is a Japanese actress. From 1983 to 1996, she portrayed the nurse Shiho in Series 7–14 of the long-running prime-time series ''

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network. A frequent guest star in ''

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'' roles, she has seven appearances in ''

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'' and the 1985 '' Star Tanjō''. Ritsuko also acts in two-hour mystery dramas, with roles in the Monday, Wednesday and Saturday prime-time slots. Ritsuko has appeared in two films. She was in the 1994 ''Natsu no Niwa: The Friends'', directed by

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. Her product endorsements include advertisements for

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, and Lake ( Shinsei Financial Co., Ltd.).

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This article incorporates material found in the article 根本りつ子 (''Nemoto Ritsuko'') in the Japanese Wikipedia.

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