Yoshino Kimura
Yoshino Kimura is a British-born Japanese actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. She is known for her starring roles as Chika in the drama film Lost Paradise (1997) and as Shizuka in the action western film Sukiyaki Western Django (2007).
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Yoshino Kimura
Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Japan Premiere Red Carpet: Kimura Yoshino · CC BY 2.0
- Name
- Yoshino Kimura
- Born
- 10 April 1976
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · Japan
- Fields
- popular
- Education
- Seijo University
- Honours
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year · Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress
- Languages
- Japanese · English
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Yoshino Kimura is a British-born Japanese actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. She is known for her starring roles as Chika in the drama film Lost Paradise (1997) and as Shizuka in the action western film Sukiyaki Western Django (2007).
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Biography
Biography
Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in Shitsurakuen.
Yoshino Kimura studied at Seijo University. The recorded working language is Japanese and English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are popular. Residence is recorded at London and Seijō. Distinctions recorded are Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
Japanese actress Yoshino Kimura at Tokyo International Film Festival, 22 October 2005
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ジュラシック・ワールド/炎の王国 ジャパン・プレミア レッドカーペット 木村佳乃
Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Japan Premiere Red Carpet: Kimura Yoshino
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yoshino Kimura • Native Name — 木村 佳乃 • Born — 10 April 1976 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — * Actress • voice actress • singer • Years Active — 1996–present • Agent — TOP COAT • Children — 2
Early life
Early life
Kimura was born on 10 April 1976, in London, England, but grew up in Setagaya, Tokyo. Kimura also lived in New York City for three years because of her father's job. She attended the Department of English Literature and Art at Seijo University but did not graduate.
Career
Career
Kimura appeared as Shizuka in the 2007 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. 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. In 2007, Kimura took the titular role in the TV Asahi tanpatsu (単発, TV movie) 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. She also voiced Claire Folley in the video game Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.
Filmography
Filmography
• Illustration — Kimura in 2014
Live-action
Live-action
• Year — Title — Role — Voice-over for — Notes — Ref. References • 2010 — Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief — Medusa — Uma Thurman • 2014 — Paddington — Millicent Clyde — Uma Thurman • 2015 — Jurassic World — Claire Dearing — Bryce Dallas Howard • 2018 — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — Claire Dearing — Bryce Dallas Howard • 2019 — Godzilla: King of the Monsters — Dr. Emma Russell — Emily Blunt • 2021 — Jungle Cruise — Dr. Lily Houghton — Emily Blunt • 2023 — Jurassic World Dominion — Claire Dearing — Bryce Dallas Howard
Animation
Animation
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 2001 — Atlantis: The Lost Empire — Princess Kida • 2006 — Open Season — Beth • 2008 — Kung Fu Panda — Master Tigress • 2011 — Kung Fu Panda 2 — Master Tigress • 2022 — Turning Red — Ming Lee
Television
Television
• Shota no Sushi (1996), Saori Otori • Hojo Tokimune (2001), Toko • Remote (2002), Yuka Sasaki • Aibō (2004), Hinako Katayama • Masters of Horror (2007), Yuri Saito (Episode: "Dream Cruise") • 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 • No Activity (2021–24), Misato Satomi • Minami-kun ga Koibito!? (2024), Kaede • The 19th Medical Chart (2025), Shiori Arimatsu
Albums
Albums
• 1999.03.03 "One and Only" • 2000.04.20 "Girl" • 2001.09.19 "Lady -The Best of Yoshino Kimura-"
Singles
Singles
• 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
Accolades
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. • 1998 — 22nd Elan d'or Awards — Newcomer of the Year — Herself • 1998 — 21st Japan Academy Film Prize — Newcomer of the Year — Lost Paradise • 2006 — 29th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Actress — The Samurai I Loved • 2011 — 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Supporting Actress — Confessions • 2016 — 9th Tokyo Drama Awards — Best Supporting Actress — Boku no Yabai Tsuma
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Kimura Yoshino. Her recorded languages were Japanese and English. She married Noriyuki Higashiyama.
Identity
Identity
Yoshino Kimura is recorded as singer, actress and seiyū.
Places
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Places
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London and Seijō
Residences
London.
Birth place
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 1997 — Lost Paradise — Chika • 2000 — Isola — Lead role • 2001 — Hashire! Ichirō • 2002 — Mobōhan — Shigeko Maehata • Her Island, My Island — Kuriko — Lead role • 2003 — Like Asura — Keiko Akagi • 2005 — Ichigo no Kakera • Bluestockings — Kiyoko • The Samurai I Loved — Fuku • 2006 — A Hardest Night!! — Shigeko • Backdancers! — Reiko Mihama • Sakuran — Takao • 2007 — Glory to the Filmmaker! — Akiko • Densen Uta — Ranko Kaburagi • Sukiyaki Western Django — Shizuka • 2008 — Fine, Totally Fine — Akari Kinoshita • Aibō the Movie — Hinako Katayama • Orochi: Blood — Aoi Monzen, Kazusa Monzen — Lead role • Jirochô Sangokushi — Osono • Blindness — First Blind Man's Wife — English-language film • Daremo Mamotte Kurenai — Reiko Onoue • Rescue Wings — Mina Takasu • 2009 — Killer Bride's Perfect Crime — Fukuko Kobayashi • 2010 — Confessions — Yuko Shimomura • King Game — Yamazaki • 2013 — Aibō Series X DAY — Hinako Katayama • 2014 — Hot Road — Kazuki's mother • 2015 — Hoshigaoka Wonderland — Sawako Kiyokawa • 2016 — Desperate Sunflowers — Natsuko Kotani • 2017 — Pretty Cure Dream Stars! — Shizuku (voice) • 2018 — My Dad is a Heel Wrestler — Shiori • 2019 — Hit Me Anyone One More Time — President of the United States • Yo-kai Watch Jam the Movie: Yo-Kai Academy Y - Can a Cat be a Hero? — Medusa (voice) • 2020 — The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File — Megumi Hinamori • 2021 — Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction — Yuriko Enami • First Love — Akina Hijiriyama • Masquerade Night — Machiko Sono • 2023 — The Boy and the Heron — Natsuko (voice) • 2025 — Re/Member: The Last Night • 2026 — You, Like a Star — Shiho Inoue
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Yoshino Kimura received Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
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