is a Japanese actress, singer and

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Biography

Hiroko Hayashi made her TV-drama debut in '' Tabiji'' in 1965. She debuted as a singer in 1974. In 1979, she married Hisao Kurosawa, a film producer whose father was

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, but later they divorced. They have three children. She also has three grandchildren by her eldest daughter Yu Kurosawa (1982). Hiroko Hayashi grandchildren

Filmography

;Television * ''Tabiji'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1971) * ''Henshin Ninja Arashi'' (1972), Kasumi * ''

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'' (1973), Akechi Tama * ''

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'' (2006), Keiko Kuze ;Film * '' Tora-san's Dream of Spring'' (1979), Megumi Takai

Discography

Singles

References

* ''Nihon Tarento Meikan (2006)'', VIP Times, Japanese actresses Japanese women singers Japanese idols Japanese television personalities 1959 births Living people Singers from Tokyo {{Japan-singer-stub