is a Japanese

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

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and singer from Tochigi. She is the lead actress for the classic

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series

Long Vacation ''Long Vacation'' (, also known as ) is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996. The show's high ratings in Japan made Takuya Kimura popular in the Asia-Pacific region and is ...

, starring alongside

Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. A 1996 television drama series, ''Long ...

. She has been married to

Toshiaki Karasawa (real name Kiyoshi Karasawa (唐澤潔 ''Karasawa Kiyoshi'')) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play ''Boy's Revue Stay Gold'' (ボーイズレビュー・ステイゴールド ''Bōizu Rebyū Sutei Gōrud ...

since 1995.

Filmography

Television

Asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring Take ...

''Jun-chan no ōenka'' (1988–89), Junko Ono *Christmas at the Age of 29 (1994), Yabuki Noriko *''

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'' (1996), Hōyō Futaba *''

'' (1996), Minami Hayama *''Leaders'' (2014), Haruko Aichi *''Leaders 2'' (2017), Haruko Aichi *''Hello, Detective Hedgehog'' (2017), Kaoru Kaze *''

Natsuzora is a Japanese television drama series and the 100th Memorial Asadora series, following ''Manpuku''. It premiered on April 1, 2019, and concluded on September 28, 2019. The story is loosely based on the life of animator Reiko Okuyama. Plot As N ...

'' (2019), Ayami Kishikawa *''Medical Examiner Asagao'' (2019)

Films

*'' Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo'' (1993), Catherine "Cathy" Ono (voice) *'' Ghost Pub'' (1994), Satoko *''

The Golden Compass ''Northern Lights'' (titled ''The Golden Compass'' in North America and some other countries) is a young-adult fantasy novel by Philip Pullman, published in 1995 by Scholastic UK. Set in a parallel universe, it follows the journey of Lyra Be ...

'' (2007), Mrs. Coulter (Japanese dub) *''

Ponyo is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by ...

'' (2008), Lisa (voice) *''Haru ni Chiru'' (2023), Reiko Sanada

Awards

References

External links

* * * * 1964 births Living people Ken-On artists Musicians from Tochigi Prefecture Asadora lead actors Voice actresses from Tochigi Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub