Yoshino Kimura
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Yoshino Kimura | |
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木村 佳乃 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Kimura in 2018 | |
| Born | 10 April 1976 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Agent | TOP COAT |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2[2] |
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Yoshino Kimura (木村 佳乃, Kimura Yoshino, born 10 April 1976) is a Japanese 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.[3]
Career[edit]
Kimura appeared as Shizuka in the recent spaghetti-western Sukiyaki Western Django. As of 25 June 2007 she was slated to star in a new Japanese soap opera to be set in Australia.[4] Kimura also voiced Master Tigress in the Japanese dub of Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2. She also appears in Blindness as the First Blind Man's Wife. On 24 October 2010 she married Noriyuki Higashiyama.[5]
In 2007, Kimura took the title role in a TV Asahi tanpatsu (単発, TV movie), entitled Teresa Teng Monogatari (テレサ・テン物語), portraying the late Taiwanese superstar, who was (and continues to be) popular throughout Asia.
She played Kazusa Monzen and Aoi Monzen in the 2008 film Orochi: Blood.[6]
She also did the voice of Claire Folley in the game Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
- Lost Paradise (1997) – Chika
- Isola (2000) – Yukari Kamo
- Hashire! Ichirō (2001) – Terada
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) – Princess Kida
- Mobōhan (2002) – Shigeko Maehata
- Her Island, My Island (2002) – Kuriko
- Like Asura (2003) – Keiko Akagi
- Ichigo no Kakera (2005)
- Bluestockings (2005) – Kiyoko
- The Samurai I Loved (2005) – Fuku
- Nezu no Ban (2006) – Shigeko
- Backdancers! (2006) – Reiko Mihama
- Sakuran (2006) – Takao
- Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007) – Akiko
- Densen Uta (2007) – Ranko Kaburagi
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) – Shizuka
- Fine, Totally Fine (2008) – Akari Kinoshita
- Aibō the Movie (2008) – Hinako Katayama
- Jirochô Sangokushi (2008) – Osono
- Orochi: Blood (2008) – Aoi Monzen, Kazusa Monzen
- Blindness (2008) – First Blind Man's Wife
- Rescue Wings (2008) – Mina Takasu
- Daremo Mamotte Kurenai (2008) – Reiko Onoue
- Killer Bride's Perfect Crime (2009) – Fukuko Kobayashi
- Confessions (2010) – Yuko Shimomura
- King Game (2010) – Yamazaki
- Aibō Series X DAY (2013) – Hinako Katayama
- Hot Road (2014) – Kazuki's mother
- Hoshigaoka Wonderland – Sawako Kiyokawa
- Desperate Sunflowers (2016) – Natsuko Kotani
- Pretty Cure Dream Stars! (2017) - Shizuku (voice)
- My Dad is a Heel Wrestler (2018) - Shiori
- Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019) - the president of the United States
- Diner (2019)
- The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File (2020)
- Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
- First Love (2021)
- Masquerade Night (2021)[7]
- The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Natsuko (voice)[8]
Television[edit]
- Shota no Sushi (1996) – Saori Otori
- Hojo Tokimune (2001) - Toko
- Remote (2002) – Yuka Sasaki
- Aibō (2004) – Hinako Katayama
- Masters of Horror, "Dream Cruise" (2007) – Yuri Saito
- Teresa Teng Monogatari(2007) - Teresa Teng
- Tenchijin (2009) – Oryō
- Nakanai to Kimeta Hi (2010) – Yukiko Sano
- Asa ga Kita (2015) – Soe Kushida
- Sanada Maru (2016) – Matsu
- Hiyokko (2017) – Miyoko Yatabe
- Home Sweet Tokyo (2017) – Itsuki Jenkins
- Dokonimo nai Kuni (2018) – Mariko Maruyama
- Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021) – Hiraoka Yasu
Dubbing[edit]
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) – Princess Kida[9]
- Open Season (2006) – Beth[10]
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) – Master Tigress
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) – Medusa (voice-over for Uma Thurman)[11]
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) – Master Tigress
- Paddington (2014) – Millicent Clyde (voice-over for Nicole Kidman)[12]
- Jurassic World (2015) – Claire Dearing (voice-over for Bryce Dallas Howard)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – Claire Dearing (voice-over for Bryce Dallas Howard)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) – Dr. Emma Russell (voice-over for Vera Farmiga)[13]
- Jungle Cruise (2021) – Dr. Lily Houghton (voice-over for Emily Blunt)[14]
- Turning Red (2022) – Ming Lee[15]
- Jurassic World Dominion (2022) – Claire Dearing (voice-over for Bryce Dallas Howard)[16]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- 1999.03.03 "One and Only"
- 2000.04.20 "Girl"
- 2001.09.19 "Lady -The Best of Yoshino Kimura-"
Singles[edit]
- 1998.06.17 "Iruka no Natsu"
- 1998.09.18 "Love and Life"
- 1999.01.20 "Hello myself"
- 1999.12.01 "Amenohi wa Futari de"
- 2000.03.17 "Koisuru Nichiyobi"
- 2000.09.06 "Lullaby for Grandmother-M Version-"
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1998 | 22nd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Herself | Won | [17] |
| 1998 | 21st Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Lost Paradise | Won | |
| 2006 | 29th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actress | The Samurai I Loved | Nominated | |
| 2011 | 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Confessions | Won | |
| 2016 | 9th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Boku no Yabai Tsuma | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ 木村佳乃、ロンドン生まれが「やっと役立った」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ 東山紀之＆木村佳乃夫妻に第1子女児誕生 「命の詩を聞かせてくれました」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "日本アカデミー賞公式サイト". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ "Neighbours effect' tried on Japanese," BBC
- ^ Noriyuki Higashiyama, Yoshino Kimura, now married
- ^ "Orochi". fantasiafest.com. Retrieved 17 December 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "木村拓哉『マスカレード・ナイト』、田中みな実、麻生久美子ら新キャスト10名発表". Crank-in!. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "「君たちはどう生きるか」ストーリー、声優、主題歌が明らかに". Natalie. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ アトランティス／失われた帝国 (in Japanese). Disney. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ オープン・シーズン［吹］ (in Japanese). Star Channel. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "パーシー・ジャクソンとオリンポスの神々". Star Channel. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "パディントン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "ゴジラ キング・オブ・モンスターズ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "ジャングル・クルーズ －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "私ときどきレッサーパンダ －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "ジュラシック・ワールド／新たなる支配者 －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Yoshino Kimura at IMDb
- Yoshino Kimura at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Actresses from London
- Japanese expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Japanese film actresses
- Japanese television actresses
- Japanese women pop singers
- Japanese video game actresses
- Japanese voice actresses
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- English women pop singers
- English video game actresses
- English voice actresses
- Pony Canyon artists
- Singers from Tokyo
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- 20th-century Japanese actresses
- 20th-century Japanese women singers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 20th-century English actresses
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- 20th-century English singers
- 21st-century Japanese actresses
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- 21st-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century English actresses
- 21st-century English women singers
- 21st-century English singers