English Stage Name:
Rinko Kikuchi
Japanese Stage Name:
菊地凛子
Birth Name:
Yuriko Kikuchi
Nickname:
Rinko
Origin:
Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan
Blood Type:
A
Height:
169 cm (5 ft 7 inches)
Weight:
47kg (104 lbs)
Marital Status:
Married
Children:
None
Family:
Father, Mother
Husband:
Shota Sometani
Married on December 31, 2014
(Photo of Rinko and her husband, Shota Sometani)
Past Relationships:
- Federico Aletta
Dated in 2007
- Spike Jonze
Dated in 2010
Best Friend:
- Baguji, her stuffed animal
Hobbies：
Horseback riding, Classical Japanese dance, Japanese sign language
Pets:
two cats
Personality:
Rinko is said to be;
- shy and introvert, despite her out-going and sociable looks.
Trivia:
- Rinko is 11 years senior to her husband, Shota Sometani.
- Rinko debuted as an actress in 1999 by her birth name, Yuriko Kikuchi, then changed it to Rinko Kikuchi in 2004.
- Rinko loves her stuffed animal, Baguji. When she couldn’t find him in her hotel room while visiting London for her work, she kept crying and called not only the hotel staff but also her assistants for a search of Baguji.
- Rinko says she is always with Baguji and talks to him like he is her real friend, even in public. She is witnessed to bring him to a few TV show sets.
- Rinko didn’t know how to speak English when she appeared in her first Hollywood movie, Babel.
- Rinko’s most favorite actress is Gena Rowlands.