is a Japanese

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. She won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 6th

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and at the 8th Japan Academy Prize for '' Aiko 16 sai''. She also won the award for best actress at the 9th

for ''

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''. In 1995, she enjoyed career breakthrough as she won the Best Actress award at 1995

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for '' The Christ Of Nanjing''.

Filmography

Film

*'' Aiko 16 sai'' (1983) *'' Lonely Heart'' (1985) *''

'' (1987) *'' The Christ Of Nanjing'' (1995) *''

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'' (1997) *''

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'' (1999) *''Love Tomato'' (2006) *''

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'' (2010) *''This Country's Sky'' (2015) *''Being Good'' (2015) *''The Cross'' (2016), Shunsuke's mother *''Tomoshibi'' (2017) *''My Friend "A"'' (2018), Yayoi Shiraishi *''Aiuta: My Promise To Nakuhito'' (2019) *''Mentai Piriri'' (2019), Chiyoko Umino *''

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'' (2020) *''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) *''The Lines That Define Me'' (2022), Suizan Tōdō *''Mentai Piriri 2023'' (2023), Chiyoko Umino

Television

* ''Mōri Motonari'' (1997) - Lady Myōkyū * '' Gō'' (2011) -

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* ''

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'' (2015) - Kazu * ''Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon'' (2017) * '' Scarlet'' (2019–20)

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* * * 1969 births Living people Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese idols Actors from Fukuoka Prefecture Amuse Inc. talents {{Japan-screen-actor-stub