Kiki Sugino

• Name — Kiki Sugino • Born — 12 March 1984 • Birthplace — Hiroshima, Japan • Occupation — Actor Producer Film director Screenwriter

Sugino was born in Hiroshima in 1984 to a family of Korean descent. She studied Economics at Keio University and traveled to South Korea as an exchange student where she appeared in her first film One Shining Day. In 2010 Sugino worked with Japanese director Koji Fukada to produce and act in the comedy film Hospitalité which won an award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and was screened at nearly 100 film festivals internationally. Sugino made her directorial debut in 2014 with the comedy film Kyoto Elegy which was shot in just eleven days and premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival to positive reviews. Two years later she directed the film Snow Woman, a retelling of the Japanese folklore tale Yuki-onna.

• Year — Title — Ref. Reference • 2014 — Yokudō • Short Plays • Kyoto Elegy • 2016 — Snow Woman

• Year — Title — Role — Ref. Reference • 2010 — Hospitalité — Natsuki • 2014 — Yokudō — Kumi • 2016 — Snow Woman — Snow Woman (Yuki-Onna) • 2019 — 21st Century Girl • A Picture with Yuki — Yuki • 2020 — Town Without Sea — Yukari • I Want to Be Loved — Tomoyo • 2021 — Love Mooning — Ayako Mizuno