is a Japanese actress. She is a former pop idol.

Biography

Miyoko Asada debuted as an

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in April 1973 with the single ''"Akai Fuusen"'' (The Red Balloon), which sold over 800,000 copies and peaked at #1 on the Japanese

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chart list. That same year she was nominated as ''Best Newcomer of the Year'' at the

15th Japan Record Awards The 15th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1973, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS. Award winners Japan Record Award *Hiroshi Itsuk ...

, but lost the title to

Junko Sakurada is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career, with 18 top ten singles in the 1970s. Her acting career ran from 1 ...

Single discography

Filmography

Film

*''Hi no Ataru Sakamichi'' (1975) *''

My Sons is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Synopsis The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mo ...

'' (1991) *''Tsuribaka Nisshi 7'' (1994) *''Tsuribaka Misshi 8'' (1996) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 9'' (1997) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 10'' (1998) *''

Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Katsuhide Motoki. Cast * Toshiyuki Nishida : Hamada Densuke * Rentaro Mikuni : Suzuki Ichinosuke * Miyoko Asada : Mamada Michiko * Tomoko Naraoka : Suzuki * Takehiro Murata : Usami Goro * Kei Tani : Sasak ...

'' (2000) *'' Hashire! Ichiro'' (2001) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijo Saidai no Kyuka'' (2001) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki Ippatsu!'' (2002) *''

Tsuribaka Nisshi 14 is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yūzō Asahara. Cast * Toshiyuki Nishida * Rentaro Mikuni * Jun Kunimura * Kunihiro Matsumura * Kei Tani Awards 46th Blue Ribbon Award *Won: Best Actor - Toshiyuki Nishida is a Japanese actor. He has won ...

'' (2003) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai?'' (2004) *''Gin no enzeru'' (2004) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 16'' (2005) *''Saga no Gabai-baachan'' (2006) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 17'' (2006) *'' Otoshimono'' (2006) *''Red Whale, White Snake'' (2006) *''Ai no Rukeichi'' (2007) *''

Sweet Bean is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It is the second film, after I Wish, to star real-life grandmother and granddaughter Kirin Kiki and Kyara Uchida. The film was selected to open the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 ...

'' (2015) *''Running Again'' (2018) *''Erica 38'' (2019) *''

True Mothers is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on a 2015 novel by Mizuki Tsujimura. In June 2020, the Toronto International Film Festival announced that the film ...

'' (2020) *''The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka'' (2020) *''Independence of Japan'' (2020) *''Inu mo Kuwanedo Charlie wa Warau'' (2022) * ''Bridal, My Song'' (2022) * ''Ginpei-cho Cinema Blues'' (2023) *''Trapped Balloon'' (2023)

Television

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'' (NHK, 2002) * ''

Shinsengumi! is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fuj ...

'' (NHK, 2004) * ''Nyokei Kazoku'' (TBS, 2005) * ''Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai'' (TBS, 2007) * ''

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'' (Fuji TV, 2007) * '' Fūrin Kazan'' (NHK, 2007) * ''Wachigaiya Itosato'' (TBS, 2007) * ''Otokomae!'' (NHK, 2008) * ''Keikan no Chi'' (TV Asahi, 2009) * ''

Hanako to Anne is a Japanese television drama series, the 90th Asadora series broadcast on NHK. It debuted on March 31, 2014, and is broadcast Monday through Saturday mornings, with a scheduled to end of September 27, 2014. It is based on the novel ''An no Yurik ...

'' (NHK, 2014) * ''

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'' (TV Asahi, 2019)

References

External links

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