Mayumi Wakamura (若村麻由美 ''Wakamura Mayumi'', born on January 3, 1967, in

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) is a Japanese actress. She decided to be an actress at age sixteen when she saw a stage production by

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's troupe. Later she joined his stage production to be an actress. She debuted in the six-month

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TV series ''Hassai Sensei'' in 1987 (produced by

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) when she was 21 years old. After the show, she started appearing on other TV shows including several TV movies and series. In 1988 she was cast in a drama '' Kigakaikyo''. In February, 2004, she married Kanehiro Ono, the leader of the religious group Shakusonkai (釈尊会). She appeared in another

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'' in 2012.

Filmography

Films

* ''Florence My Love'' (1991) * '' Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki Te ni'' (1993) * '' Spellbound'' (1999) - Wada * '' Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' (2007) - Hoelun * '' God's Puzzle'' (2008) - Saraka's mother * '' Tenshi no Koi'' (2009) - Ayako Ozawa * ''Night People'' (2013) * ''Hitotsubu no Mugi'' (2019) - Ogino Ginko * ''Mio's Cookbook'' (2020) * ''What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?'' (2021) * ''The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie'' (2021) - Satsuki Kazaoka

Television

* ''Hassai Sensei'' (1987) - Midori Saotome * ''

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'' (1995) - Tsutakichi * ''

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'' (2003) - Kyoko Zaizen * '' Atsuhime'' (2008) - Kangyoin (Tsuneko Hashimoto) * ''The Woman of S.R.I.'' (2008–20) - Satsuki Kazaoka * '' Rebound'' (2011) - Ran Morinaka * ''

'' (2012) - Taeko Machida * '' Murder at Mt. Fuji'' (2012) - Yoshie Watsuji * ''

Hana Moyu is a 2015 Japanese historical drama television series, the 54th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series stars Mao Inoue as Sugi Fumi, a sister of Meiji Restoration scholar Yoshida Shōin. It premiered on January 4, 2015, and ended on December 13, 201 ...

'' (2015) - Mitsuru Mukunashi * ''

Shizumanu Taiyō (lit. ''The Never-setting Sun'') is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu. It is also known as ''The Unbroken'' in the United States. ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki which centers on Hajime Onchi, an e ...

'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2018) - Rina * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2020–21) - Chidori Yamamura * ''Shikatanakatta to Iute wa Ikan no desu'' (2021) * ''Nakamura Nakazo: Shusse no Kizahashi'' (2021) * ''Prism'' (2022)

Dubbing roles

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**''Pictures of Baby Jane Doe'' (Jane) **'' Ally McBeal'' (Ally McBeal) **''

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'' (Christine Taylor) *'' Bedtime Stories'' (Jill Hastings (

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'' (Janice Beard (

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Video games

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'' (Miranda)

Awards

References

External links

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JMDb Profile

Official Site
1967 births Asadora lead actors People from Nerima Living people Actresses from Tokyo {{japan-actor-stub