is a Japanese

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and occasional

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singer (making her debut on 20 November 1992). She was born in Fukuyama,

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. She has appeared in numerous TV series, including the 1999 drama '' Ring: The Final Chapter'' (''Ring: Saishûshô'').

Filmography

Films

* '' Labyrinth of Dreams'' (1997) * '' Leaving'' (1997) * '' Messengers'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

Maiko Haaaan!!! is a Japanese comedy film released in 2007. Hitoshi Ueki made his final film appearance in the film. Plot Kimihiko Onizuka ( Sadao Abe) is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party ga ...

'' (2007)

Television

* ''Hakusen Nagashi'' (1996), Madoka * ''Hakusen Nagashi: Spring at Age 19'' (1997), Madoka * ''

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'' (1998), Sawako Tsukahara * ''Hakusen Nagashi: The Wind at Age 20'' (1999), Madoka * ''Shomuni Second Season'' (2000), Sawako Tsukahara * ''Hakusen Nagashi: The Poem of Travels'' (2001), Madoka * ''Hakusen Nagashi: Age 25'' (2003), Madoka * ''Shomuni Final Season'' (2003), Sawako Tsukahara * ''Hakusen Nagashi: The Final: Even as the Times of Dreaming have Passed'' (2005), Madoka * ''Shomuni 2013'' (2013), Sawako Tsukahara

Discography

Single: * 20 November 1992 Now! (PCDA-00387) c/w Watashi no Everyday

References

External links

* Japanese actresses 1978 births Living people People from Fukuyama, Hiroshima Musicians from Hiroshima Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers {{Japan-singer-stub