Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo
余 貴美子
Born (1956-05-12) 12 May 1956 (age 70)
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipJapan, Republic of China
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present

Kimiko Yo (余 貴美子, Yo Kimiko; born 12 May 1956) is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for Departures and Dear Doctor respectively.

Family

Yo was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese of Hakka descent, who moved to Japan for business and later founded the Hakka Association in Japan.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Shin Godzilla
2020 Hotel Royal
2021 First Gentleman Takako Sōma
2022 Noise
A Winter Rose Michiko
Everything Will Be Owlright! Minoshima
To Every You I've Loved Before Old Kazune (voice)
To Me, the One Who Loved You Old Kazune (voice)
2023 Mentai Piriri: Flower of Pansy Tsuru Yoshida
2024 52-Hertz Whales Noriko Okada
2026 The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
Euthanasia Special Zone
The Invisibles Eriko Sunakawa
Sheep in the Box Nobuyo Nishimura
Sinsin and the Mouse
Two Cigarettes, Three Nights Projectionist
The Canary's Lullaby Tae Lead role; Taiwanese-Japanese film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Churasan Yoko Ikehata Asadora
2008 Atsuhime Fusahime Taiga drama
2023 Trillion Game Shizuki Mitsuzono
2024 The Tiger and Her Wings Yuri Hoshi Asadora
2026 Straight to Hell Kiyo Mita

Honours

References

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