Youki Kudoh

is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best newcomer at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for The Crazy Family. She also won the awards for best actress at the 16th Hochi Film Award and at the 1992 Blue Ribbon Award for War and Youth. Additionally, Kudoh has been nominated three times for Best Actress, in the 5th independent Spirit Award for Mystery Train, in the 15th Japanese Academy Prize for War and Youth, and in the 4th Golden Satellite Award for Snow Falling on Cedars.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes 1984 The Crazy Family(逆噴射家族) Erika Kobayashi 1985 Typhoon Club(台風クラブ) Rie Takami Congratulatory Speech(祝辞) Fusae Saotome 1987 From a Girl's Highschool Manual(本場ぢょしこうマニュアル 初恋微熱篇) Michiko Sawaki 1988 Labyrinth of Flower Garden(花園の迷宮) Fuyumi Blue Mountains '88(青い山脈'88) Shinko Terazawa 1989 Mystery Train Mitsuko 1991 War and Youth(戦争と青春) Yukari Hanafusa/Sakiko 1994 Picture Bride Riyo 1997 Heaven's Burning Midori 1999 Snow Falling on Cedars Hatsue Imada Miyamoto 2000 Blood: The Last Vampire Saya (voice) Anime film 2003 The Wind Carpet(فرش باد) Kinue Nagai Also associate producer 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha Pumpkin 2006 Granny Gabai(佐賀のがばいばあちゃん) Akihiro's mother 2007 Rush Hour 3 Jasmine (Dragon Lady) 2008 L: Change the World Kimiko Kujo (K) Haru yo koi(春よこい) Yoshie Ozaki 2009 The Limits of Control Molecules 2010 Zatoichi: The Last(座頭市 THE LAST) Toyo 2011 Poem of the Earth: The Story of Kosuke Tomeoka(大地の詩 -留岡幸助物語-) Natsuko Tomeoka 2012 Karakara Junko 2015 When I Was Most Beautiful(この国の空) Satoko's mother 2016 The Actor(俳優 亀岡拓次) Fujii 2017 Green Music(緑色音楽) Mieko 2018 We Are(青の帰り道) Saeko 2019 We Are Little Zombies Rie Ota The Brighton Miracle Nellie Jones 2026 Diary of a Mad Old Man Hana

Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Sleeping Sake Cup(眠る盃) Yōko TV movie 1985 Sanada Taiheiki(真田太平記) Senhime TV series 1985 Young Wife (奥様は不良少女!?「おさな妻」) TV movie 1985 Afternoon Murder(殺人よ、こんにちは) TV movie 1986 Sailor Suit Love Class Love Lesson A!B!!C!?(セーラー服恋愛教室 愛のレッスンA!B!!C!?) TV movie 1986 Jump Up! Youth(ジャンプアップ!青春) Kaori Okada TV series 1986 Oya ni wa naisho de...(親にはナイショで...) Kyōko Murayama TV series 1986 The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love(愛少女ポリアンナ物語) Karen (voice) TV anime seriesAlso theme songs 1986 Young Wife 2(奥さまは不良少女!?おさな妻2) TV movie 1986 Ikkyū-san Katsu!(一休さん・喝!) Sanae TV series 1986 Taiyō ni Hoero!(太陽にほえろ!) Ai Nishitani Episode 第713話「エスパー少女・愛」 1986 Byakkotai(白虎隊) Yumiko Inoue TV miniseries 1987 Hissatsu Kengekinin(必殺剣劇人) Oshichi TV series 1988 Gekitotsu! Kyonshi kozo shijo saikyo no kanfu akuma gundan(激突！キョンシー小僧 VS 史上最強のカンフー悪魔軍団) Yuko TV movie 1988 Downtown Detectives(ダウンタウン探偵組) TV series 1988 Mito Komon Season 17(水戸黄門 第17部) Chacha-hime Episode 第22話「惚れた娘はお姫様 -竜野-」 1989 Travelog of Naked Artist(裸の大将放浪記) Episode 第34話「天からマリアが降ってきたー長崎編」 1990–1991 I Want a Child(子供、ほしいね) Urara Kubota TV series 1990 Nekonotopia Nekonomania(ネコノトピアネコノマニア) TV movie 1990 The Girl with the White Flag(白旗の少女) TV movie 1991 Tales of the Unusual(世にも奇妙な物語) Kumiko Higashiyama Episode「赤い雲」 1992 Shufu-tachi no Zaken'na yo(主婦たちのざけんなヨII) Rika Miyagawa TV movie: Segment「子供作ルベカラズ」 1992 College Student Hostess Detective(女子大生ホステス名探偵) Episode「華やかな密室殺人」 1992 Ōoka Echizen Season 12(大岡越前 第12部) Kiku-hime Episode 第14話「姫様の好物ふかし藷」 1993 Dragon Spirit(琉球の風) Ugi TV series 1994 In the Blue Sky(青空にちんどん) Aki TV series 1994 I Want to Tell You(君に伝えたい) Episode 第8回「私の恋は売約済み」 1995 Meibugyō Tōyama no Kinsan Season 7(名奉行 遠山の金さん 第7シリーズ) Osen TV series 1995 Men Who Pretend to Be Asleep(寝たふりしてる男たち) Yuriko Hoshikawa TV series 2001 The Chronicle Mina Shen Episode "Here There Be Dragons" 2002 Undeclared Kikuki Episode "Hal and Hillary" 2002 Psycho Doctor(サイコドクター) Nami Okino Episode 第4話「愛されたいだけ...セックス依存症の女」 2006 Masters of Horror Woman Episode "Imprint" 2014 Battlefield Tokyo(終戦特集ドラマ 東京が戦場になった日) Eiko Takagi TV movie 2016–2017 Yama Onna Nikki(山女日記) Yuzuhiko Tachibana TV series 2018 Downtown Rocket(下町ロケット) Sakiko Tonomura TV series 2021 Why I Dress Up for Love(着飾る恋には理由があって) Sumire Mashiba TV series

Stage productions Kiki's Delivery Service (as Kiki, 1993)

Discography Singles Yasei Jidai (野生時代) (1984) Oricon Singles Chart number 39 Heroine (ヒロイン) (1985) Tokimeki Fall In You (ときめきFALL IN YOU) (1985) Cinderella Liberty Mo Hecchara (シンデレラ・リバティもへっちゃら) (1985) Shiawase Carnival (し・あ・わ・せカーニバル) (1986) Hohoemu Anata Ni Aitai (微笑むあなたに会いたい) (1986) Oricon number 50 Kimi No Heart Ni Touch (君のハートにタッチ) (1987) Chotto Dake Kuzushitai (ちょっとだけくずしたい) (1989) Glass No Fune: Mon Mec A Moi (硝子の舟〜mon mec a moi〜) (1989) Yume Ga Kanau (夢が叶う) (1990) Shōwa (昭和) (1991) Sayonara Samba (さよならサンバ) (1993) Tabidachi No Uta (旅立ちの唄) (1993) Omoide Wa Emerald (想い出はエメラルド) (1994) Maybe Tonight (1995) Tosan Mitemasuka (父さん見てますか) (2023) Oricon number 46