is a
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
. She has won three
Japanese Academy Awards
The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ...
: the 1994 Best Actress award for her performance in ''Rainbow Bridge (Niji no Hashi)'', and the 1992 awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Newcomer for her performance as Seiko Kawashima in ''
My Sons
is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
Synopsis
The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mo ...
''.
The drama starring in the 1990, ''Imouto yo'' in 1994, ''Pure'' in 1996 , and ''Virgin Road'' in 1997 were all hits and gained high ratings.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Japanese film actresses
Actresses from Yokohama
Japanese television actresses
20th-century Japanese actresses
21st-century Japanese actresses
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