Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
12 พฤษภาคม 1956 (70)
Place of birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Biography
Kimiko Yo was born in Yokohama, a city just south of Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Taiwanese father on the 12th of May 1956. Her cousin was actress Bunjaku Han. She became active in front of the camera in 1987 and has been a feature of Japanese television and cinema ever since. She had begun acting on the theatre stage in 1976. Audiences may mostly know her for her supporting role in Shin Gojira, as a sympathetic colleague in the 2008 films Departures, which won an Oscar, and kind wife and waitress in Ramen Girl, but she has almost 200 credits to her name. These include an abnormal neighbour in The Drugstore girl and serene presence in Café Lumière where she was directed by a Taiwanese director in Japan. Dear Doctor (2009) propelled her name forward in Japan and was an award winner. She has several Japan Academy prizes to her name. Like most celebrities she pushes products and has done commercials for telephone companies, shampoos and cosmetics manufacturers. Yo is married to a man who at the time was a NHK employee in 2006 and is managed by the Alpha Agency.
มีชื่อเสียงจาก
0.0
Series
Hello, I Love You
Machi Domoto
2016
7.8
Series
Half Blue Sky
Kimika Okada
2018
6.4
Film
ครอบครัวแกะกล่อง
Nobuyo Nishimura
2026
7.2
Film
ชิน ก็อดซิลล่า
Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense
2016
7.3
Series
Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono
Yoriko Musubi
2016–2025
7.8
Series
หมอดูดวงนรก
Kiyo Mita
2026–
7.0
Film
Gonin 2
Ran
1996
9.0
Series
Atsuhime
Hisa-hime
2008
7.4
Series
Into the White Night
Taniguchi Mafumi
2006
7.1
Film
Galileo XX
Yoriko Takasaki
2013
9.7
Series
Churasan
Shibata Yoko
2001–2007
7.8
Series
สังเวียนศักดิ์สิทธิ์
2023–
5.0
Series
Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~
Junko Kijimoto
2019–
7.0
Series
Say You Love Me
Kaoru Kanzaki
1995
5.5
Series
Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire
Tendo Ichiko
2024
8.0
Series
โรงพยาบาลในตรอก
Ritsuko Nishi Freeman
2024
9.0
Series
Hakusen Nagashi
Masako Ozawa
1996
7.8
Film
ความสุขนั้นนิรันดร
Yuriko Kamimura
2008
9.0
Film
Worst by Chance
Hatsuko Kim
2003
0.0
Film
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
7.0
Film
ปรสิต เพื่อนรักเขมือบโลก
Izumi Nobuko
2014
7.6
Series
เกมชีวิตพิชิตล้านล้าน
Mitsuzono Shizuku
2023
4.5
Series
Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room
Shibusawa Wakako
2020
8.5
Series
The Public Enemy
Akiko Kawarada
2017
0.0
Film
The Invisibles
2026
0.0
Series
外事警察
村松久美
2009
7.0
Series
Be with You
Hongo Naomi
2005
5.4
Series
สำนักงานความตาย
Shingu
2019
9.5
Series
The Gift of Your Heart
Yukino Aihara
2024
6.6
Series
And Then There Were None
Erika Konami
2017
7.0
Film
ปรสิต 2 เพื่อนรักเขมือบโลก
Izumi Nobuko
2015
8.0
Series
Affectionate Time
Kujo Tomoko
2005
7.0
Series
Evil People
Chise Fujishima
2007
7.5
Series
Daisuki!!
Setsuko Kachigawa
2008
6.5
Series
Kao
Kyoko Higuchi（樋口 京子）
2003
6.0
Series
Tokumei! Keiji Dongame
2006
7.0
Series
Izakaya Fuji
2017
4.3
Series
Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
Yukiko Ando
2003
6.1
Film
ถึงผมคนหนึ่งที่รักเธอ
Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
2022
8.0
Series
Karyuu No Utage
Miyagi Yoko
2011
4.0
Series
Concerto
1996
7.0
Series
Love Story
2001
7.4
Series
Innocent Days
Michiko Tanaka
2018
6.9
Series
Just One Love
Akiko Kanzaki
2006
6.8
Film
ถึงเธอทุกคนที่ผมรัก
Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
2022
7.3
Series
Virgin Road
Michi
1997
7.0
Series
Cleopatra na Onnatachi
2012
5.0
Series
Live
1999
10.0
Series
The Kind-Hearted Cat
Matsuko
2023
3.7
Series
My Happy Divorced Life
2023
7.0
Series
Goodbye Mr Ozu
2001
7.0
Series
REPLAY＆DESTROY
fortune-teller woman
2015
7.0
Series
Toubousha
2020
4.7
Film
Red
Ogata Yoko
2020
4.0
Series
A Dangerous Woman
1998
8.5
Film
Black Widow Business
Eiko Segawa
2016
5.9
Film
Noise
Hanae Shoji
2022
5.0
Film
The Blue Hearts
(segment “Hammer”)
2017
7.4
Film
Midnight Diner 2
Chieko
2016
7.1
Film
AI Amok
Eiko Tanaka
2020
7.5
Film
Everything Will Be Owlright!
Minoyama
2022
4.6
Film
Hotel Royal
Miko Noshiro
2020
6.0
Film
Winter Rose
Michiko Wataguchi
2022
5.2
Film
Any Crybabies Around?
Setsuko Goto
2020
8.2
Film
Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy
2023
6.5
Film
ที่ตรงนั้นฉันจะรอเธอ
2019
8.1
Film
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
Koto
2017
7.2
Film
Step
Michiyo Muramatsu
2020
8.2
Film
คลื่นเสียงที่ไม่มีใครได้ยิน
Noriko Okada
2024
4.5
Film
First Gentleman
2021
6.5
Film
Giwaku
2019
6.0
Film
Enokida Trading Co.
Yoko Shima
2018
6.0
Film
Perfect Revolution
Akiko
2017
7.0
Film
The Ice Ruts
요네자와 사유리
2016
7.0
Film
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
Cafe's manager (segment "Our Birthday")
2018
6.4
Film
Peaceful Death
2020
4.2
Film
Omotenashi
Mitsuko
2018
8.0
Film
Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan
2016
6.0
Film
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
7.2
Film
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
(voice)
2019
0.0
Series
ごりやくさん
語り
Acting credits 81 titles
The Invisibles
0.0
2026
ครอบครัวแกะกล่อง
as Nobuyo Nishimura
6.4
2026
หมอดูดวงนรก
as Kiyo Mita
7.8
2026–
คลื่นเสียงที่ไม่มีใครได้ยิน
as Noriko Okada
8.2
2024
โรงพยาบาลในตรอก
as Ritsuko Nishi Freeman
8.0
2024
Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire
as Tendo Ichiko
5.5
2024
The Gift of Your Heart
as Yukino Aihara
9.5
2024
The Kind-Hearted Cat
as Matsuko
10.0
2023
My Happy Divorced Life
3.7
2023
เกมชีวิตพิชิตล้านล้าน
as Mitsuzono Shizuku
7.6
2023
สังเวียนศักดิ์สิทธิ์
7.8
2023–
Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy
8.2
2023
ถึงเธอทุกคนที่ผมรัก
as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
6.8
2022
ถึงผมคนหนึ่งที่รักเธอ
as Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
6.1
2022
Everything Will Be Owlright!
as Minoyama
7.5
2022
Winter Rose
as Michiko Wataguchi
6.0
2022
Noise
as Hanae Shoji
5.9
2022
First Gentleman
4.5
2021
Hotel Royal
as Miko Noshiro
4.6
2020
Peaceful Death
6.4
2020
Any Crybabies Around?
as Setsuko Goto
5.2
2020
Toubousha
7.0
2020
Red
as Ogata Yoko
4.7
2020
AI Amok
as Eiko Tanaka
7.1
2020
Step
as Michiyo Muramatsu
7.2
2020
Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room
as Shibusawa Wakako
4.5
2020
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
as (voice)
7.2
2019
Giwaku
6.5
2019
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
6.0
2019
Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~
as Junko Kijimoto
5.0
2019–
สำนักงานความตาย
as Shingu
5.4
2019
ที่ตรงนั้นฉันจะรอเธอ
6.5
2019
Omotenashi
as Mitsuko
4.2
2018
Innocent Days
as Michiko Tanaka
7.4
2018
Enokida Trading Co.
as Yoko Shima
6.0
2018
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
as Cafe's manager (segment "Our Birthday")
7.0
2018
Half Blue Sky
as Kimika Okada
7.8
2018
And Then There Were None
as Erika Konami
6.6
2017
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
as Koto
8.1
2017
Perfect Revolution
as Akiko
6.0
2017
The Blue Hearts
as (segment “Hammer”)
5.0
2017
Izakaya Fuji
7.0
2017
The Public Enemy
as Akiko Kawarada
8.5
2017
Hello, I Love You
as Machi Domoto
0.0
2016
Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono
as Yoriko Musubi
7.3
2016–2025
Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan
8.0
2016
The Ice Ruts
as 요네자와 사유리
7.0
2016
Midnight Diner 2
as Chieko
7.4
2016
Black Widow Business
as Eiko Segawa
8.5
2016
ชิน ก็อดซิลล่า
as Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense
7.2
2016
REPLAY＆DESTROY
as fortune-teller woman
7.0
2015
ปรสิต 2 เพื่อนรักเขมือบโลก
as Izumi Nobuko
7.0
2015
ปรสิต เพื่อนรักเขมือบโลก
as Izumi Nobuko
7.0
2014
Galileo XX
as Yoriko Takasaki
7.1
2013
Cleopatra na Onnatachi
7.0
2012
Karyuu No Utage
as Miyagi Yoko
8.0
2011
外事警察
as 村松久美
0.0
2009
ความสุขนั้นนิรันดร
as Yuriko Kamimura
7.8
2008
Atsuhime
as Hisa-hime
9.0
2008
Daisuki!!
as Setsuko Kachigawa
7.5
2008
Evil People
as Chise Fujishima
7.0
2007
Tokyo Rhapsody
0.0
2007
Tokumei! Keiji Dongame
6.0
2006
Just One Love
as Akiko Kanzaki
6.9
2006
Into the White Night
as Taniguchi Mafumi
7.4
2006
Be with You
as Hongo Naomi
7.0
2005
Affectionate Time
as Kujo Tomoko
8.0
2005
Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
as Yukiko Ando
4.3
2003
Kao
as Kyoko Higuchi（樋口 京子）
6.5
2003
Worst by Chance
as Hatsuko Kim
9.0
2003
Goodbye Mr Ozu
7.0
2001
Churasan
as Shibata Yoko
9.7
2001–2007
Love Story
7.0
2001
Live
5.0
1999
A Dangerous Woman
4.0
1998
Virgin Road
as Michi
7.3
1997
Gonin 2
as Ran
7.0
1996
Concerto
4.0
1996
Hakusen Nagashi
as Masako Ozawa
9.0
1996
Say You Love Me
as Kaoru Kanzaki
7.0
1995
ごりやくさん
as 語り
0.0