is a Japanese actress. Her real name is .

Career

Starting as a child actress, Matsuoka made her film debut in 1957 with

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's ''Tokyo hanzai chizu''. Appearing in several dozen films, including the horror film '' The Living Skeleton'' (''Kyūketsu dokuro sen''), she was also a

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in the late 1960s. She was even seen in the 1967

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film '' You Only Live Twice'' as a diver girl, but was uncredited. Also working on television, she appeared in over thirty television dramas, including recurring roles on hit shows like ''

Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and ...

'' and ''The Guardman''. She was also a regular on landmark variety shows like . Arguably her most memorable work on television was as a weekly co-host for over ten years on the late night news show ''11PM'', which itself lasted for over twenty years. It was during her television work that she met the actor

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; they announced their engagement in 1978 and married in 1981. The couple have appeared in many Japanese television programs together, including the hit gameshow ''

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'', where Matsuoka

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red by encouraging her husband, General Tani, not to give up. In 1971, Matsuoka recorded the album '25 Ji' for Teichiku records (catalogue number SL 1324) in Japan. The same year, the album was released in Taiwan on Tailee records in a slightly different cover (catalogue number TLA 1214). The album features orchestrated music over which Matsuoka delivers hushed spoken word vocals and interludes. In 2021, Teichiku re-released the album (catalogue number TEA 13). Original 1971 copies are very hard to find and valuable.

Selected filmography

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Bushido, Samurai Saga , also titled ''Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai'' and ''Cruel Tale of Bushido'', is a 1963 Japanese drama film, drama and jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it w ...

'' (1963) *'' You Only Live Twice'' (1967) *'' Black Lizard'' (1968) *'' The Living Skeleton'' (1968) *''

Black Rose Mansion , also known as ''Black Rose'', is a 1969 Japanese drama film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot The millionaire Kyohei Sako converts his mother's old villa into an entertainment parlor for his hobbies called the Black Rose Mansion. Ryuko Fujio, a ...

'' (1969) *''

Nemuri Kyōshirō manji giri is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro. It is based on Renzaburō Shibata's novel series '' Nemuri Kyoshiro''. The lead star is Hiroki Matsukata. He played the role of Nemuri Kyoshiro as a replacement for Ichikawa Raizō. In this f ...

'' (1969)

References

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* * Living people 1947 births Japanese actresses {{Japan-actor-stub