brutal Insanity of Love
as Nami Muraki
The Brutal Insanity of Love
as Nami Muraki
Gorotsuki 2
Gorotsuki 2
寝台特急出羽号 赤い爪痕の女
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
Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
Via Okinawa
Via Okinawa
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
as Managing Director's Daughter
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
as Managing Director's Daughter
The Heartbreak Yakuza
The Heartbreak Yakuza