Eiko Koike
Eiko Koike is a Japanese actress and former gravure model.
Eiko Koike

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- Name
- Eiko Koike
- Born
- 20 November 1980
- Birthplace
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Wayo Kudan girls' unified secondary school
- Known for
- Endless Pranks Grand Prix
- Honours
- Golden Arrow Award
- Languages
- Japanese
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Eiko Koike is a Japanese actress and former gravure model.
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Eiko Koike (born 1980) is a Japanese actress, gravure idol and model, among other activities. The actress was born in Tokyo. Eiko Koike studied at Wayo Kudan girls' unified secondary school.
Works include Endless Pranks Grand Prix. Languages used include Japanese. The actress received Golden Arrow Award.
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• Name — Eiko Koike • Native Name — 小池 栄子 • Born — 20 November 1980 • Birthplace — Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1998–present Eiko Koike is a Japanese actress and former gravure model.
Biography
Biography
Koike starred in Kunitoshi Manda's film The Kiss. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama Penance, and co-starred in Junji Sakamoto's A Chorus of Angels with Sayuri Yoshinaga. She also co-starred in Masanori Tominaga's Vengeance Can Wait with Takayuki Yamada. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at Japan Academy Prize for her outstanding performance in the film Rebirth.
Television
Television
• Bayside Shakedown (1997) • Ōoku (2005), Oden • Yoshitsune (2005), Tomoe Gozen • Penance (2012) • Legal High (2012–13) • Zero: Ikkakusenkin Game (2018) • Ōoku the Final (2019), Gekkō-in • A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi (2020) • Our Sister's Soulmate (2020), Hinako Ichihara • Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2021), Maria Magdalene • The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022), Hōjō Masako • Tokyo Swindlers (2024) • Hey, Dazai (2025), Tomiko Yabe • Pray Speak What Has Happened (2025), Izanagi Duncan
Dubbing roles
Dubbing roles
• Mulan, Xian Lang (Gong Li)
Film
• Kamikaze Girls (2004) • 2LDK (2004) • Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005) • The Kiss (2007) • Paco and the Magical Book (2008) • 20th Century Boys (2009) • Vengeance Can Wait (2010) • No Longer Human (2010) • Rebirth (2011) • Railways (2011) • Liar Game: Reborn (2012) • A Chorus of Angels (2012) • Unforgiven (2013), Okaji • April Fools (2015) • A Living Promise (2016) • Terraformars (2016) • To Each His Own (2017) • Close-Knit (2017), Naomi • Perfect Revolution (2017) • Recall (2018) • Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together (2018) • Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019), Nozomi Banba • Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020), Rola (voice) • A Morning of Farewell (2021) • Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale (2021), Reina Onimaru • Struggling Man (2021) • Hey, Dazai: The Movie (2025), Tomiko Yabe • F(r)iction (2026), Kakiuchi
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- 1.Tom Mes. Midnight Eye feature: Midnight Eye's Best (and Worst) of 2008. Midnight Eye. February 2, 2009.
- 2.Dan Fainaru. Penance - Review - Screen. Screen International. August 29, 2012.
- 3.Shoji Ishihara. Mature actress, young stars reveal uneasy truths. The Daily Yomiuri. November 2, 2012.
- 4.Charles Webb. Japan Cuts 2011: VENGEANCE CAN WAIT Review. Twitch Film. July 19, 2011.
- 5.下妻物語. Eiga.com.
- 6.吉永小百合「いのちの停車場」に石田ゆり子、伊勢谷友介、南野陽子、柳葉敏郎らが出演!. Eiga.com.
- 7.川栄李奈&丸山智己&遠藤憲一らがOLに!『地獄の花園』第4弾キャスト. Cinema Cafe. 28 February 2021.
- 8.私はいったい、何と闘っているのか. Eiga.com.
- 9.三谷幸喜「おい、太宰」劇場版. Eiga.com.
- 10.本当にあった話(の話). Eiga.com.
- 11.義経. Haiyaku Jiten.
- 12.King & Prince 高橋海人が有村架純の弟役に 藤木直人、小池栄子、奈緒ら『姉ちゃんの恋人』出演へ. Real Sound. 18 September 2020.
- 13.鎌倉殿の13人. TV drama database.
- 14.綾野剛×豊川悦司「地面師たち」に北村一輝、小池栄子、ピエール瀧、染谷将太ら出演. Natalie.
- 15.もしもこの世が舞台なら、楽屋はどこにあるのだろうの出演者・キャスト一覧. The Television.
- 16.ムーラン. Fukikaeru.
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