Kimiko Yo
Born
May 12, 1956 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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.

Usotoki Rhetoric
(1 episode)
2024

Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy
2023

To Every You I've Loved Before
Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
2022

To Me, the One Who Loved You
Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
2022

The Dog won't Eat it, but Charlie Laughs
Minoyama
2022

Winter Rose
Michiko Wataguchi
2022

Noise
Hanae Shoji
2022

First Gentleman
2021

Show Me the Way to the Station
2019

Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019

BON-UTA, A Song from Home
(voice)
2019

ドラマSP 松本清張「鬼畜」
2017

Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan
2016

Parasyte: Part 2
Izumi Nobuko
2015

Parasyte: Part 1
Izumi Nobuko
2014

Midnight Diner
Chieko Hanawa
2014

My Little Sweet Pea
Ayako Akaike
2013

A Tale of Samurai Cooking
Mitsuru Funaki
2013

Nobody's Perfect
2013

Dearest
Tamiko Hamasaki
2012

For Love's Sake
Toyo Taiga
2012

Bread of Happiness
Yoko
2012

Crossroads
2011

My SO Has Got Depression
Satoko Kurita
2011

Star Watching Dog
Innkeeper
2011

Rebirth
Angel
2011

Villain
Yoriko Shimizu
2010

Rinco's Restaurant
Ruriko
2010

Dear Doctor
Akemi Ohtake
2009

Departures
Yuriko Kamimura
2008

The Ramen Girl
Reiko
2008

Virgin Snow
Mayumi Sasaki
2007

Café Lumière
Yoko's Stepmother
2004

Worst by Chance
Hatsuko Kim
2003

Farewell, Kuro
Eri Yuki
2003

Aiki
2002

Music of Remembrance -Gb-
Rume
2002

Dog Star
2002

Another Battle
2000
巡査鉄兵の推理日誌
2000

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
2000

The Exam
Midori Chiaki
1999
姑は名探偵芹澤雅子 八丈島南国リゾート殺人事件
1997

An Angel with Many Scars
1997

Happy-Go-Lucky
Man's Lover in TV Drama
1997

Gonin 2
Ran
1996

Keikoku! Nozoki ari.
1995

Sumomo mo momo
1995

Can you collect it? Complete
1994

Bastard LAST DOWN TEN 2
1994

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993

The Brutal Insanity of Love
Nami Muraki
1993

Orchids Under the Moon
1991

Hiruko the Goblin
Reiko's Mother
1991

Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
1991

hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–

Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai
高橋文世 · (3 episodes)
2024

Shinjuku Field Hospital
Ritsuko Nishi Freeman · (11 episodes)
2024

Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire
Tendo Ichiko · (11 episodes)
2024

52-Hertz Whales
Noriko Okada
2024

The Gift of Your Heart
Yukino Aihara · (11 episodes)
2024

Trillion Game
Mitsuzono Shizuku · (10 episodes)
2023

The Kind-Hearted Cat
Matsuko · (5 episodes)
2023

Sanctuary
(8 episodes)
2023

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
(1 episode)
2023

Omokage
2023

My Happy Divorced Life
(6 episodes)
2023

The Files of Young Kindaichi
Hiruko Kirigoe · (2 episodes)
2022

Dream Team
Yoshie Andou · (8 episodes)
2021

Toubousha
(2 episodes)
2020

Any Crybabies Around?
Setsuko Goto
2020

Hotel Royal
Miko Noshiro
2020

Sugu Shinun Dakara
Mori Kaoru · (5 episodes)
2020

Peaceful Death
2020

Step
Michiyo Muramatsu
2020

Red
Ogata Yoko
2020

AI Amok
Eiko Tanaka
2020

Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room
Shibusawa Wakako · (10 episodes)
2020

Miss Jikocho-Professor Tenno's Survey File
南雲喜里子 · (10 episodes)
2019

Death Office
Shingu · (10 episodes)
2019

Welcome to National Treasures
(2 episodes)
2019

Sleep in the Shadows
2019

The Naked Director
Kozue Muranishi · (3 episodes)
2019

An Artist of the Floating World
Mrs. Saito
2019

Giwaku
2019

dele
(1 episode)
2018

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
Cafe's manager (segment "Our Birthday")
2018

Enokida Trading Co.
Yoko Shima
2018

Kuroido Goroshi
2018

Half Blue Sky
Kimika Okada · (156 episodes)
2018

Innocent Days
Michiko Tanaka · (6 episodes)
2018

Omotenashi
Mitsuko
2018

The Public Enemy
Akiko Kawarada · (10 episodes)
2017

Perfect Revolution
Akiko
2017

Izakaya Fuji
(12 episodes)
2017

Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
Koto
2017

The Blue Hearts
(segment “Hammer”)
2017

And Then There Were None
Erika Konami · (2 episodes)
2017

Midnight Diner 2
Chieko
2016

The Ice Ruts
요네자와 사유리
2016

Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono
Yoriko Musubi · (59 episodes)
2016

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Chieko Tachibana · (2 episodes)
2016

Black Widow Business
Eiko Segawa
2016

Zen and Bones
Kô Mittwer
2016

Shin Godzilla
Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense
2016

Hello, I Love You
Machi Domoto · (9 episodes)
2016

Night Hero NAOTO
権田薫子 · (11 episodes)
2016

Going against the Grain in Fukushima
Speaker
2015

Replay & Destroy
fortune-teller woman · (8 episodes)
2015

Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
Motoko Ueno
2015

Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
Motoko Ueno
2015

A Stitch of Life
Hiroe Minami
2015

Fuyō no hito 〜 Fuji sanchō no tsuma
Nonaka Tomiko · (6 episodes)
2014

Back of Father
Togawa Yasuko · (1 episode)
2014

お葬式で会いましょう
(1 episode)
2014

300 Million Yen Robbery
Ryoko Nakaoka
2014

Galileo XX
Yoriko Takasaki
2013

Shield of Straw
2013

Houkago Groove
(10 episodes)
2013

A Story of Yonosuke
Taeko Yokomichi
2013

The Housekeeper
Haruko Inamura
2012

Tsurukame Josanin: Minami no Shima kara
(8 episodes)
2012

Dirty Hearts
Naomi
2012

Black Dawn
Kumi Muramatsu
2012

悪女について
Suzuki Tane
2012

Cleopatra na Onnatachi
(8 episodes)
2012

Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai
2012

Ace Attorney
Maiko Ayasato (Misty Fey)
2012

Father of the Bride
2012

Karyuu No Utage
Miyagi Yoko · (8 episodes)
2011

Taro no Tō
(4 episodes)
2011

Soup Opera
Yasuko Tanaka
2010

警視庁継続捜査班
(8 episodes)
2010

A Lone Scalpel
Shizuka Takei
2010

Air Doll
Receptionist Yoshiko
2009

ママは昔パパだった
우에노 마키코 · (6 episodes)
2009

Where The Legend Lives
2008

Oka wo koete
2008

Daisuki!!
Setsuko Kachigawa · (10 episodes)
2008

Atsuhime
Hisa-hime · (50 episodes)
2008

Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
Kita no mandokoro
2007
夜の終る時
(1 episode)
2007

Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop
엔죠지 치에코 · (8 episodes)
2007

The Yakuza Principal
2007
Memories of the Womb: You Are Here
2007

Tokyo Rhapsody
2007

Bambino!
(1 episode)
2007
現ナマ弁護士
(1 episode)
2007

Invisible War
Kinu Murozono
2007

Evil People
Chise Fujishima · (8 episodes)
2007

Dear Father
Fortune Teller · (1 episode)
2007

Just One Love
Akiko Kanzaki · (10 episodes)
2006

Tokumei! Keiji Dongame
(15 episodes)
2006

Into the White Night
Taniguchi Mafumi · (11 episodes)
2006

Yamato
2005

Be with You
Hongo Naomi · (10 episodes)
2005

Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP
Ando Yukiko [Teacher]
2005

Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke
Tezuka Yukino
2005

Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke
(1 episode)
2005

Pacchigi!
2005

Tokyo Tower
2005

Affectionate Time
Kujo Tomoko · (11 episodes)
2005
松本清張特別企画・黒い画集~紐
(1 episode)
2005

Chicken Is Barefoot
2004

Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
2004
女の中の二つの顔
(1 episode)
2004

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004

Fireflies: River of Light
2004

Drop-out Teacher Returns to School
Yukiko Ando · (10 episodes)
2003
女タクシードライバーの事件日誌
(1 episode)
2003

Kao
Kyoko Higuchi(樋口 京子) · (11 episodes)
2003

Suspicion
2003

Hotel Hibiscus
Mieko's Mother
2002

横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS)
(6 episodes)
2002

Oh My God
2002

California Dreamin'
(0 episode)
2002

The Lonely Affair of the Heart
2002

Suicide Club
2001

Goodbye Mr Ozu
(11 episodes)
2001

Love Story
(11 episodes)
2001

Churasan
Shibata Yoko · (169 episodes)
2001

Asako in Ruby Shoes
Aya's Mother
2000

Hysteric
2000

Timeless Melody
Chikako's Mother
2000

Free and Easy 11
2000

Dangerous Relationship
Ayako Tsuzuki · (11 episodes)
1999

Live
(12 episodes)
1999

Wait and See
Wife of Hiroshi's Brother
1998

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Kuramoto
1998
Kurenai
(11 episodes)
1998

A Dangerous Woman
(11 episodes)
1998

Amagi Pass
1998

Immoral Affairs
1997

20th Century Nostalgia
Anzu's Mother
1997

Middle-aged Bachelors
(13 episodes)
1997

Time Leap
1997
The Most Important Person
(11 episodes)
1997

Moonlight Serenade
1997

Virgin Road
Michi · (11 episodes)
1997

The President's Christmas Tree
1996

Concerto
(10 episodes)
1996

Hakusen Nagashi
Masako Ozawa · (11 episodes)
1996
Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu
(11 episodes)
1996

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Hiruko Kirigoe · (2 episodes)
1995

Haunted School
Yukawa
1995

Say You Love Me
Kaoru Kanzaki · (12 episodes)
1995

Sharaku
1995

Alone in the Night
1994

A Night in Nude
Nami Tsuchiya
1993

Passion
1992

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral
1991
寝台特急出羽号 赤い爪痕の女
1991

Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki
1991

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
1991

Yumeji
Jiro
1991

Hiruko the Goblin
1991

Baian the Assassin
1990

Maria's Stomach
1990

Via Okinawa
1989

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Managing Director's Daughter
1988

Love Bites Back
Sanae Ebino
1988

The Heartbreak Yakuza
1987

Dangerous Detective
Yuko · (1 episode)
1986

Dangerous Detective
Hiromi Nagisa · (1 episode)
1986