Eiko Koike
Eiko Koike | |
|---|---|
| 小池 栄子 | |
 Koike in 2004 | |
| Born | November 20, 1980 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
Eiko Koike (小池 栄子, Koike Eiko) is a Japanese actress who previously worked as a gravure model.
Biography
Koike's career includes roles in significant films such as Kunitoshi Manda's The Kiss, and she played a leading part in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 TV drama Penance. She shared the screen with Sayuri Yoshinaga in Junji Sakamoto's A Chorus of Angels and acted alongside Takayuki Yamada in Masanori Tominaga's Vengeance Can Wait. Her portrayal in Rebirth led to a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Japan Academy Prize.
Film
- Kamikaze Girls (2004)
- 2LDK (2004)
- Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
- The Kiss (2007)
- Paco and the Magical Book (2008)
- 20th Century Boys (2009)
- Vengeance Can Wait (2010)
- No Longer Human (2010)
- Rebirth (2011)
- Railways (2011)
- Liar Game: Reborn (2012)
- A Chorus of Angels (2012)
- Unforgiven (2013), Okaji
- April Fools (2015)
- A Living Promise (2016)
- Terraformars (2016)
- To Each His Own (2017)
- Close-Knit (2017), Naomi
- Perfect Revolution (2017)
- Recall (2018)
- Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together (2018)
- Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019), Nozomi Banba
- Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020), Rola (voice)
- A Morning of Farewell (2021)
- Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale (2021), Reina Onimaru
- Struggling Man (2021)
- Hey, Dazai: The Movie (2025), Tomiko Yabe
Television
- Bayside Shakedown (1997)
- Ōoku (2005), Oden
- Yoshitsune (2005), Tomoe Gozen
- Penance (2012)
- Legal High (2012–13)
- Zero: Ikkakusenkin Game (2018)
- Ōoku the Final (2019), Gekkō-in
- 'A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi' (2020)
- 'Our Sister's Soulmate' (2020), Hinako Ichihara
- 'Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi' (2021), Maria Magdalene
- 'The 13 Lords of the Shogun' (2022), Hōjō Masako
- 'Tokyo Swindlers' (2024)
- 'Hey, Dazai' (2025), Tomiko Yabe
- 'Pray Speak What Has Happened' (2025), Izanagi Duncan