is a Japanese actress who has appeared in a number of feature films and television series. Her real name is . Her husband is singer-songwriter

Takuro Yoshida is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one m ...

Biography

She was born in

Musashino, Tokyo is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 147,492 in 77,779 households, and a population density of 13,000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Based on the 2015 Ka ...

. She graduated from Kojimachi Gakuen Girls' High School. She was scouted during her high school studies and debuted as a model. She debuted as an actress in 1977 in ''Jigoku no Tenshi: Akai Bakuon'' (

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). She gained attention for her role in ''

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'' (1978). She married Takuro Yoshida in December 1986. She suspended her career from 1988. Since returning to the

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''Utsukushī Hito'' in 1999, her career has been even more active than before her break. She is regularly a cast member in

Kankurō Kudō is a Japanese screenwriter, dramatist, director, actor and member of the theater company ''Otona Keikaku''. He won the 'Best Screenplay' award at the 2002 Japanese Academy Awards for '' Go'', which explores problems faced by people of Korean-her ...

's works.

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Aiko Morishita
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