was a Japanese

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Biography

Ohara was born in

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in 1946 to a family that sold Japanese confectionery in the Hongo area. Upon graduating from high school, she made her debut as an actress. She appeared in what came to be called “trendy” dramas, including “Rikon Tomodachi” with actor Masakazu Tamura and “Kurenaizoku no Hanran.” She was voted “the most adored actress” 14 times. She married twice, both times ending in divorce. Her first husband was actor Tsunehiko Watase whom she co-starred with; their marriage lasted five years. Two years later, in 1980, she married singer Shinichi Mori. She divorced four years later. In summer of 1975 she was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome. She underwent surgery for breast cancer at the age of 46, and suffered from depression when her doctor, who had given her much emotional support, died. On August 6, 2009 the actress was found dead in the bedroom of her home in

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. Worried relatives had contacted the police when no one could reach her for two weeks. She had been dead for several days.

Filmography

Film

*''Iro'' (1965) *''Kamo'' (1965) - Yuki Murai *''Abashiri bangaichi: Hokkai hen'' (1965) *''Yoru no mesuinu'' (1966) *''Hikô shôjo Yôko'' (1966) - Ako *''Otoko nante nanisa'' (1966) - Miki *''Abashiri bangaichi: Kettô reika 30 do'' (1967) - Michiko *''Kigeki: Kyûkô ressha'' (1967) *''Kawachi yûkyôden'' (1967) - Miyo Sugimoto *''Maruhi toruko buro'' (1968) *''Ôoku emaki'' (1968) - Omachi *''Ah, yokaren'' (1968) *''Iro'' (1969) - Hatsue Uehara *''

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'' (1970) - Okiyo *''Keiken'' (1970) *''Kigeki Kaiun ryokô'' (1971) *''Furyo bancho te haccho kuchi haccho'' (1971) *''Erotica iro-gassen'' (1972) - Geisha *''Gokumon-to'' (1977) - Sanae - Chimata's Cousin *'' Shogun's Samurai'' (1978) -

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*''Hi no tori'' (1978) - Hinaku *'' Talk of the Town Tora-san'' (1978) - Sanae *''Sekando rabu'' (1983) - Kazumi Hyuga *''

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'' (1983) - Sayo Kamiya *''

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'' (1984) - Okayo *''

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'' (1984) - Fujiko Tominaga *'' Big Joys, Small Sorrows'' (1986) - Asako *''Shôrishatachi'' (1992) - Keiko Kunitomo

Television

*'' Taiyō ni Hoero!'' (1973, NTV, Guest) - Kyoko Harada *NHK Taiga drama **''

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'' (1974) **''

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'' (1984) **''Kasuga no Tsubone'' (1989) - Ofuku **''Tokugawa Yoshinobu'' (1998) - Ren

References

External links

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JMDb Profile (in Japanese)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohara, Reiko 1946 births 2009 deaths Japanese actresses Taiga drama lead actors People with Guillain–Barré syndrome