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Japanese Actresses
The following is a list of Japanese actresses in surname alphabetical order. Names are displayed given name first, per Wikipedia manual of style. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing that they are Japanese actresses or must have references showing that they are Japanese actresses and are notable. A * Haruka Abe * Nagisa Abe *Natsumi Abe * Rika Adachi * Yumi Adachi * Saki Aibu * Shoko Aida * Yuzuki Aikawa * Rina Aizawa * Kyoko Aizome * Sayaka Akimoto * Tsubasa Akimoto * Yoko Akino * Kumiko Akiyoshi * Yūki Amami * Chisato Amate * Eiko Ando * Sakura Andō * Yū Aoi * Wakana Aoi * Mayuko Aoki * Tsuru Aoki * Yuko Araki * Yui Aragaki *Michiyo Aratama * Narimi Arimori * Kasumi Arimura * Momoka Ariyasu *Nao Asahi * Mayumi Asaka * Nana Asakawa * Aiko Asano * Atsuko Asano * Yūko Asano * Ruriko Asaoka * Kumiko Asō * Yumi Asō * Chikage Awashima * Haruka Ayase B * Fumika Baba * Chieko Baisho * Mitsuko Baisho C * Catalina Yue * Chara * Chiaki (F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese People
are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people constitute 97.4% of the population of the country of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 125 million people are of Japanese descent, making them list of contemporary ethnic groups, one of the largest ethnic groups. Approximately 120.8 million Japanese people are residents of Japan, and there are approximately 4 million members of the Japanese diaspora, known as . In some contexts, the term "Japanese people" may be used to refer specifically to the Yamato people, who are primarily from the historically principal islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku and constitute by far the largest group. In other contexts, the term may include other groups native to the Japanese archipelago, including Ryukyuan people, who share connections with the Yamato but are often regarded as distinct, and Ainu people. In recent decades, there has also been an increase in the number of people with both Japanese and non-Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chisato Amate
is a Japanese actress. She played the lead actress role in '' 1-Ichi'', a prequel to '' Ichi the Killer''. In 2004, she played a supporting role in '' Izo''. With Azuma Mami she is part of a CM duo called G☆cups, a reference to their large busts (Chisato's, at 86 cm, is large for a Japanese woman). Filmography # 1-Ichi (1 イチ, 2003) # 雀鬼くずれ (2003) # 実録・九州やくざ列伝 兇犬とよばれた男 (2003) # 実録・事件 青梅「姉妹」バラバラ殺人 (2004) # 北九州ヤクザ戦争 侠嵐 完結編 (2004) # すくらんぶるハーツ 恋のソナタ (''Sukuramburu hatsu koi no sonata'', lit. "Scramble Hearts - Sonata of Love", 2004) # Izo (2004) External links Amate Chisato Official Site* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amate, Chisato 1980 births Japanese actresses Living people Actresses from Fukuoka Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nao Asahi
is a Japanese ''tarento'', actress, idol, and former fashion model. She is represented with Rising Production. Asahi is a member of the idol group Maintenance. She was a former member of the idol group Idoling!!! Asahi also appears regularly on television variety programs. Filmography TV series Regular appearances TV dramas Anime Internet series Internet drama Films Stage Advertisements Magazines Delivery applications Events As a member of Maintenance Internet series Events References External links * Open Cast Video blogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Asahi, Nao Japanese women television personalities Japanese idols Japanese female models Idoling!!! members 1994 births Living people People from Hamura, Tokyo People from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momoka Ariyasu
is a Japanese singer and photographer, as well as a former idol and child actress. She is best known as a former member of the all-girl musical group Momoiro Clover Z, in which her signature color was green. Biography Ariyasu was born in Kyoto Prefecture and grew up in Saitama Prefecture. Since the age of one, she has started acting as a baby magazine model. She was later represented by talent agency Carotte C&T and appeared on television shows and in numerous commercials. Starting in 2004, Ariyasu regularly appeared on the Fuji TV network's morning children's program ''Ponkikkids'', where she acted as a member of a unit called Sister Rabbits. Around the same time, she joined EXPG, the boy-band Exile's dance and vocal school for kids. The school members performed as child dancers for Exile and also received acting lessons. On November 1, 2008, Ariyasu moved from Carotte to the Stardust Promotion talent agency, and on February 2, 2009, was put into the agency's all-girl i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasumi Arimura
, is a Japanese actress. Her television roles have included the young Haruko Amano in the 2013 NHK asadora '' Amachan'' and the lead role in the 2017 asadora '' Hiyokko''. She has also appeared in several films, including '' Flying Colors'', for which she won a 39th Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year, and '' We Made A Beautiful Bouquet'', for which she won the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actress. Early life Arimura was born on February 13, 1993, in Itami city, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She has an older sister, , who is a model turned actress. Career In December 2009, while attending Hyogo Prefectural Itami Nishi High School, Arimura auditioned for FLaMme and passed. In May 2010, she made her first series appearance in ''Hagane no Onna''. Arimura gained popularity by appearing in the Morning drama '' Amachan'' in 2013. Arimura then appeared as the lead actress in the critically acclaimed film '' Flying Colors'' where she was cast as a troubled teen w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narimi Arimori
Narimi Arimori (有森 也実 ''Arimori Narimi'', born 10 December 1967 in Yokohama, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...) is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film *''Hoshizora no Mukō no Kuni'' (1986) – Risa *'' Final Take'' (1986) – Koharu Tanaka *'' Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy'' (1986) – A Tourist *'' Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club'' (2008) – Taeko Komori *''Inumukoiri'' (2017) – Azusa Ninomiya *''The Land Beyond the Starry Sky'' (2021) – Risa's mother * ''The Flower in the Sky'' (2022) * ''Goldfish'' (2023) * ''Single 8'' (2023), Hiroshi's mother * '' Knuckle Girl'' (2023) * ''Dare to Stop Us 2'' (2024) * ''Paradise of Solitude'' (2024) * ''Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash'' (2025) Television *'' Tokyo Love Story'' (1991) – Satomi Sekiguchi *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiyo Aratama
was a Japanese film and stage actress. Biography After graduating from the Takarazuka Music and Dance School, Aratama joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1945. She gave her film debut in 1951, but it was not before 1955 that she left the Takarazuka Revue, signing first with Nikkatsu film studios, then, after her contract expired, with Toho. She worked for directors such as Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu and Masaki Kobayashi, appearing in films like '' The Human Condition'', '' The End of Summer'', '' Kwaidan'' and '' 47 Ronin''. From the late 1970s on she concentrated solely on stage and television work. Due to health problems, she reduced her appearances after 1994. She died of heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to Cardiac cycle, fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF ... in 2001. Aratama never married. Selecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yui Aragaki
is a Japanese actress, model, singer and occasional radio show host. She has been selected several times as the most desired girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face in Oricon's yearly survey. Early life She was born on June 11, 1988, in Naha, Okinawa. She is the younger of two siblings. After seeing an audition notice for the junior fashion magazine , she applied for it and won the Grand Prix award for the audition. In 2001, at the age of 13, she began her Nicola modelling career and was very well received as a Nicola model, having set a record for appearing on cover for 15 times. One of her co-models, actress Enomoto Ayako, gave her the nickname 'Gakky' as a take on her surname. She moved to Tokyo at 15 and enrolled at Horikoshi High School famous for being the academic base of many famous celebrities including Seiko Matsuda. She made her acting debut in Shibuya in 2005. She also became quite popular as in the Pocky commercials. She also expanded into voice actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Araki
is a Japanese actress and fashion model. Her most notable works are films '' Our Meal for Tomorrow'' (2017), '' Anoko no Toriko'' (2018), ''See Hear Love'' (2023), '' Once Upon a Crime'' (2023), and '' Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General'' (2024), as well as television series '' Code Blue'' (2017), '' Kiss that Kills'' (2018), '' Suits'' (2018–2020), and '' Roppongi Class'' (2022). She is represented by Stardust Promotion. Career Araki was scouted on Takeshita Street in Harajuku when she was in the fifth grade by her agency, Stardust Promotion. She initially worked as a model for children's clothing catalogues before making her on-screen debut in May 2008 with a main role in ''Ikari o Nagero''. She subsequently had minor roles in films such as ''Aoi Tori'', '' Confessions'', and '' Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan''. Even up until high school, Araki struggled to pass acting auditions. Upon entering university, she decided that if she did not achieve results within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuru Aoki
was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific in the United States during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top billing in American motion pictures. Life and career Born in Tokyo, Aoki came to California in 1899 with her uncle, Otojirō Kawakami, his geisha wife, Kawakami Sadayakko, and Otojirō's troupe of actors. At their first stop in San Francisco, Tsuru performed with the troupe and assisted Sadayakko at a Palace Hotel tea ceremony where attendees raved over her "diminutive daintiness." But when the troupe ran into severe financial difficulties, Otojirō made arrangements to have Tsuru adopted by Toshio Aoki, a sketch artist for a local newspaper. Tsuru Aoki started taking lessons in ballet dance in New York City, when she went along with her uncle Toshio, who was hired by David Belasco for ''The Darling of the Gods''. After Toshio's death a reporter looked after Aoki. Aok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayuko Aoki
is a Japanese actress and voice actress who has worked on several anime and video game productions. Filmography Anime *'' Aquarian Age - Sign for Revolution'' – Yoriko Sannou *'' Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-'' – Turk (shotgun) Video games *'' Final Fantasy X'' (2001) – Yuna *''Kingdom Hearts'' (2002) – Selphie Tilmitt *'' Final Fantasy X-2'' (2003) – Yuna *''Kingdom Hearts II'' (2005) – Selphie Tilmitt, Yuna *'' Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'' (2011) – Yuna *'' Final Fantasy Type-0'' (2011) – Seven *'' Final Fantasy Explorers'' (2014) – Yuna *'' Final Fantasy Type-0 HD'' (2015) – Seven *'' World of Final Fantasy'' (2016) – Yuna *''Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia'' (2017–18) – Yuna, Selphie Tilmitt, Seven *''Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary'' (2017) – Yuna *'' Dissidia Final Fantasy NT'' (2018) – Yuna Motion Capture *''Final Fantasy VIII'' (1999) – Rinoa Heartilly, Edea Kramer *''Final Fantasy IX'' (2000) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Aoi
is a Japanese actress and former singer. In March 2017, she landed the lead role in NHK's 97th Asadora, '' Laugh It Up!'', which aired from October 2017 to March 2018. Career 2009–2012: Early career Aoi was scouted in Harajuku, Tokyo, in her fifth year of elementary school. She had been taking photos to send with her audition documents at the time. She made her television debut in 2009 through a FamilyMart commercial and made her acting debut in the TV series ''Samurai High School''. Her next appearance came in January 2010, where she played young Mamako Ino in an episode of the TV series ''Angel Bank''. The following month, she played Caroline Izumi in TV Asahi's 2 hour long television special ''Kasai Chōsakan Renjirō Kurenai''. She reprised her role as Caroline Izumi in November 2010, January 2012, and November 2012, then returned to America. 2013–present In December 2012, Aoi was chosen to be a member of the new idol group Otome Shinto, along with Chika Arakawa, Yurika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
