Kaori Momoi

The career of actress Kaori Momoi has spanned 35 years and over 60 films. As an actress, she has worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa (“Kagemusha”, 1980), Yoji Yamada (“The Yellow Handkerchief”, 1977 and “Otoko wa Tsuraiyo”, 1979), Shunji Iwai (“Swallowtail Butterfly”, 1996), Jun Ichikawa (“Tokyo Yakyoku”, 1997), Mitani Koki (“Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald”, 1997), Yoshimitsu Morita (“Like Asura”, 2003) and Takashi Miike (“IZO”, “Sukiyaki Western Django”). She performed in “The Sun” (2005) directed by Alexander Sokurov and appeared in director Rob Marshall’s film “Memoirs of a Geisha” (2005). For her film performances in Japan, Momoi has won many awards, including the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and Best Supporting Actress once. Her latest performance was in the short film “Oh, Lucy!” that was awarded at the Cannes film festival in 2014 and Sundance film festival in 2015. ‘”Magic kimono” is her third collaboration with director Maris Martinsons.

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