, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and singer.

Biography

She attended Myōjō Academy in Mitaka, later transferring to and graduating from

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Gakuen (NHK Academy). At age 7, she made her debut in the

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television series ''Papa to Yobanai de.'' Her portrayal of a pregnant middle-school student in an episode of the TBS series ''

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'' brought widespread media exposure. In the series ''Ikenaka Genta 80 Kilo'', she not only played the female lead, but sang the song ''Tori no Uta'', which was released and sold 280,000 copies, reaching number 10 on the weekly

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charts. She has also appeared in the films such as ''

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'' and '' Dead or Alive''.

Filmography

Films

* ''

Nutcracker Fantasy is a Japanese-American stop motion animated film produced by Sanrio, very loosely based on Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet ''The Nutcracker'' and E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It is directed by Takeo Nakamura and writ ...

'' (1979) * '' The Gate of Youth'' (1981) * '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' (1983) * '' Dead or Alive'' (1999) * '' Lakeside Murder Case'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006)

Television

* ''

'' (1979) * ''Ikenaka Genta 80 Kilo'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''Nurse Aoi'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''Fushin no Toki: Woman Wars'' (2006)

Bibliography

* ''Joyū Gokko'' (1998)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugita, Kaoru 1964 births Living people Japanese women singers Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese voice actresses Actresses from Tokyo Musicians from Shinjuku 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese child actresses