is a
Japanese
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actress
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and
pop star
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from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has also released music under the name .
Profile
Tomosaka's father is a
beautician
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. In 1998, she majored in International Culture at
Teikyo University
is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teikyo Group, a multinational ...
, later dropping out. In 1999, she confessed that she had an
eating disorder
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. When she began to appear on television, her female classmates came to ignore her suddenly. In high school, her national popularity rose, causing her stress that resulted in
anorexia nervosa
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and
bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging or fasting, and excessive concern with body shape and weight. The aim of this activity is to expel the body of calories eate ...
.
In April 2003, she married , a
theatre director
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and an
actor
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, and gave birth to her son at home in October 2004. However, she announced on her blog on December 31, 2008 that they divorced.
In September 2007, her
blog
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had about 30,000,000 monthly views. She has maintained her management relationship with Itoh Company for modelling, endorsements and acting work.
Tomosaka married
Suneohair
is the performing name of Kenji Watanabe. He is best known for his contributions to the soundtrack of the anime adaptation of '' Honey & Clover'' and ''Honey and Clover II'', for which he provided the ending themes and . He has also provided th ...
in 2011. They divorced in 2016.
On December 25, 2022, Tomosaka announces her marriage for the third time with an editor.
Career
In 1992, Rie Tomosaka joined the entertainment world with the commercial film of "ESTIMA" of
Toyota Motor Corporation
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
, and she also began her career as an actress with the
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestr ...
TV drama
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, ''Kora, Nanba Shiyotto'' in the same year.
In 1993, she came into the limelight in ''Subarashikikana Jinsei'' of Fuji TV.
In 1995, she came to be known widely at the people because ''Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo'', the manga-based popular TV mystery series, in which she co-starred with
Domoto Tsuyoshi
is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Along with Koichi Domoto (with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates and the r ...
gained popular extremely. But, Domoto is a popular
idol
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in Japan, so she was envied intensely by his fans.
In 1996, she also made her debut as a singer by "''Escalation''", and released "''Kusyami''" in succession.
Moreover, she released "''Sukini nattara
KIRIN LEMON''" which was the theme song of a
carbonated drink
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which Kirin Beverage of the subsidiary of
Kirin Brewery Company
is a Japanese integrated beverages company. It is a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited.
Its major operating units include Kirin Brewery Company, Limited, Mercian Corporation and Kirin Beverages Company, Limited. Kirin is a member o ...
releases and "''Docchidemo IN''" which was the theme song of camera "AXIA" which
Fuji Film
, trading as Fujifilm, or simply Fuji, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the realms of photography, optics, office and medical electronics, biotechnology, and chemicals.
The offerings from the ...
released in the name of "Sakatomo Eri" which is a
logogriph
A logogriph (not to be confused with logogram or logograph) is a form of word puzzle based on the component letters of a key word to be identified, and is derived from Greek λόγος, a word, and γρίφος, a riddle or fishing basket. It gene ...
of Tomosaka Rie from 1996 to 1997.
Tomosaka released eleven singles as a vocalist, often backed by members of Yokohama horn band
Big Horns Bee, who toured with her.
Her singles "''Cappuccino''" (1999) and "''Shoujo Robot''" (2000) were written and produced by her friend
Shina Ringo, who also provided piano and the rhythm section from her own band.
Four other Ringo songs were also recorded in these sessions ("''Mokuren no Cream''," "''Shampoo''," "''Ikenai Ko''" and "''Nihon ni Umarete''"), subsequently released as b-sides and album cuts.
Ringo also adds chatteringto the song "''Good For Us''" on Tomosaka's album "''Murasaki''."
"''Prime Colors''" (45 min., 1997) was a Tomosaka solo performance in twelve distinctive shorts released to VCD.
In 2000, she starred in the TV drama ''Kimiga Oshietekureta Koto'' for which
Donna Williams
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In 1965, aged two, Williams was a ...
's ''
Nobody Nowhere'' was adapted.
She played a young
autistic
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woman, the character being inspired by the works of autistic author Donna Williams.
She played splendidly the difficult role which was considerably different from the active girl whom she played till then.
She was highly praised by Donna about an autistic performance and was highly regarded her talent as an actress.
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress of the Drama Academy Award of "THE TELEVISION"(magazine) and of the Drama Grand Prix of "Nikkan Sports"(sports and entertainment newspaper).
In 2001, Her starring performance in the feature "''Kuroe(Chloe)''" contributed to the film's win at the Berlin Film Festival that year.
Filmography
Television
1992
* - (June to July, 1992,
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestr ...
-
BS2)
1993
*; the third season - (January to March, 1993, NHK)
* - (July to September, 1993,
Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba
today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially b ...
) as ''Haruka Takahata''
1994
*(episode 1) - (January 3, 1994, Fuji Television)
* - (April to June, 1994, Fuji Television) as ''Hitomi Ito''
* the 19th episode - (September 13, 1994, Fuji Television)
* - (from October 21, 1994 to December 16, Fuji Television) as ''Nao Ooba''
1995
* - (April 3, 1995, Fuji Television) as ''Tomoko''
* - (On April 8, 1995,
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...
) as ''Miyuki Nanase''
* season1 - (from July 15, 1995 to September 16, Nippon Television) as ''Miyuki Nanase''
* - (October 4, 1995, Fuji Television) as ''Tomoko''
* episode1 - (October 14, 1995, Nippon Television) as ''Miwa''
* - (From October 16, 1995 to December 18,
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...
) as ''Natsumi Tateno''/''Sayuri Iwasaki''
* - (On December 30, 1995,
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...
) as ''Miyuki Nanase''
1996
* season2 - (From July 13, 1996 to September 14, Nippon Television) as ''Miyuki Nanase''
* - (On September 21, 1996, Nippon Television) as ''Miyuki Nanase''
* - (December 23, 1996, Fuji Television) as ''Sayaka''
1997
* - (From April 19, 1997 to June 28, Nippon Television) as ''Asami Takigawa''
* - (September 4 and 11, 1997, Fuji Television) as ''Yumi''
1998
* - (From January 13, 1998 to March 17, Fuji Television) On February 17, 1998,
guest appearance
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to the episode 6, as ''Yukie Takeuchi''
* - (In July, 1998, TV Tokyo) as ''Rie''
* - (October 3 and 10 and 17, 1998, NHK) ''Chiaki Niizuma''
* - (From October 14, 1998 to December 16, Fuji Television) as ''Kurumi Shirakawa''
1999
* - (April 2, 1999,
TBS) as ''Miki Nakagawa''
* - (From April 15, 1999 to June 24, Fuji Television) as ''Midori Kimura''
* - (From October 17, 1999 to December 19, TBS) as ''Yukari Yamada''
2000
* - (March 18, 2000, Nippon Television) as ''Miki Yamaguchi''
* - (From April 13, 2000 to June 29, TBS) as ''Mayuko Amemiya''
* - (December 26, 2000, Fuji Television) as ''Natsuko Minami''
2001
* - (From January 7, 2001 to December 9, NHK) as ''Shouko''
* - (From January 9, 2001 to March 20, Fuji Television) as ''Mariko Kayama''
* - (From April 14, 2001 to June 30, TV Asahi) as ''Midori Sakaki''
*, the first part of the second episode "" - (On April 11, 2001, Nippon Television) as ''Noriko Hasegawa''
* - (August 12, 2001, NHK) as ''Fumiko Yamanaka''
* - (October 4, 2001, Fuji Television) as ''Sally''
2002
* - (From 1 to 22 on February in 2002, Nippon Television) as ''Kumiko''
* - (From April 9, 2002 to June 25, 2002, Fuji Television) as ''Akane Kawasaki''
* - (From August 26, 2002 to October 3, NHK) as ''Hanako Kitaura''
2003
* - (From July 12, 2003 to September 20, Nippon Television) as ''Kizuna Kameyama''
* - (From October 6, 2003 to November 6, NHK) as ''Hanako Kitaura''
2004
* - (January 2 & 3, 2004,
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...
) as ''Akiko''(White woman), female private detective ''Sato''(Black woman), ''Mita''(Blue woman)
* - (June 30, 2004, Nippon Television) as ''Ofuji''
* - (From April 15, 2004 to June 24, TBS) as ''Mako Niimi''
2005
* - (From April 20, 2005 to June 22, Nippon Television) as ''Eriko Sawaki''
* - (On August 21, 2005, TV Tokyo) as ''Yukiko Kashiwagi''
* - (September 13, 1994, Fuji Television) as ''Kyoko Mizushima''
*anego~SP~ - (On December 28, 2005, Nippon Television) as ''Eriko Sawaki''
2006
* - (January 2, 2006 & January 3, TBS) as ''Funamushi'' (Original:
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden
''Nansō Satomi Hakkenden'' ( ja, 南総里見八犬伝, label=shinjitai; ja, 南總里見八犬傳, label=kyūjitai) is a Japanese epic novel (''yomihon'') written and published over twenty-eight years (1814–42) in the Edo period, by Kyokute ...
)
* - (From January 18, 2006 to March 15, Nippon Television) as ''Aki Takebayashi''
* - (April 3, 1995, Fuji Television) as Tomoko - (On March 28, 2006, Fuji Television) as chief character (nameless)
* - (On September 26, 2006, Nippon Television) as ''Shizuka Natsume''
*Tokyo DisneySea 5th Anniversary Cinema - Sea of Dreams 4 - (December, 2006, web drama, Tokyo DisneySea)
2007
* - (From January 16, 2007 to March 27, Fuji Television) as ''Tamako Izumi''
* - (May 4, 2007, guest starring of the 4th episode, TV Asahi) as ''Sleep Reiko (real name: Reiko Uzuki)''
* - (May 29, 2007 and June 5, guest starring of the 8 & 9th episode, Nippon Television) as ''Emiri''
* - (From June 30, 2007 to August 4,
NHK General TV
, abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its ...
& BS hi) as ''Nao Tokunaga''
* - (From October 16, 2007 to December 18, Fuji Television) as ''Midoriko Hojo''
2008
* - (From January 6, 2008 to December 14, NHK) as ''Ochika''
* - (September 6 and 7, 2008, TV Asahi) as ''Miharu Ootsuka''
* - (From October 14, 2008 to December 9, Nippon Television) as ''Makiko Yasuno''
2009
* - (From April 19, 2009 to June, TBS) as ''Satoko Kirihara''
* - (On May 1, 2009, Fuji Television) as ''Oman''
* - (On August 23, 2009, NHK General TV)
* - (From October to December 2009, Fuji Television) as ''Yuri Nishioka''
2010
* - (From September 2010 to April 2011, NHK General TV)
2014
* - (From April 2014 to September 2014, NHK General TV)
2016
* - (From April 2016, NHK BS)
* - (From October to December 2016, Nippon Television)
2023
*''Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi'' - (NHK) as
Chikage Awashima
was a Japanese film and stage actress.
Life
A graduate from Takarazuka Music and Dance School and member of the Takarazuka Revue, Chikage Awashima entered the Shochiku film studios and made her film debut in 1950. She appeared in films of nume ...
Movies
Voice acting
Stage play
* (August, 1992)
* (August, 1999)
* Slap Sticks (February, 2003)
*
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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(June, 2006)
* ''M&O plays produce'' (May, 2008)
* Love30 Vol.3 (From June to July in 2009)
* (From 17 to 27 on September in 2009, at Tokyo Tennozu The Galaxy Theatre) as ''Momoko Teruuchi''
**Original plot: by
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Variety show
* Ponkickies (1997)
* (From October 5, 1997 to March 29, 1998)
*(1997.10 - 1998.12)
Television advertisement
Discography
Original albums
# ''
Un'' (1997)
# (1997)
(as ''Eri Sakatomo'')
# (1999)
# (2009)
Compilation albums
# ''
Live & Remix Rie Tomosaka vs Eri Sakatomo'' (1998)
# ''
Rie Tomosaka Best'' (1999)
# ''
Daisuki!'' (2000)
(Taiwan only release, featuring unreleased song )
# ''
Rie Tomosaka Best+3'' (2009)
Singles
#"Escalation" (1996)
# (1996)
(as ''Eri Sakatomo'')
# (1996)
# (1996)
(as ''Eri Sakatomo'')
# (1997)
# "Birthday Party" (1997)
(as a part of ''Gonna be fun'', a band created for the show ''Ponkickies'')
# (1997)
(as ''Eri Sakatomo'')
# (1997)
# (1998)
# (1998)
# "
Cappuccino
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Variations of the drink involve the use of cre ...
" (1999)
# "
Shōjo Robot" (2000)
Awards
*4th
Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix
The Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix is an award given by the Nikkan Sports newspaper to Japanese television dramas.
The 14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix was canceled due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Categories
*Best Drama
*Best A ...
- Best Actress
References
External links
ともさかりえオフィシャルサイト(Tomosaka Rie official site) tomosak.tvともさかりえ オフィシャルブログ(Tomosaka Rie official blog)*
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Japanese actresses
1979 births
Living people
Japanese women pop singers
People from Mitaka, Tokyo
Singers from Tokyo
Musicians from Nagano Prefecture
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers
Horikoshi High School alumni