is an actress, singer, essayist, and novelist. She works through the

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talent management firm. She attended

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Nakano Junior and Senior High School before transferring to Tokyo Municipal Yoyogi High School, where she graduated.

Brief biography

In 1981, Kawada making an impression in the

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"Miss Young Jump" Grand Prix, she appeared as a regular on the popular TBS television show ''Tanokin Zenryoku Tokyu''. She made her singing debut with , released in 1982 by

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. The song was used in a commercial for

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. In that same year, she made her acting debut with the main

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role in the TBS

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'. Kawada published her novel through Kosaidō in 1996, and the novel was made into a film later that year. In 1999, she married one of her fans,

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. She then released two self-produced photo books which featured nude images of herself in 2000. In recent years, she has worked with her husband producing short films.

External links

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JMDb profile (in Japanese)
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