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Yūko
or Yuuko is a common feminine Japanese given name. Written forms Yūko can be written using different kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ... characters and can mean: *優子, "gentle, child" *裕子, "abundance, child" *祐子, "providential help, blessing, child" *夕子, "evening, child" *有子, "qualified, child" *悠子, "permanence, child" *侑子, "leading, child" *結子, "bind, child" *由子, "reason, child" *勇子, "courage, child" *友子, "friend, child" *木綿子, "cotton, child" The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People *, Japanese TV presenter and news anchor *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese bikini model *, Japanese marathon runner *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese actress who is most popular in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Mochizuki
, also billed as Mieko Mochizuki, was a Japanese stage and film actress who appeared in films of directors such as Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse and Tadashi Imai. Biography Mochizuki left the Tokyo Municipal Oshioka Girls' High School prematurely in 1930 and gave her stage debut the same year with Ken'ichi Enomoto's Casino Folies in Asakusa. She continued with engagements such as the Shinjuku Moulin Rouge and the Shinsei Shinpa, first with light comedies, later with dramatic roles, before signing with the Shochiku film studio in 1950. Her first major role was in Kinoshita's 1953 ''A Japanese Tragedy''. Other notable appearances include Naruse's ''Late Chrysanthemums'', Imai's ''The Rice People'' and Satsuo Yamamoto's ''Ballad of the Cart''. She also had small roles in two films by Yasujirō Ozu, ''The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice'' and ''The End of Summer'' – the latter came into being because she wanted another role in an Ozu film. In 1960, Mochizuki directed the children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Oshima
is a Japanese actress and former member of idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sang on the title tracks for all of AKB48's singles since '' Aitakatta'' in October 2006. She placed among the top two of the annual AKB48 general elections from 2009 to 2013. Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production. Biography Oshima was born in Yokohama, and was raised in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture. Her mother is from Hokkaido. Oshima is 3/4 Japanese and 1/4 American. Her parents divorced 6 months after her family moved to Mibu. Oshima lived with her father while she only saw her mother once after the divorce. In 1996, she signed as a child actor with Central Kodomo Gekidan. In 2005, she began working as a junior idol in a short-lived idol project Doll's Vox, which was produced by The Alfee vocalist Toshihiko Takamizawa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Nakagawa
is a Japanese politician in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). She represented Hokkaido in the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017. Her husband, Shōichi Nakagawa, was also a politician, serving as Minister of Finance of Japan in 2008 and 2009. Nakagawa was born in Niigata Prefecture and graduated from University of the Sacred Heart in 1981. She worked at Mitsubishi for a year until her marriage to Shōichi, and moved to Hokkaido shortly afterward. After Shōichi's death in 2009, Yūko began to get involved in politics. In the 2012 election, she ran in Hokkaido's 11th district against Tomohiro Ishikawa, who had defeated her husband for the position in the last election; she won with 51 percent of the vote. During her time in the House, she served on the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee, and was appointed as parliamentary minister of the committee in 2014. In her role as minister, she spoke out in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. After bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Andō (singer)
(born 9 May 1977) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former actress. Andō is part of the Horipro talent agency. Biography Early life and career Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, as a child, music was never a special hobby of Andō; rather she had more of an interest towards drawing. During her college years, driven by her strong interest in creating things, Andō decided to pursue a film making career. However, unable to catch a break with the studios, she then followed her friends and family's advice to join a talent agency in hopes of becoming an actor. This landed her a few spots as an extra in TV dramas. One of the auditions for a play she passed during her Junior year at Ferris University required her to sing on stage. At that time, one of the evaluators was Oricon music charts founder Sōkō Koike and by his recommendation, she decided to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter. Before debuting as a singer, Andō appeared as a regular in the popular TV drama "Ikebukuro W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Nakamura
is a Japanese actress, born on 7 January 1975 in Fukui, Japan. She won the award for best actress at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2001 for the film ''Firefly (Hotaru)'' and the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ... for '' Strawberry Shortcakes''. Filmography Film Television References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Yuko 1975 births Living people Japanese actresses Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Andō (news Anchor)
is a Japanese television presenter and news anchor. She has headed Fuji Television's ''Super News'' evening news programme alongside Tetsuo Suda since April 2000. Career As a newscaster, Ando has presented the following Fuji TV evening news programmes since 1987. * ''FNN Super Time'' (October 1987 – March 1994) * ''News Japan'' (April 1994 – March 2000) * ''Super News'' (April 2000 – ) During her career, she has interviewed many heads of state, including Philippine President Corazon Aquino, US President Bill Clinton, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013), was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of th ..., and Polish President Lech Walesa. Personal life Ando first married in December 1989, to an advertising agency empl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Mizutani
was a Japanese actress, voice actress, narrator and singer from Ama District, Aichi. Throughout her career, she worked with Production Baobab, and was working with Aoni Production at the time of her death. Mizutani was best known for her anime voice roles of Sakiko Sakura in '' Chibi Maruko-chan'', Mihoshi Kuramitsu in '' Tenchi Muyo!'' and Pinoko in '' Black Jack''. She also portrayed Excellen Browning in ''Super Robot Wars'', Sora Takenouchi in '' Digimon Adventure'', Leina Stol in '' Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'', and Sarah Zabiarov and Cheimin Noa in '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam''. Mizutani was the official Japanese voice actress for Minnie Mouse, and voiced her in the '' Kingdom Hearts'' franchise. Since her death, Aya Endō took over as the Japanese voice of Minnie Mouse and Machiko Toyoshima took over as Sakiko Sakura in Chibi Maruko-chan. Career After graduating from the Institute for Youth Theater in 1985, Mizutani was signed to the Seinenza Theater Company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Miyamura
, also known by her nickname , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and sound director. She played Kazuha Toyama in '' Detective Conan'', Casca in '' Berserk'' and Asuka Langley Soryu in '' Neon Genesis Evangelion''. Personal life Miyamura was born in Kobe, and graduated from the theater division for Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. She was diagnosed with Graves' disease and exophthalmos in May 2007. She was initially married to manga artist, Nakatani D. from 1998 to 1999. Miyamura married stuntman Takayuki Seki in 2004. They had two children together, a daughter born in 2004 and a son born in 2011, before they divorced in 2016. The family lived in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ..., Australia, until she returned to Japan. Career Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Asano
is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for '' Kura''. Her biggest hit was "Sexy Bus Stop" released in 1976. It reached the No. 12 position on the Oricon chart list. Filmography Films * '' The Devil's Island'' (1977) * '' The War in Space'' (1977) * '' Sorobanzuku'' (1986) * '' Ruten no umi'' (1990) * '' Bloom in the Moonlight'' (1993) * '' Kura'' (1995) * '' Dora-heita'' (2000) * '' Oh! Oku'' (2006) * '' SPEC: Ten'' (2012) * '' SPEC: Close'' (2013) Television * '' Momotarō-zamurai'' (1981) * ''Shounen wa Tori ni Natta is a 2001 Japanese television film by TBS. Plot Cast * Tomohisa Yamashita as Ken Nagashima * Shunsuke Kazama as Koiichi * Risa Nishimura as Kira Mizusawa * Yūko Asano as Naoko Nagashima * Masato Furuoya was a Japanese actor. He won th ...'' (2001) * '' Kōmyō ga Tsuji'' (2006) as Nene * ''Totto-chan!'' (2017) as Sadako Sawamura References 1960 births Living people Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūko Minaguchi
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Bunkyō, Tokyo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. In 2012, Minaguchi took a nineteen-month-long hiatus from acting in order to study abroad in the United States. This resulted in Shino Kakinuma being cast as Videl for the final arc of '' Dragon Ball Kai'', although Minaguchi did reprise her role as the character for 2013's theatrical film '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' and continued to voice her afterwards. Filmography Television animation ;1980s *'' Bosco Adventure'' (1986) (Princess Apricot) *'' Kamen no Ninja Akakage'' (1987) (Akane) *'' Sally the Witch'' (1989) (Nancy) *'' YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!'' (1989) (Yawara Inokuma and Kaneko Inokuma) *'' Jushin Liger'' (1989) (Yuki) ;1990s *'' The Laughing Salesman'' (1990) (Reiko) *'' Here is Greenwood'' (1991) (Misako) *'' Yadamon'' (1992) (Kira) *'' Dragon Ball Z'' (1993) ( Videl and Pan) *'' Sailor Moon S'' (1994) ( Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn), Mistres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Hara
Yuko Hara (原 由子 ''Hara Yūko'', born December 11, 1956, in Yokohama, Japan, nicknamed "Harabo") is the keyboardist for Southern All Stars. She is also a vocalist and writes many of her own songs. She is married to Keisuke Kuwata, the multi-instrumentalist frontman for the Southern All-Stars, and bandleader of the Kuwata band. Together, they have two sons. Her parents' home is a tempura restaurant in Yokohama. Her song ''Daisuki!Happy end'' is the theme song for the Japanese dub of Hoodwinked!. Discography Original albums * (1981) *''Miss Yokohamadult Yuko Hara 2nd'' (1983) *''Mother'' (1991) Compilation albums *''Loving You'' (1998) * (2010) Cover albums * (2002) Singles * (1981) * (1981) * (1982) * (1983) * (1983) * (1987) * (1988) * (1988) * (1988) * (1990) (with Inamura Orchestra) * (1991) * (1991) * (1991) * (1997) (with Shingo Katori is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuko Nakazawa
is a Japanese pop and enka singer, and actress, best known as one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume. She is also a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume. Biography Yuko Nakazawa was born in Kyoto Prefecture. She was one of five runners-up in a 1997 talent contest for a new Japanese pop idol. After the contest, musician and producer Tsunku offered Nakazawa and the four other runners-up (Natsumi Abe, Kaori Iida, Aya Ishiguro, and Asuka Fukuda) the chance to be taken under his wing under one condition: they must sell 50,000 CDs of their debut song " Ai no Tane" with five days of live promotion. The quintet accomplished that task in four and thus Morning Musume was born. The group has since grown increasingly popular, it maintains a "school-like" system for their continuous line-up changes, with older members "graduating" and new, usually younger, members selected from nationwide auditions admitted to the group almost annually. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |