Kirin Kiki

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Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki Death

Kirin passed away on September 15, 2018 at the age of 75 in Tokyo, Japan. Kirin's cause of death was cancer.

Kirin Kiki death quick facts:
  • When did Kirin Kiki die?

    September 15, 2018
  • How did Kirin Kiki die? What was the cause of death?

    Cancer
  • How old was Kirin Kiki when died?

    75
  • Where did Kirin Kiki die? What was the location of death?

    Tokyo, Japan

Kirin Kiki Birthday and Date of Death

Kirin Kiki was born on January 24, 1943 and died on September 15, 2018. Kirin was 75 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: January 24, 1943
Date of Death: September 15, 2018
Age at Death: 75

Kirin Kiki - Biography

Kirin Kiki (樹木 希林, Kiki Kirin) was a Japanese actress known for her work in cinema and television.
Kiki was born in the Kanda area of Tokyo as the daughter of a master of the biwa lute. After graduating from high school, she started her acting career in the early 1960s as a member of the Bungakuza theater troupe using the stage name Chiho Yūki (悠木千帆). She eventually gained fame for performing uniquely comedic and eccentric roles on such television shows as Jikan desu yo and Terauchi Kantarō ikka and in television commercials. She changed her name to "Kirin Kiki" when, after being asked on a television show to auction off something of hers, she ended up selling her first stage name, claiming she had "nothing else to sell."

Kiki married fellow Bungakuza actor Shin Kishida, but they divorced in 1968. She wed musician Yuya Uchida in 1973, and remains legally married to him though they separated in 1975. Their daughter, Yayako Uchida, is an essayist and musician, and portrayed the younger self of Kiki's character in the film Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad. Yayako Uchida is married to the actor Masahiro Motoki, who was adopted into the Uchida family as a mukoyōshi. Kirin's granddaughter Kyara Uchida has appeared with her in two films, I Wish and Sweet Bean.

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