Yoshino Kimura

Born in London, educated at Seijo University in Tokyo, Yoshino Kimura arrived with a pedigree that practically writes the word elegant for you. I think that reading sells her short. She won an Elan d'or Newcomer award in 1998 and the Japan Academy Rookie of the Year for Shitsurakuen, and then, thirteen years later in 2011, a Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress. That second prize is the one I respect. Plenty of performers are celebrated as newcomers; very few are still being honored a decade on, and doing it in a supporting role means the toolkit kept growing after the spotlight moved elsewhere. She also sings, and works as a voice and dubbing actor, which is an unusually wide range for someone of her profile. Born in 1976 and still working, she has lasted on skill rather than image.

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Name (English)

Yoshino Kimura

Name (Japanese)

木村佳乃

Reading

きむら よしの

Born

April 10, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer / actor / seiyū / dub actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

University

Seijo University

Awards & achievements

• 1998 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
• 2011 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress

• Official sitehttp://www2.topcoat.co.jp/kimura_en/top/index.php
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshino%20Kimura
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8%E6%9D%91%E4%BD%B3%E4%B9%83
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1143649

Tags

• singer
• actor
• seiyū

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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