KIKI SUGINO
Birthday 12 March 1984
Birthplace Hiroshima, Japan
Height 162cm
Kiki Sugino – Actress, Producer, Director
Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1984. While studying in Keio University where she majored in Economics, she went to Seoul to study abroad. In 2005, she made a film debut by starring in the Korean film “One Shining Day” directed by Kim Sung-ho, followed by “Time” which was directed by Kim Ki-duk. In 2010, she produces and appeared in the feature film “hospitalité” directed by Koji Fukada won Best Film in the “Japanese Eyes” of the Tokyo International Film Festival after which the film was offered to screen at more than 100 film festivals around the world and has received great reviews. In 2011, Tokyo International Film Festival focused on Kiki Sugino in a special section called “The Muse of Asian Indie Cinema”. The 33rd Yokohama Film Festival and Osaka Cinema Festival 2012 gave her “Best Newcomer Award” and “Best New Actress Award”. After its world premiere in Busan International Film Festival 2012, her film “Odayaka” directed by Nobuteru Uchida went to International Film Festival Rotterdam, Tribeca Film Festival, and brought her the “New Creator & Actress Award” from Okinawa International Film Festival, and the “New Producer Award” from the Japanese Professional Movie Awards. Taipei International Film Festival 2013 had a program focusing on Kiki Sugino. In 2013, “Au Revoir l’ été” directed by Koji Fukada got Best Film Award at Nantes 3 continent FF. In 2014, she directed two films. Her first feature film “Kyoto Elegy” was shown at Tokyo International Film Festival. Second feature film “Taksu” was shown at Busan International Film Festival and she got the Rising Director Award. Her third directorial work is “Snow Woman” (2016), premiered at competition of Tokyo IFF in 2016 and won the Jury Prize at the QCinema IFF. She appears as main role of Bulgaria-Japan co-production film “A Picture with Yuki” by Luchezar Avramov (2019). She was also invited as a jury for Jeonju’12, Edinburgh’12, Tallinn’12, Taipei’13, Rotterdam’14 etc. Her goal is to become a filmmaker that transcends all boundaries.
Film
2021 Voice actor
“Tiger is Strolling Around” directed Anastasia Falileieva (Ukraina)
SSFF & ASIA 2021
Hiroshima International Film Festival 2021
2020 Producer, Main Actress
“Love Mooning” directed Kunitoshi Manda (Japan)
★21th Tokyo Filmex - Opening Film
2020 Actress
“Town without Sea“ directed by Elaiza Ikeda (Japan)
21th Jeonju International Film Festival
23th Shanghai International Film Festival
2019 Main Actress
“A Picture with Yuki” directed by Luchezar Avramov (Bulgaria, Japan)
★Ibizacinefest 2020 - Best Fiction Feature Award
★Castelli Romani Film Festival - Miglior Film Straniero
★Golden Rose Bulgarian Feature Film Festival - Special Mention & The Critics Guild Award (UBF)
★Västeras Film Festival 2019 - Best International Film Award & Best International Director Award & Best International Screenplay Award
★Sofia International Film Festival Competition - Audience Award
30th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Tirana International Film Festival 2019
2018 Actress
“Anytime, Anywhere” directed by Yoko Yamanaka (Japan)
31st Tokyo International Film Festival
23th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
2017 Actress
“I want to be loved” directed by Ronan Girre (France, Japan)
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2017
12th Osaka Asian Film Festival
Sanuki Film Festival 2018
2016 Director, Writer, Main Actress
“Snow Woman” directed by Kiki Sugino (Japan)
★QCinema International Film Festival 2017 Asian Next Wave Competition - Jury Prize
29th Tokyo International Film Festival Competition
Sanuki Film Festival 2017
1st Onomichi Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017
20th Shanghai International Film Festival
21th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
16th Dhaka International Film Festival
8th Cambodia International Film Festival
Women In Film 2017 at Objectifs
2015 Main Actress
“Gunjoiro no Torimichi” directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe (Japan)
7th Okinawa International Movie Festival
2015 Executive Producer, Main Actress
“Chigasaki Story” directed by Takuya Misawa (Japan, Thailand)
★5th Beijing International Film Festival ForwardFuture Competition - Screenplay Award (Takuya Misawa)
★3rd Syros International Film Festival Debuts Feature Competition - Debuts Award
25th Singapore International Film Festival
14th Marrakech International Film festival Competition
44th Rotterdam International Film Festival
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2015 Competition
Helsinki Cine Aasia 2015
5th Beijing International Film Festival ForwardFuture Competition
15th Frankfurt Nippon Connection
3rd Syros International Film Festival
52th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
35th Hawaii International Film Festival
30th Belfort Entrevues International Film Festival Competition
52th Chicago International Film Festival
2015 Director, Producer, Main Actress
“Kyoto Elegy” directed by Kiki Sugino (Japan)
27th Tokyo International Film Festival Asian Future Competition
38th Göteborg Film Festival
7th Okinawa International Movie Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015
18th Shanghai International Film Festival
Kyoto International Film Festival 2015
Women In Film 2017 at Objectifs
2014 Director, Co-producer, Actress
“TAKSU” directed by Kiki Sugino (Japan, Indonesia, Thai, USA)
★19th Busan International Film Festival Asia Star Awards - Rising Director Award (Kiki Sugino)
★Osaka Cinema Festival 2015 - New Director Award (Kiki Sugino)
18th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Competition
38th Göteborg Film Festival
17th Taipei Film Festival
14th New York Asian Film Festival
33th Munich International Film Festival
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2015
2014 Producer, Main Actress
“sala” directed by Kotaro Wajima (Japan, USA)
Focus on Asia International Film Festival Fukuoka 2014
2014 Director, Producer, Main Actress
“Short Plays (segment Japan “A Boy’s Dream”)” directed by Kiki Sugino (Mexico)
2014 Producer, Actress
“Au Revoir l’ été” directed by Koji Fukada (Japan, USA)
★35th Nantes Three Continents Festival Competition - MONTGOLFIÈRE D’OR (Best Film Award) & PRIX DU JURY JEUNE (Young Jury Award)
★17th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Competition - Best Director Award
★28th Fribourg International Film Festival Competition - Talent Tape Award
26th Tokyo International Film Festival Competition
43th Rotterdam International Film Festival
28th Fribourg International Film Festival Competition
Frankfurt Nippon Connection
New York Asian Film Festival
Hong Kong Independent Film Festival
Taipei Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival Competition
Paris Cinema Film Festival Competition
2013 Actress
“Intermisshion” directed by Naofumi Higuchi (Japan)
2013 Producer, Main Actress
“Jury, Kiki Par Kiki” directed by Lim Tai-hyung (Korea, Japan)
Taipei Film Festival
2013 Producer, Main Actress
“Springtime Nostalgia” (short) directed by Edmund Yeo (Japan, Malaysia)
Taipei Film Festival
Shaghai International Film Festival
2012 Producer, Main Actress
“Odayaka” directed by Nobuteru Uchida (Japan, USA)
★Okinawa International Film Festival - New Creator & Actress Award (Kiki Sugino)
★Japanese Professional Movie Awards - New Producer Award (Kiki Sugino)
★Festival Internacional de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias 2014 - Best Film Award
Busan International Film Festival
Tokyo Filmex Competition
International Film Festival Rotterdam The Big Screen Award Competition
Göteborg International Film Festival
Geneva Black Movie Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Taipei Film Festival
54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Women In Film 2017 at Objectifs
2012 Co-producer, Actress
“Kalayaan (wild life)” directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. (Philippines, Netherlands, Japan, USA)
★Warsaw International Film Festival - NETPAC Award
Cinemalaya
Busan International Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival
International Film Festival Rotterdam
2011 Producer, Main Actress
“Two Rabbits in Osaka” directed by Lim Tai-hyung (Korea, Japan)
★Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - KOFIC Award
Tokyo International Film Festival
Osaka Asian Film Festival
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Taipei Film Festival
2010 Producer
“Kids and Grownups” (documentary) directed by Shingo Ota (Japan)
Osaka Asian Film Festival
2010 Producer, Main Actress
“Hospitalité” directed by Koji Fukada (Japan)
★Tokyo International Film Festival - Best Picture Award of Japanese eye
★Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - NETPAC Award
★Yokohama Film Festival - Best New Actress Award (Kiki Sugino)
★Osaka Film Festival - Best Newcomer Award (Kiki Sugino)
★Tama Film Award - Best Upcoming Actor’s Award (Kanji Furutachi)
★Tama Film Award - Best Upcoming Director’s Award (Koji Fukada)
Hakodateko Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Osaka Asian Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
New Directors New Films
San Francisco International Film Festival
Istanbul International Film Festival
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Las Parmas de Gran Canaria Film Festival
Beijing International Film Festival
Maryland International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
Munich International Film Festival
Paris Cinema Competition
Shinsedai Film Festival in Toronto Opening film
Durban International Film Festival
Athene International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
Asia Focus Fukuoka International Film Festival
Edmonton International Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival
Tama Film Festival
Atlanta Asian Film Festival
Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival
Philadelphia Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Denver International Film Festival
St Luis International Film Festival
Ljubljana International Film Festival
Bangalore International Film Festival
Osaka Europe Film Festival
Tokorozawa Muse Collection
Edinburg International Film Festival
Taipei Film Festival
2010 Producer, Main Actress
“Magic and Loss” directed by Lim Kahwai (Japan, Korea, Malaysia, HongKong, China, France, USA)
Pusan International Film Festival
Osaka Asian Film Festival Competition
Korea-Japan Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Hong Kong Independent Film Festival
Mito ji-movie Festival
Korean American New York Film Festival
2010 Producer, Main Actress
“Exhalation” directed by Edmund Yeo (Japan, Malaysia)
Dubai International Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
2008 Main Actress
“Clearness” directed by Tetsuo Shinohara (Japan)
Hakotdateko Film Festival
2006 Actress
“Time” directed by Kim Ki-duk (Korea)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2005 Actress
“One Shining Day” directed by Kim Sung-ho (Korea)
Pusan International Film Festival
Awards
2015
New Director Award - Osaka Cinema Festival 2015 (Taksu)
2014
Rising Director Award - 19th Busan International Film Festival Asia Star Awards (Taksu)
2013
New Creator & Actress Award - Okinawa International Film Festival (Odayaka)
New Producer Award - Japanese Professional Movie Awards (Odayaka)
2012
Best New Actress Award - Yokohama Film Festival (Hospitalité)
Best Newcomer Award - Osaka Film Festival (Hospitalité)
Jury
2022
ShortShorts Film Festival & Asia 2022 “Japan Competition Best Short Award & Smartphone Film Competition supported by Sony’s Xperia”
Hiroshima Animation Season 2022 “World Competition A Slice of Society section”
24th Digicon6 ASIA
2021
23th Digicon6 ASIA
2020
22th Digicon6 ASIA
2018
1st Mt. Fuji – Atami Film Festival “International Competition”
AACTA Awards (Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts) “Best Asian Film”
20th Digicon6 ASIA
2017
21th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival “Bucheon Choice (International Competition)”
19th Digicon6 ASIA
2016
18th ShortShorts Film Festival & Asia “Save the Earth! Competition”
18th Digicon6 ASIA
2015
17th Digicon6 ASIA
2014
43th International Film Festival Rotterdam “Hivos Tiger Awards Competition”
16th Digicon6 ASIA
2013
Taipei Film Festival “International Competition”
2012
16th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival “Northern Europe and the Baltic Competition”
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2012 “Short Film Competition”
Edinburgh Film Festival 2012 “Michael Powell Award”
13th Jeonju International Film Festival “Korean Short Film Competition”
MOOSIC LAB 2012
Event
10/19/2017~10/21
“Women In Film 2017 at Objectifs”
Place: Objectifs, Singapore
10/21/2017
A seminar by Kiki Sugino “Breaking Boundaries”
Place: Place: Objectifs, Singapore
7/30/2016
The International Symposium for Peace 2016 “The Road to Nuclear Weapons Abolition: Obama Years and Beyond”
Place: Nagasaki Brick Hall
6/28/2013～7/20
“Filmmaker in Focus: Kiki Sugino”
Place: Taipei Film Festival
6/1/2013
Talkshow “The revival of Kenji Mizoguchi”
Place: Cinemavera Shibuya
1/19/2013
Talkshow “How to have new experiences at the Movies” w/ Ayako Wakao
Place: Auditorium Shibuya
12/22/2012
Talkshow “Memories from Terrorism, Earthquakes, and Nuclear Disasters. How we will start our new lives”
Place: Kyoto University
10/22/2012～10/30
“SUGINO Kiki: Muse of the Asian Indie Cinema”
Place: Tokyo International Film Festival