, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer

Chiyo Okumura is a popular Japanese pop singer, and former fashion model who debuted in the 1960s. She is known for songs such as "Koi no Dorei" (恋の奴隷 English: "Slave of Love") and "Shuuchakueki" (終着駅 English: "Terminal Station"). Her cover o ...

. She married actor in March 2004, and they had one child. The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008.

Biography

She was born in

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but grew up in

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. She graduated from

Aoyama Gakuin University is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin University ...

. She appeared in

Yōjirō Takita Yōjirō Takita (滝田洋二郎 ''Takita Yōjirō'', born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. Takita received an Academy Awards, Oscar for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best Foreign Language Film for his 2008 drama '' ...

's 1986 film ''

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'' with Yuya Uchida and Beat Takeshi. She also appeared in Lee Sang-il's 2002 film '' Border Line'' with Tetsu Sawaki and

Ken Mitsuishi is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Chaos'' and ''Tokyo Playboy Club''. Filmography Film ;1980s *'' Tora's Tropical Fever'' (1980) *''Foster Daddy, Tora!'' (1980) *'' Sailor Suit and Machine Gun'' (1981) *''Tora-san, the Exp ...

. She currently resides in Japan and takes up minor acting roles as well as working as a manager.

Selected filmography

Film

* ''Aitsu to Lullaby'' (1983) * ''

'' (1986) * ''Yakuza Tosei no Suteki na Menmen'' (1988) * ''

Kachō Kōsaku Shima is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane. It depicts the growth and career of a fictional salaryman named Kōsaku Shima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Morning'', starting with the first series ''Kachō S ...

'' (1992) * '' The Abe Clan'' (1995) * ''Tetto Musashino-sen'' (1997) * ''Detective Riko'' (1998) * ''Yūjō: Friendship'' (1998) * ''Kizuna'' (1998) * ''Detective Riko: Megami no Eien'' (1988) * '' Border Line'' (2002) * ''Last Scene'' (2002) * '' Rockers'' (2003) * ''

Survive Style 5+ ''Survive Style 5+'' is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Gen Sekiguchi and produced by Hiroyuki Taniguchi. It stars Tadanobu Asano, Kyōko Koizumi, Reika Hashimoto, Jai West, Sonny Chiba and Vinnie Jones. Synopsis The film follows five simult ...

'' (2004) * ''The Pavillion Salamandre'' (2006) * ''

Oh! Oku is a Japanese historic romantic drama film released on December 23, 2006, by Fuji Television. The film revolves around the Ejima-Ikushima affair of 1714. Director Tōru Hayashi and screenplay writer Taeko Asano also directed and wrote the 2003~20 ...

'' (2006) * ''

Koizora , or for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand", where chapters would be released exclusively for mobile reading, ''Koizora'' rec ...

'' (2007) * ''

Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by Kanan Minami. It started serialization in 2008 in the magazine '' Sho-Comi'', and completed in 2013, with 15 bound volumes have been released in Japan under the Flower Comics label. Plot ...

'' (2012) * '' Bokura ga Ita'' (2012) * ''

Mugiko-san to is a Japanese comedy, drama film directed by Keisuke Yoshida and starring Horikita Maki. It was released on December 21, 2013. The story is about parent-child love, in which an otaku is a Japanese word that describes people with consu ...

'' (2013) * ''

Angel Home is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan on 25 May. Cast *Shihori Kanjiya *Naoto Takenaka *Takayuki Takuma *Tomoko Tabata *Ai Hashimoto *Rei Okamoto *Kyūsaku Shimada *Yumi Asō *Mitsuru Hirata is ...

'' (2013) * ''

The Mourner is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and based on a novel of the same name by Arata Tendo. It was released on February 14, 2015. Cast * Kengo Kora as Shizuto Sakatsuki * Yuriko Ishida as Yukiyo Nagi * Arata Iura as Sakuya ...

'' (2015) * ''

Age Harassment ''Age Harassment'' (エイジハラスメント) is a 2015 Japanese TV drama series focusing on harassment in the modern Japanese workplace. It is based on the novel ''Age Harassment'' by Uchidate Makiko. It is produced by TV Asahi. Storyline Yoshi ...

'' (2015) * ''

Shippu Rondo is a 2016 Japanese action/comedy film directed by Teruyuki Yoshida based on the novel by Keigo Higashino. The movie was produced by Kazuma Kuryu and Takako Oki. Its release date was November 26, 2016. By the first screenings, the film had earned ...

'' (2016) * ''Kiseki: Sobito of That Day'' (2017) * ''Nakuna Akaoni'' (2019)

Television

* ''Musashibō Benkei'' (1986), as

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* ''

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

'' (1988), as

Nōhime , also known as Kichō (帰蝶), was the legal wife of Oda Nobunaga, a major ''daimyō'' during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. Her proper name was Kichō, but since she came from Mino Province, she is most commonly referred to as Nōhime ...

* '' Aishiteiru to Itte Kure'' (1995), as Hikaru Shimada * ''Honmamon'' (2001–2002) * '' Journey Under the Midnight Sun'' (2006) * ''

Ryūsei no Kizuna is a detective novel by Keigo Higashino. It was serialized in Weekly Gendai from 16 September 2006 to 15 September 2007 and was published into one ''tankōbon'' volume by Kodansha on 5 March 2008. The novel was published in paperback format b ...

'' (2008) * '' Jin'' (2009) * ''

General Rouge no Gaisen is a 12-episode Japanese medical drama television series broadcast in 2010, a sequel to the series Team Batista no Eikō. Atsushi Itō and Tōru Nakamura reprised their lead roles. The initial season of "Team Batista" aired on Fuji TV in late ...

'' (2010) * ''

Shinzanmono is a detective Japanese television drama, part of the Spring 2010 season of the Japanese TBS Network. It is based on the same-name novel in the "Kyōichirō Kaga" series by mystery author Keigo Higashino and is set and filmed in the Ningyo-cho a ...

'' (2010) * ''

The Legend of Yang Guifei ''The Legend of Yang Guifei'', also known as ''The Secret History of Concubine Yang'', is a Chinese television series loosely based on the romance between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty and his consort Yang Yuhuan. The series was directed by ...

'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011-2012) * ''

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), as Kaneko Tsuru * ''

The Emperor's Cook is a 2015 Japanese television drama based on the novel ''Tennō no Ryōriban'' by Hisahide Sugimori, depicting the life of imperial cook Tokuzō Akiyama. It premiered on TBS on 26 April 2015, starring Takeru Satoh in the lead role. The 1st episo ...

'' (2015), as Okichi * ''Miotsukushi Ryōrichō'' (2017) * ''

Hanbun, Aoi is a Japanese television drama series and the 98th Asadora series, following ''Warotenka''. It premiered on April 2, 2018, and concluded on September 29, 2018. Mei Nagano was cast in the lead role of Suzume Nireno after an audition of 2366 wome ...

'' (2018) * '' The Grand Family'' (2021), as Yasuko Manpyō

Radio

* '' Hideki Saijo Raspberry Club'' (1985-1986) as Assistant MC

References

External links

Official agency profile
* * 1963 births Living people Japanese actresses Aoyama Gakuin University alumni People from Izumisano People from Nagasaki Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub