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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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!!Abridged Filmography
* ''Film/{{Babel}}'' (2006) as Chieko Wataya
* ''Anime/TheSkyCrawlers'' (2008) as Suito Kusanagi (voice only)
* ''Film/TheBrothersBloom'' (2008) as Bang Bang
* ''Film/AssaultGirls'' (2009) as Lucifer
* ''Film/NorwegianWood'' (2010) as Naoko
* ''Film/PacificRim'' (2013) and ''Film/PacificRimUprising'' (2018) as Mako Mori
* ''Film/FortySevenRonin'' (2013) as the Witch
* ''Film/KumikoTheTreasureHunter'' (2014) as Kumiko
* ''Film/TerraforMARS'' (2016) as Asuka Moriki
* ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (2016) as Akane
* ''Series/TokyoVice'' (2022) as Eimi Maruyama
* ''Film/WhatToDoWithTheDeadKaiju'' (2022) as Colonel Sen Masago
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!!Tropes that apply to this actress:
* 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.
* DyeHard: [[invoked]] She's been blonde, auburn, [[Film/PacificRim dark haired with blue streaks]]...
%%* DyeingForYourArt
* FacialDialogue: She has proven herself talented at this, taking [[Film/{{Babel}} three]] [[Film/TheBrothersBloom silent]] [[Film/AssaultGirls roles]].
* 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.
* ProductionPosse:[[invoked]] She was part of Kaneto Shindo's in her early career, and participated in two of Creator/MamoruOshii's projects.
* TypeCast: [[invoked]]As a mute or stoic girl.
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