Kirin Kiki

Biography

Kirin Kiki was a Japanese actress born on January 15, 1943, in Tokyo, to a master biwa lute player and former police officer father, and cafe owner mother. She began her acting career in the early 1960s as Chiho Yūki with the Bungakuza theater troupe, later gaining fame for eccentric roles on television shows like Jikan desu yo. Kiki continued to act despite battling various ailments, including detached retina and breast cancer.