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. On May 30, 2009 she gave birth to a boy. On January 25, 2012 she gave birth to a girl.

Appearances

TV dramas

*''Big Money!'' (2001) *''Sutaa no Koi'' (2001) *''Pretty Girls'' (2002) *''Kowloon de Aimashō'' (2002) *''Kanojotachi no Kurisumasu'' (2002) *''Itsumo futari de'' (2003) *''

Boku dake no Madonna , sometimes shortened to , is a drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2003. In English it is often called ''You are my only Madonna / ... and I Love Her''. Cast * Hideaki Takizawa as Suzuki Kyouichi * Kyōko Hasegawa as Kataoka Surum ...

'' (2003) *''Wonderful Life'' (2004) *'' Three Extremes'' (Box) (2004) *''Fuyu no Undōkai'' (2005) *''M no Higeki'' (2005) *''

Dragon Zakura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norifusa Mita. Serialized in ''Weekly Morning'' from 2003 to 2007, it was released into 21 ''tankōbon'' by Kodansha between October 22, 2003, and August 23, 2007. It was adapted into li ...

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *''Sanae Oishii puropōzu'' (2006) *''

Kōmyō ga Tsuji ''Kōmyō ga Tsuji'' (功名が辻) is a 2006 Japanese historical television series and the 45th NHK ''taiga'' drama. It is written by Shizuka Ōishi, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Ryōtarō Shiba. The series chronicles the lives of ...

'' (2006),

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*'' Karei naru Ichizoku'' (2007) *''Scandal'' (2008) *'' Rain Fall'' (2009) *''Angel Bank as Ino Mamako'' (2010) *''Boss 2'' (2011) *''Ranma 1/2'' (2011) *''

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follow ...

'' (2013) *''Haitatsu Saretai Watashitachi'' (2013) *''Oh, My Dad!!'' (2013) *''

Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi ''Second to Last Love'', or , is a Japanese television drama series, starring Kyōko Koizumi and Kiichi Nakai. The series aired Thursdays at 22:00 - 22:54, on Fuji Television from January 12, to March 22, 2012. A second season entitled was broa ...

'' (2014) *''Petero no Sōretsu'' (2014) *''Mother Game: Kanojotachi no Kaikyū'' (2015) *''Innocent Days'' (2018) *''Bakabon no Papa yori Baka na Papa'' (2018) *''The Supporting Actors 3'' (2021), Herself *''Fishbowl Wives'' (2022)

Films

*''Three...Extremes'' (2004) *''Female'' (2005) *''Jiyuu renai'' (2005) *''Taitei no ken'' (2006) *''Ai no Rukeichi'' (2007) *''Rain Fall'' (2009) *''Sakurada Mongai no Hen'' (2010) *''

Black Widow Business is a 2016 Japanese crime comedy film directed by . It was released in Japan by Toho on August 27, 2016. Plot Cast *Shinobu Otake *Etsushi Toyokawa *Machiko Ono *Kyōko Hasegawa *Asami Mizukawa *Shunsuke Kazama *Kimiko Yo * Mimura *Satoru Matsu ...

'' (2016) *''And Then There Was Light'' (2017) *''You Shine in the Moonlit Night'' (2019)

Bibliography

Magazines

* ''

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'',

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1982-, as an exclusive model from 1997 to 2002

Photobooks

* ''Kyōfū'' (March 2001,

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) * Ariko and Takay, ''Key of Life'' (5 September 2003, Penguin Shobō)

References

External links

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JMDb Profile (in Japanese)
1978 births Living people Actors from Chiba Prefecture Japanese television personalities Japanese actresses Japanese female models Models from Chiba Prefecture 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-actor-stub