Japanese Oscar nominee says she was inspired by deaf classmates - MSN-Mainichi Daily News
Yet to watch Babel, which just landed on our fair shores. Will probably be catching it soon, if only just to see how well she protrayed deafness.
"My classmates, who could not hear, were so pure and beautiful. They gave me courage," Kikuchi said in an interview with public broadcaster NHK on Wednesday, a day after getting an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress.
