Kaori Momoi
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| Name: | Kaori Momoi | |
| Status | Alive | |
| Age: | 72 (April 8, 1952) | |
| IMDB: | IMDb | |
| TMDB: | TMDB | |
| Smoking Status: | Unknown | |
| Type of Celebrity: | Actor | |
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| TMDB Popularity | 9.1 | |
| Biography (TMDB): | Kaori Momoi (桃井 かおり, Momoi Kaori, born April 8, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years she returned to Tokyo, later graduating from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (To Love Again) beginning a career that has already spanned 35 years and over 60 films. As an actress, she has worked with some of the most notable films directors in Japan, including Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha, 1980), Tatsumi Kumashiro (Seishun no Satetsu, 1974), Yoji Yamada (The Yellow Handkerchief, 1977 and Otoko wa Tsuraiyo, 1979), Shohei Imamura (Why Not?, 1981), Shunji Iwai (Swallowtail Butterfly, 1996), Jun Ichikawa (Tokyo Yakyoku, 1997), Mitani Koki (Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, 1997), Yoshimitsu Morita (Like Asura, 2003) and, most recently, Takashi Miike (IZO, Sukiyaki Western Django). She has also performed in The Sun (2005) directed by Alexander Sokurov and appeared in director Rob Marshall's film Memoirs of a Geisha. For her film performances in Japan, Momoi has won many awards. She has won the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and Best Supporting Actress once and was selected Best Actress at the 1983 New York International Film Festival for her role in Giwaku (Suspicion). Popular among Japanese of all ages and a recognized trend setter, Momoi is never idle, pursuing various projects in producing, directing, screenwriting, and design in addition to her acting. She has also released some 15 record albums as a singer and is a much sought after essayist. She won the award for best actress at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Giwaku. Her latest movie is Maris Martinson's movie "Amaya", which was released on September 17, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaori Momoi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia |
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Movies
Memoirs of a Geisha
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smokingsides
Kaori Momoi - smokes frequently, with slow languid exhales, from a cigarette holder that points the cigarette upwards like a pipe would. She's the Geisha 'mother' and as a result is quite a bit older though. Li Gong - holds in several scenes, but only has one lightup and inhale before passing the cigarette to a man. She's absolutely stunning though. Youki Kudoh - smokes several times but only towards the end of the film and appears to be an IRL smoker. |
Sukiyaki Western Django
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smokingsides
Kimura smokes well several times before her dramatic death halfway through this wild Japanese western. Choppy editing tends to interrupt most of her inhales and exhales, but there are several of each, presented in ways that seemed designed to reflect her sensuality. Momoi smokes cigars throughout. She doesn't inhale them, but generates a lot of smoke and wields her short stubby cigars in a style that fits her tough veteran gunslinger character. In the behind the scenes footage, Momoi is shown holding an unlit cigarette in a candid moment and smoking while doing some kind of voiceover dubbing in a recording studio, including a bit of a talking exhale, albeit from a wide and somewhat rear angle. [Momoi] She smokes a cigar through most of the film. Beautifully done |
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