, known professionally as , is a Japanese actress. She played the love interest of Spider-Man, Hitomi Sakuma in ''

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'' (1978-1979), and the lead role in ''

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'' (1979-1980), and '' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' (1985).

Biography

Miura was born in

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and moved to

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as a child. Her older sister, Mayumi Miura, is also an actress. She graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School. Miura earned money as a child model, and made her debut in television commercials advertising Kirin Lemon, a soft drink, in 1974, as the product's fourth image girl. Her first lead role was in ''Sachiko no Shiawase''. Since then, Miura has appeared eight times as a guest star on the ''

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'' ''

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'', more than any other woman. Other ''jidaigeki'' appearances include ''

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'', two versions of the ''

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'', '' Shadow Warriors'' and ''-IV'', the live-action show ''

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'',

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, and ''

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''. She has also had roles in modern and fantasy drama including ''

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'' and 82'', the lead actress in the ''

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'' version of ''

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'', and the 1985 television show '' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo''. A celebrity, Miura has appeared on variety and travel programs too. In addition to film and television, she has acted on stage. Miura is married to actor Daijirō Tsutsumi, who regularly portrays the ''

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on ''Mito Kōmon''.

References

External links

三浦リカ　プロフィール
''Miura Rika Profile'' at the Hipstar agency

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