(born July 6, 1967) is a Japanese actress and model. She is frequently seen on television, where she has acted in over 100 serial dramas and television movies. She was the wife of the film director

Shinji Aoyama was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film ''Eureka (2000 film), Eureka''. Biography Shinji Aoyama was b ...

. She co-starred in his film ''

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Hiroshi Mikami is a Japanese actor. He starred in the musical ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' in 2004. Hiroshi Mikami grew up in the 1960s with a family that was closely related to the entertainment industry with his mother ...

, which screened in competition at the

2001 Cannes Film Festival The 54th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film ''The Son's Room'' by Nanni Moretti. The festival opened with ...

Filmography

As actor

* ''Gendai Ninkyoden'' (1997) * ''Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Kejime'' (1998) * ''9'' (2000) * ''Gokudo no Onna-tachi: Jigoku no Michizure'' (2001) * ''Backstage'' (2001) * ''

'' (2001) * ''Picaresque: Ningen Shikkaku'' (2002) * ''Days in the Shade'' (2003) * ''Catch a Wave'' (2006) * ''

Sad Vacation is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his novel. Being third and last of Aoyama's "Kitakyushu Saga", Sad Vacation brings together several characters from his previous films Helpless and Eureka and conti ...

'' (2007) * ''Jirocho Sangokushi'' (2008) * ''Otonari'' (2009) * '' Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky'' (2009) * ''Inochi no Sanga: Nihon no Aozora 2'' (2009)

As voice actor

* '' Walkin' Butterfly'' (2008)

References

External links

Official website

Official blog
* * 1967 births Living people Japanese actresses {{Japan-actor-stub