Yoshino Kimura

{{Infobox person

| name = Yoshino Kimura

| image = Kimura Yoshino - Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Japan Premiere - 2018 (28232799427) (cropped).jpg

| alt = Yoshino Kimura at the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Japan Premiere in 2018

| caption = Kimura in 2018

| native_name = 木村佳乃

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|4|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = London, England{{cite news |script-title=ja: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 |url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1739016.html |access-date=7 June 2019 |work=nikkansports.com |date=11 November 2016 |language=ja}}

| nationality = Japanese

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actress
voice actress
singer

}}

| years_active = 1996–present

| agent = TOP COAT

| spouse = {{marriage|Noriyuki Higashiyama|2010}}

| children = 2{{cite news|url=http://beauty.oricon.co.jp/news/2003442/|script-title=ja: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」|language=ja|publisher=Oricon|access-date=January 3, 2012}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| background = solo_singer

| instrument = {{flatlist|

Vocals

}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

J-pop

}}

| label = {{flatlist|

Pony Canyon

}}

{{Nihongo|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1998/index.html |title=日本アカデミー賞公式サイト |access-date=May 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428070522/http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1998/index.html |archive-date=April 28, 2009 }}

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."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6237824.stm Neighbours effect' tried on Japanese]," BBC 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.[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/noriyuki-higashiyama-yoshino-kimura-now-married Noriyuki Higashiyama, Yoshino Kimura, now married]

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.{{cite web|url= http://www.fantasiafest.com/2009/en/films/film_detail.php?id=93|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090709155139/http://fantasiafest.com/2009/en/films/film_detail.php?id=93|url-status= dead|archive-date= 9 July 2009|title= Orochi|access-date= 2013-12-17|work= fantasiafest.com}}

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){{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/90699/1|title= 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|accessdate= June 14, 2021|work= Crank-in!|date= 14 June 2021}}
The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Natsuko (voice){{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/532717|title= 「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|access-date= July 14, 2023|work= Natalie}}

=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{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/16-taiga.html|title= 真田丸|access-date= 19 November 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}
Hiyokko (2017) – Miyoko Yatabe
Home Sweet Tokyo (2017) – Itsuki Jenkins
Dokonimo nai Kuni (2018) – Mariko Maruyama
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021) – Hiraoka Yasu{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/21-taiga.html|title= 青天を衝け|access-date= 19 November 2024|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}
No Activity (2021–24) – Misato Satomi{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2334375/full/|title= 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|access-date= 19 November 2024|date= 2 July 2024|website= Oricon|language=ja}}
Minami-kun ga Koibito!? (2024) – Kaede{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=New Live-Action Minami's Lover Series Unveils More Cast, July 16 Debut |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-12/new-live-action-minami-lover-series-unveils-more-cast-july-16-debut/.211825 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}

=Dubbing=

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) – Princess Kida{{cite web|url=https://www.disney.co.jp/studio/animation/0221.html|script-title=ja:アトランティス／失われた帝国|language=ja|publisher=Disney|access-date=March 2, 2019}}
Open Season (2006) – Beth{{cite web|url=https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=17909|script-title=ja:オープン・シーズン［吹］|language=ja|publisher=Star Channel|access-date=March 2, 2019}}
Kung Fu Panda (2008) – Master Tigress
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) – Medusa (voice-over for Uma Thurman){{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=19768|title= パーシー・ジャクソンとオリンポスの神々|access-date= March 13, 2019|work= Star Channel}}
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) – Master Tigress
Paddington (2014) – Millicent Clyde (voice-over for Nicole Kidman){{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=1954|title= パディントン|access-date= December 25, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}
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){{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=11931|title= ゴジラキング・オブ・モンスターズ|access-date= June 7, 2019|work= Fukikaeru}}
Jungle Cruise (2021) – Dr. Lily Houghton (voice-over for Emily Blunt){{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=16309|title= ジャングル・クルーズ－日本語吹き替え版|accessdate= July 29, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}
Turning Red (2022) – Ming Lee{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=17821|title= 私ときどきレッサーパンダ－日本語吹き替え版|access-date= March 13, 2022|work= Fukikaeru}}
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) – Claire Dearing (voice-over for Bryce Dallas Howard){{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=18617|title= 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|access-date= July 29, 2022|work= Fukikaeru}}

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

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref.
1998 \| 22nd Elan d'or Awards \| Newcomer of the Year \| Herself \| {{won}} \| {{cite web \|url= https://www.producer.or.jp/backnumber/elandor/elandor-00.htm\|title= エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧\|access-date= October 6, 2021\|work= All Nippon Producers Association}}
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 \| {{nom}} \|
2011 \| 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| Confessions \| {{won}} \|
2016 \| 9th Tokyo Drama Awards \| Best Supporting Actress \| Boku no Yabai Tsuma \| {{won}} \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! Result

! Ref.

1998

| 22nd Elan d'or Awards

| Newcomer of the Year

| Herself

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |url= https://www.producer.or.jp/backnumber/elandor/elandor-00.htm|title= エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧|access-date= October 6, 2021|work= All Nippon Producers Association}}

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

| {{nom}}

2011

| 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards