is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is often referred to as the “original” ''kyonyu'' (huge breasts) idol.

Life and career

Hosokawa was born in Mutsu,

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and lived in

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, Hiroshima Prefecture until the age of four. She then moved to

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for a year to attend school there. She is the daughter of a rear admiral in the

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. She started posing for magazines in December 1990 as a

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model. Soon afterwards she also started singing and acting in films. She is 163 cm (5'4") tall. Her official website charts her changing figure over time. In 1990 she was 94-60-90 cm (37-24-35 inches). In 2006 she was 90-59-87 cm (35-23-34 inches). After a lengthy hiatus from bikini modelling, she released two

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DVDs in 2006. On 20 December 2007 she gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Hisato Endo, and announced her withdrawal from celebrity life. However, before giving birth, she had posed for her first-ever nude photo book, 'Fumming', which was released in August 2007. However in December 2009, a Japanese sports newspaper reported that she and Endo were divorced. She made a comeback to celebrity life in March 2014, after she appearing at ''Sunday Japon'' on TBS.

Partial filmography

# SHIN PRODUCE Fumie Hosokawa Mitsumete (gravure) (2006) # Sei (gravure)(2006) # Paato-taimu tantei 2 (TV) (2004) # Idol Ougon Densetsu: (Idol Golden Legend) (gravure) (2004) # Shôwa kayô daizenshû (2003) # Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari(2001) # Kikujirô no natsu (1999) # Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (1998) # Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 (1998) # Gokudo no onna-tachi: Kejime (1998) # Tsuribaka nisshi 9 (1997) # Purupuru Tenshi Kyoshitsu (1993)

References

Sources

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細川ふみえ
(Hosokawa Fumie) Filmography at jmdb.ne.jp (in Japanese)
細川ふみえ
(Hosokawa Fumie) Profile at Web I-dic (in Japanese)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hosokawa, Fumie 1971 births People from Mutsu, Aomori People from Etajima, Hiroshima Actors from Aomori Prefecture Japanese actresses Japanese gravure idols Living people Models from Aomori Prefecture Musicians from Aomori Prefecture