Yoshino Kimura

Yoshino Kimura (木村 佳乃, Kimura Yoshino, born 10 April 1976) is a Japanese actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in Shitsurakuen.^[3]

Yoshino Kimura
木村 佳乃
Kimura in 2018
Born	(1976-04-10) 10 April 1976 (age 48) London, England[1]
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Actress voice actress singer
Years active	1996–present
Agent	TOP COAT
Spouse	Noriyuki Higashiyama ​ ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2[2]
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Pony Canyon

Career

Kimura appeared as Shizuka in the recent spaghetti-western Sukiyaki Western Django. As of 25 June 2007 she was slated to star in a new Japanese soap opera to be set in Australia.^[4] Kimura also voiced Master Tigress in the Japanese dub of Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2. She also appears in Blindness as the First Blind Man's Wife. On 24 October 2010 she married Noriyuki Higashiyama.^[5]

In 2007, Kimura took the title role in a TV Asahi tanpatsu (単発, TV movie), entitled Teresa Teng Monogatari (テレサ・テン物語), portraying the late Taiwanese superstar, who was (and continues to be) popular throughout Asia.

She played Kazusa Monzen and Aoi Monzen in the 2008 film Orochi: Blood.^[6]

She also did the voice of Claire Folley in the game Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.

Filmography

Films

• Lost Paradise (1997) – Chika
• Isola (2000) – Yukari Kamo
• Hashire! Ichirō (2001) – Terada
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) – Princess Kida
• Mobōhan (2002) – Shigeko Maehata
• Her Island, My Island (2002) – Kuriko
• Like Asura (2003) – Keiko Akagi
• Ichigo no Kakera (2005)
• Bluestockings (2005) – Kiyoko
• The Samurai I Loved (2005) – Fuku
• Nezu no Ban (2006) – Shigeko
• Backdancers! (2006) – Reiko Mihama
• Sakuran (2006) – Takao
• Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007) – Akiko
• Densen Uta (2007) – Ranko Kaburagi
• Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) – Shizuka
• Fine, Totally Fine (2008) – Akari Kinoshita
• Aibō the Movie (2008) – Hinako Katayama
• Jirochô Sangokushi (2008) – Osono
• Orochi: Blood (2008) – Aoi Monzen, Kazusa Monzen
• Blindness (2008) – First Blind Man's Wife
• Rescue Wings (2008) – Mina Takasu
• Daremo Mamotte Kurenai (2008) – Reiko Onoue
• Killer Bride's Perfect Crime (2009) – Fukuko Kobayashi
• Confessions (2010) – Yuko Shimomura
• King Game (2010) – Yamazaki
• Aibō Series X DAY (2013) – Hinako Katayama
• Hot Road (2014) – Kazuki's mother
• Hoshigaoka Wonderland – Sawako Kiyokawa
• Desperate Sunflowers (2016) – Natsuko Kotani
• Pretty Cure Dream Stars! (2017) - Shizuku (voice)
• My Dad is a Heel Wrestler (2018) - Shiori
• Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019) - the president of the United States
• Diner (2019)
• The Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File (2020)
• Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
• First Love (2021)
• Masquerade Night (2021)^[7]
• The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Natsuko (voice)^[8]

Television

• Shota no Sushi (1996) – Saori Otori
• Hojo Tokimune (2001) - Toko
• Remote (2002) – Yuka Sasaki
• Aibō (2004) – Hinako Katayama
• Masters of Horror, "Dream Cruise" (2007) – Yuri Saito
• Teresa Teng Monogatari(2007) - Teresa Teng
• Tenchijin (2009) – Oryō
• Nakanai to Kimeta Hi (2010) – Yukiko Sano
• Asa ga Kita (2015) – Soe Kushida
• Sanada Maru (2016) – Matsu^[9]
• Hiyokko (2017) – Miyoko Yatabe
• Home Sweet Tokyo (2017) – Itsuki Jenkins
• Dokonimo nai Kuni (2018) – Mariko Maruyama
• Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021) – Hiraoka Yasu^[10]
• No Activity (2021–24) – Misato Satomi^[11]
• Minami-kun ga Koibito!? (2024) – Kaede^[12]

Dubbing

• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) – Princess Kida^[13]
• Open Season (2006) – Beth^[14]
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) – Master Tigress
• Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) – Medusa (voice-over for Uma Thurman)^[15]
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) – Master Tigress
• Paddington (2014) – Millicent Clyde (voice-over for Nicole Kidman)^[16]
• Jurassic World (2015) – Claire Dearing (voice-over for Bryce Dallas Howard)
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – Claire Dearing (voice-over for Bryce Dallas Howard)
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) – Dr. Emma Russell (voice-over for Vera Farmiga)^[17]
• Jungle Cruise (2021) – Dr. Lily Houghton (voice-over for Emily Blunt)^[18]
• Turning Red (2022) – Ming Lee^[19]
• Jurassic World Dominion (2022) – Claire Dearing (voice-over for Bryce Dallas Howard)^[20]

Discography

Albums

• 1999.03.03 "One and Only"
• 2000.04.20 "Girl"
• 2001.09.19 "Lady -The Best of Yoshino Kimura-"

Singles

• 1998.06.17 "Iruka no Natsu"
• 1998.09.18 "Love and Life"
• 1999.01.20 "Hello myself"
• 1999.12.01 "Amenohi wa Futari de"
• 2000.03.17 "Koisuru Nichiyobi"
• 2000.09.06 "Lullaby for Grandmother-M Version-"

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1998	22nd Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Herself	Won	[21]
1998	21st Japan Academy Film Prize	Newcomer of the Year	Lost Paradise	Won
2006	29th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actress	The Samurai I Loved	Nominated
2011	53rd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Confessions	Won
2016	9th Tokyo Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Boku no Yabai Tsuma	Won

References

1. 木村佳乃、ロンドン生まれが「やっと役立った」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
2. 東山紀之＆木村佳乃夫妻に第1子女児誕生 「命の詩を聞かせてくれました」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
3. "日本アカデミー賞公式サイト". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
4. "Neighbours effect' tried on Japanese," BBC
5. Noriyuki Higashiyama, Yoshino Kimura, now married
6. "Orochi". fantasiafest.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
7. "木村拓哉『マスカレード・ナイト』、田中みな実、麻生久美子ら新キャスト10名発表". Crank-in!. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
8. "「君たちはどう生きるか」ストーリー、声優、主題歌が明らかに". Natalie. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
9. "真田丸". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
10. "青天を衝け". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
11. "豊川悦司×中村倫也の刑事コンビ再び『No Activity』シーズン2配信決定 木村佳乃&清野菜名も続投". Oricon (in Japanese). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
12. "New Live-Action Minami's Lover Series Unveils More Cast, July 16 Debut". Anime News Network. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
13. アトランティス／失われた帝国 (in Japanese). Disney. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
14. オープン・シーズン［吹］ (in Japanese). Star Channel. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
15. "パーシー・ジャクソンとオリンポスの神々". Star Channel. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
16. "パディントン". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
17. "ゴジラ キング・オブ・モンスターズ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
18. "ジャングル・クルーズ －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
19. "私ときどきレッサーパンダ －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
20. "ジュラシック・ワールド／新たなる支配者 －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
21. "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Yoshino Kimura at IMDb
• Yoshino Kimura at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)