Rinko Kikuchi. Photo by Erik Madigan Heck for W, November 2013 issue. Styling by Vanessa Chow.
Photo by Erik Madigan Heck. Styling by Vanessa Chow.
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The November issue of W magazine features Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, who recently appeared in the Guillermo Del Toro movie Pacific Rim, as a talent who is “On the Verge.” Erik Madigan Heck photographed Kikuchi, who now lives in New York City, for the magazine, producing portraits that capture both her striking fashion sense and her strength.
“I think most Japanese directors like when you’re more sweet or cute,” she tells W magazine of her move to the U.S. “I’m too tough.” Read more here.
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