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| 3 | Rinko Kikuchi (born Yuriko Kikuchi, January 6, 1981 in Hadano, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She is best known in the West for her roles in ''Film/PacificRim'' and ''Film/TheBrothersBloom''. She was the first Japanese actress in 50 years to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role as a deaf-mute girl in ''Film/{{Babel}}''. |
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| 6 | !!Abridged Filmography |
| 7 | * ''Film/{{Babel}}'' (2006) as Chieko Wataya |
| 8 | * ''Anime/TheSkyCrawlers'' (2008) as Suito Kusanagi (voice only) |
| 9 | * ''Film/TheBrothersBloom'' (2008) as Bang Bang |
| 10 | * ''Film/AssaultGirls'' (2009) as Lucifer |
| 11 | * ''Film/NorwegianWood'' (2010) as Naoko |
| 12 | * ''Film/PacificRim'' (2013) and ''Film/PacificRimUprising'' (2018) as Mako Mori |
| 13 | * ''Film/FortySevenRonin'' (2013) as the Witch |
| 14 | * ''Film/KumikoTheTreasureHunter'' (2014) as Kumiko |
| 15 | * ''Film/TerraforMARS'' (2016) as Asuka Moriki |
| 16 | * ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (2016) as Akane |
| 17 | * ''Series/TokyoVice'' (2022) as Eimi Maruyama |
| 18 | * ''Film/WhatToDoWithTheDeadKaiju'' (2022) as Colonel Sen Masago |
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| 20 | !!Tropes that apply to this actress: |
| 21 | * AwesomeDearBoy: She campaigned ''hard'' for her role in ''Babel'', going through a year-long audition process and taking lessons in sign language on her own just to show how serious she was. |
| 22 | * DyeHard: [[invoked]] She's been blonde, auburn, [[Film/PacificRim dark haired with blue streaks]]... |
| 23 | %%* DyeingForYourArt |
| 24 | * FacialDialogue: She has proven herself talented at this, taking [[Film/{{Babel}} three]] [[Film/TheBrothersBloom silent]] [[Film/AssaultGirls roles]]. |
| 25 | * MsFanservice: She has done plenty photoshoots to show her body. Her films also has fanservice scenes such as ''Film/{{Babel}}'' and Map of the Sounds of Tokyo. |
| 26 | * ProductionPosse:[[invoked]] She was part of Kaneto Shindo's in her early career, and participated in two of Creator/MamoruOshii's projects. |
| 27 | * TypeCast: [[invoked]]As a mute or stoic girl. |
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