Hitomi Kuroki (

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: ''Kuroki Hitomi''; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi,

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) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji ( ''Ichiji Shōko'') née Egami ( ''Egami Shōko''). Kuroki was a cast member of the

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, belonging to the Moon Troupe (Tsuki). Kuroki was the voice of Helen Parr/Elastigirl/Mrs. Incredible in the Japanese dub of ''

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''. She won the award for best actress at the 22nd

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Selected filmography

As director

* ''Iya na Onna'' (2016) * ''The Devil Wears Jūnihitoe'' (2020)

As actress

Film

*'' Keshin'' (1986) *''

'' (1997) - Rinko *'' Sada'' (1998) -

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*'' Spellbound'' (1999) - Hiroko Satō *''

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'' (2002) - Yoshimi Matsubara *''

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'' (2005) - Shifumi *'' Hideo Nakata's Kaidan'' (2007) - Toyoshiga *''

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'' 1st-3rd (2008-2009) - Kiriko Endo *''Utahime'' (2011) - Mieko *''CM Time'' (2011) *''

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'' (2014) - Hisako (voice) *'' The Crossing'' (2014) *''Life in Overtime'' (2018) *''The Lies She Loved'' (2018) *''All About March'' (2020) - Maria Yamada *''Majo no Kōsui'' (2023) - Yayoi Shiraishi

Television series

*'' The Gate of Youth'' (1991) - Tae Ibuki * ''Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune'' (1995) - Kume *'' Ring: The Final Chapter'' (1999) - Rieko Miyashita *''

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'' (1999) - Kyoko Kurosawa *'' Golden Bowl'' (2002) - Hitomi Sakura *''

Good Luck!! is a 2003 Japanese television drama starring Takuya Kimura. The story revolves around an up-and-coming pilot, Hajime Shinkai, and portrays his interactions with others as he progresses along the road to becoming a captain. As is common in many J ...

'' (2003) - Noriko Togashi *''

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'' (2006) voice *''

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'' SP (2008) - Jinbo Miki *''Real Clothes'' (2009) - Jinbo Miki *'' GTO'' (2012) - Sakurai Ryoko *''

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*''Rakuen'' (2017) - Harumi Takahashi *''Shukatsu Kazoku'' (2017) - Mizuki Tomikawa *''

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'' (2017) - Izumi Nemoto *''Okehazama'' (2021),

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Variety and cultural shows

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'' *''DON!'' (video)

Stage (Takarazuka Revue)

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

- Sara *

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Stage

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(1990) *Christmas Box *mama loves MAMBO (2000) *mama lobes MAMBOII (2002) *Hitomi Kuroki 25th anniversary Show "Musemore～talking&dancing" (2003) *mama loves MAMBOIII (2004) *MAMA LOVES mamboIV (2006) *Hitomi Kuroki 30th Dreaming Dinner show (2010) *Hitomi Kuroki is the reader the stage "Toritateya Oharu" (2010–2011)

Dubbing

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'' – Odette *''

'' – Elastigirl *''

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'' – Elastigirl

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