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tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...

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Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

, Japan. She is married to actor Ryosuke Otani. They have a son,

Yuta Takahata is a Japanese actor and ''tarento''. Takahata graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. He is the eldest son of actress Atsuko Takahata and actor Ryosuke Otani, and his sister-in-law is actress Kotomi Takahata. Takahata is also re ...

Filmography

Drama

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Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion , also known as ''Space Wolf Juspion'', is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and part of the Metal Hero Series franchise. Produced by Toei Company, it was originally broadcast from 15 March 1985 to 24 March 1986, running for 46 episodes. The ...

(1985) – Space Witch Gilza * ''

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'' (1988) – Maribaron * ''

Special Rescue Police Winspector is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series, part of the Metal Hero Series franchise and the first piece of the ''Rescue Police Series'' trilogy. The series follows the adventures and missions of a special "Rescue Police" team known as ''Special Police Wi ...

'' (1990) – Calra/Miyuki Fukano (Episode 27) * ''

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'' (1992) – Hidemi Takeuchi (Episode 6) * '' Tokusou Robo Janperson'' (1993) – Reiko Ayanokouji * ''

Kinpachi-sensei is a Japanese television drama that aired from 1979 to 2011. The official English title is Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B. ''Kinpachi-sensei'' tells the story of a third-year junior high school class in Japan; its teacher is Kinpachi Sakamoto, played ...

'' (1995) – Kazumi Honda * ''Doremisora'' (2002) * ''

Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a ...

'' (2003) – Masako Azuma * '' 14-sai no Haha'' (2006) – Haruko Matoba * '' Atsuhime'' (2008) – Honjuin * ''

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'' (2010) – Toko Suzuhara * '' Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu.'' (2014) – Mitsuyo Aoishi * '' Dr.Rintarō'' (2015) – Ruriko Aizawa * ''

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'' (2016) – Kaoru * ''Naomi and Kanako'' (2016) – Akemi Ri * '' Spring Has Come'' (2017) * ''Black Leather Notebook'' (2017) – Ichiko Nakaoka * '' Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky'' (2019) – Toyo * ''

Maiagare! is a Japanese television drama series and the 107th Asadora series, following '' Chimudondon''. It premiered on October 3, 2022. Haruka Fukuhara was cast in the lead role of Mai Iwakura after an audition of 2545 women. Plot Cast Iwaku ...

'' (2022–23) – Shōko Saitsu

Film

* '' Ring Ø: Birthday'' (2000) – Kaoru Arima * '' Spring Snow'' (2005) – H.R.H. Tohin-nomiya * ''

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'' (2005) – Tsune Tamaki * ''

Usagi Drop is a Japanese manga series by Yumi Unita. The plot follows thirty-year-old Daikichi as he becomes the guardian of Rin, the illegitimate six-year-old daughter of his grandfather. ''Bunny Drop'' was serialized in Shodensha's monthly ''jos ...

'' (2011) – Yumiko Sugiyama * '' Always: Sunset on Third Street '64'' (2012) – Natsuko * ''Life in Overtime'' (2018) * ''Out and Out'' (2018) * ''The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka'' (2020) – Tsuneko Yamanaka * ''End-of-Life Concierge'' (2021) * ''The Women'' (2021) * ''Motherhood'' (2022) * ''Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian'' (2023) – Oseki *''Shikake-nin Fujieda Baian 2'' (2023) – Oseki

Anime

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Like the Clouds, Like the Wind is a Japanese anime television film produced by Studio Pierrot. An adaptation of the 1989 novel '' Kōkyū Shōsetsu'' by Ken'ichi Sakemi. It was broadcast on the Nippon Television Network System on March 21, 1990 (Vernal Equinox Day). Pr ...

'' (TV, 1990) – Tamyūn * ''

Iczer Reborn ''Iczer Reborn'', known in Japan as , is a 6-episode Original Video Animation series. It is the sequel to Fight!! Iczer One. Although originally released in North America on VHS and Laserdisc under the title "Iczer-3" (taken from its Japane ...

'' (OVA, 1990) – Neos Gold * ''

Magic Knight Rayearth is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp. Appearing as a serial in the manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from the November 1993 issue to the February 1995 issue, the chapters of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' were collected into three bound volum ...

'' (TV, 1994) – Debonair * '' X/1999'' (Film, 1996) – Kanoe * ''

Twilight of the Dark Master is a Japanese manga by Saki Okuse, and an OVA adaptation. The OVA was produced by Masao Maruyama, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, and the screenplay was written by Duane Dell'Amico and Tatsuhiko Urahata. It was distributed and licensed in 1997 ...

'' (OVA, 1998) – Takamiya * ''

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'' (Film, 2013) – Sagami

Dubbing roles

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'' (Leah Tilson (

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Masters of the Universe ''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince Ada ...

'' (1992 TV Asahi edition) (

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Meg Foster Margaret Foster is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of ''The Scarlet Letter'', and the films ''Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'', and '' They Live''. Early years F ...

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Stanley & Iris ''Stanley & Iris'' is a 1990 American romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro. The screenplay by Harriet Frank, Jr. and Irving Ravetch is loosely based on the 1982 novel '' Union Street'' by Pat Ba ...

'' (Iris King ( Jane Fonda)) * '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (Lacy Warfield (

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Honours

Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ...

(2014)

References

External links

* 1954 births Living people Japanese musical theatre actresses Japanese voice actresses Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Voice actors from Kagawa Prefecture Voice actresses from Kagawa Prefecture {{Japan-voice-actor-stub