Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike
小池 栄子
Born	(1980-11-20) November 20, 1980 (age 44) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Wataru Sakata ​ (m. 2007)​

Eiko Koike (小池 栄子, Koike Eiko) is a Japanese actress.

Biography

Koike starred in Kunitoshi Manda's film The Kiss.^[1] She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama Penance,^[2] and co-starred in Junji Sakamoto's A Chorus of Angels with Sayuri Yoshinaga.^[3] She also co-starred in Masanori Tominaga's Vengeance Can Wait with Takayuki Yamada.^[4] She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at Japan Academy Prize for her outstanding performance in the film Rebirth.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

• Kamikaze Girls (2004)
• 2LDK (2004)
• Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
• The Kiss (2007)
• Paco and the Magical Book (2008)
• 20th Century Boys (2009)
• Vengeance Can Wait (2010)
• No Longer Human (2010)
• Rebirth (2011)
• Railways (2011)
• Liar Game: Reborn (2012)
• A Chorus of Angels (2012)
• Unforgiven (2013), Okaji
• April Fools (2015)
• A Living Promise (2016)
• Terraformars (2016)
• To Each His Own (2017)
• Close-Knit (2017), Naomi
• Perfect Revolution (2017)
• Recall (2018)
• Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together (2018)
• Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019), Nozomi Banba
• Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020), Rola (voice)
• A Morning of Farewell (2021)^[5]
• Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale (2021), Reina Onimaru^[6]
• Struggling Man (2021)^[7]

Television

• Bayside Shakedown (1997)
• Ōoku (2005), Oden
• Yoshitsune (2005), Tomoe Gozen
• Penance (2012)
• Legal High (2012–13)
• Zero: Ikkakusenkin Game (2018)
• Ōoku the Final (2019), Gekkō-in
• A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi (2020)
• Our Sister's Soulmate (2020), Hinako Ichihara^[8]
• Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2021), Maria Magdalene
• The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022), Hōjō Masako^[9]
• Tokyo Swindlers (2024)^[10]

Dubbing roles

• Mulan, Xian Lang (Gong Li)^[11]

References

1. Tom Mes (February 2, 2009). "Midnight Eye feature: Midnight Eye's Best (and Worst) of 2008". Midnight Eye.
2. Dan Fainaru (August 29, 2012). "Penance - Review - Screen". Screen International.
3. Shoji Ishihara (November 2, 2012). "Mature actress, young stars reveal uneasy truths". The Daily Yomiuri.
4. Charles Webb (July 19, 2011). "Japan Cuts 2011: VENGEANCE CAN WAIT Review". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
5. "吉永小百合「いのちの停車場」に石田ゆり子、伊勢谷友介、南野陽子、柳葉敏郎らが出演！". eiga.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
6. "川栄李奈＆丸山智己＆遠藤憲一らがOLに！『地獄の花園』第4弾キャスト". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
7. "私はいったい、何と闘っているのか". eiga.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
8. "King & Prince 高橋海人が有村架純の弟役に 藤木直人、小池栄子、奈緒ら『姉ちゃんの恋人』出演へ". Real Sound. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
9. "鎌倉殿の13人". TV drama database. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
10. "綾野剛×豊川悦司「地面師たち」に北村一輝、小池栄子、ピエール瀧、染谷将太ら出演". Natalie. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
11. "ムーラン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Eiko Koike at IMDb