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Yoshino Kimura

Actor

Yoshino Kimura

Born April 10, 1976 in London, England59 films

Yoshino Kimura is a British-born Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in Shitsurakuen.

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Confessions posterFirst watchConfessions20107.6as Naoki's MotherDevastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Boy and the Heron poster7.4The Boy and the Heron2023Blindness poster6.5Blindness2008Sukiyaki Western Django poster6.2Sukiyaki Western Django2007Sakuran poster6.5Sakuran2006Glory to the Filmmaker! poster6.3Glory to the Filmmaker!2007

Filmography

59 films as actor
  1. 2026You, Like a StarShiho Inoue
  2. 2026Mori Hanae Butterfly BeyondFujii Nobu
  3. 2025Re/Member: The Last NightHaruka
  4. 2024テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜
  5. 2024Glass CastleMikami Tazuko
  6. 2023The Boy and the HeronNatsuko (voice)
  7. 2021Masquerade NightMachiko Sono
  8. 2021Kiba: The Fangs of FictionYuriko Enami
  9. 2021First LoveAkina Hijiriyama
  10. 2019Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y - Can a Cat Be a Hero?
  11. 2019Hit Me Anyone One More TimeSusan St. James Narikawa
  12. 2019DinerSkin's Mother
  13. 2018My Dad Is a Heel WrestlerShiori Omura
  14. 2017Pretty Proofreader DX二阶堂凛
  15. 2017Pretty Cure Dream Stars!Shizuku
  16. 2016Desperate SunflowersNatsuko Kotani
  17. 2016実録ドラマスペシャル 女の犯罪ミステリー
  18. 2016Lost and FoundSawako Kiyokawa
  19. 2014Kiri no HataMichiko Kono
  20. 2014Hot RoadKazuki's Mother
  21. 2014球形の荒野
  22. 2013AIBOU: X-DAYHinako Katayama
  23. 2012Anpanman: Revive Banana Island!Banna
  24. 2011Majutsu wa Sasayaku
  25. 2010KING GAMEYamazaki
  26. 2010ConfessionsNaoki's Mother
  27. 2009Killer Bride's Perfect CrimeFukuko Kobayashi
  28. 2009My brother's home
  29. 2009Can't Protect Anyone
  30. 2008Rescue Wings
  31. 2008Samurai Gangsters
  32. 2008Orochi - BloodAoi Monzen / Kazusa
  33. 2008BlindnessFirst Blind Man's Wife
  34. 2008AIBOU: The MovieHinako Katayama
  35. 2008Fine, Totally FineAkari Kinoshita
  36. 2007Sukiyaki Western DjangoShizuka
  37. 2007The Suicide SongRanko Kaburagi
  38. 2007Glory to the Filmmaker!Daughter
  39. 2007テレサ・テン物語～私の家は山の向こう邓丽君
  40. 2007Dream CruiseYuri Saito
  41. 2007Miracle of Serendip
  42. 2006SakuranTakao
  43. 2006Backdancers!Reiko Mihama
  44. 2005A Hardest Night!!Shigeko
  45. 2005Tales of the Bizarre: 2005 Fall Special
  46. 2005The Samurai I LovedFuku
  47. 2005Ichigo ChipsAyumi
  48. 2005BluestockingsKiyoko
  49. 2005The Taika ReformsKurumamochi no Yoshiko
  50. 2003Like AsuraKeiko Akagi
  51. 2003Her Island, My Island
  52. 2002世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編
  53. 2002Copycat KillerShigeko Maehata
  54. 2002愛と青春の宝塚 ～恋よりも生命よりも～ 前編
  55. 2001Run Ichiro RunMutsumi Terada
  56. 2000Isola: Multiple Personality GirlYukari Kamo / the psychic
  57. 1997Lost ParadiseChika
  58. 1997スチュワーデス刑事
  59. 1996The Terrorist’s Parasol