is a Japanese
actress
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,
voice actress
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and
tarento
Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in the United States were descri ...
from
Kagawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Pr ...
, Japan.
She is married to actor
Ryosuke Otani. They have a son,
Yuta Takahata.
Filmography
Drama
* ''
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(1985) – Space Witch Gilza
* ''
Kamen Rider Black RX'' (1988) – Maribaron
* ''
Special Rescue Police Winspector'' (1990) – Calra/Miyuki Fukano (Episode 27)
* ''Special Rescue Exceedraft'' (1992) – Hidemi Takeuchi (Episode 6)
* ''
Tokusou Robo Janperson'' (1993) – Reiko Ayanokouji
* ''
Kinpachi-sensei'' (1995) – Kazumi Honda
* ''Mōri Motonari'' (1997) – Hagi no Kata
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* ''Doremisora'' (2002)
* '' The Great White Tower'' (2003) – Masako Azuma
* '']14-sai no Haha
, or , is a Japanese television drama
, also called or J-drama, are television programs that are a staple of Television in Japan, Japanese television and are broadcast daily.
Format
All major Television networks, TV networks in Japan produ ...
'' (2006) – Haruko Matoba
* '' Atsuhime'' (2008) – Honjuin[
* '']Mother
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'' (2010) – Toko Suzuhara
* ''Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu. Kyō may refer to:
* The Japanese name for Koga, a Kanto gym leader
*Kyō no Go no Ni
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'' (2014) – Mitsuyo Aoishi
* '' Dr.Rintarō'' (2015) – Ruriko Aizawa
* '' Sanada Maru'' (2016) – Kaoru
* ''Naomi and Kanako'' (2016) – Akemi Ri
* '' Spring Has Come'' (2017)
* ''Black Leather Notebook'' (2017) – Ichiko Nakaoka
* '' Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky'' (2019) – Toyo
* ''Maiagare!
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'' (2022–23) – Shōko Saitsu
* ''What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Jun Matsumoto as Tokugawa Ieyasu. The series is the 62nd NHK ''taiga'' drama.
Cast
Starring role
*Jun Matsumoto as Tokugawa Ieyasu
**Waku Kawaguchi as Matsudaira Takechiyo (young Ieyas ...
'' (2023) – Ōmandokoro
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Biography
Ōmandokoro is said to have been ...
Asura
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'' (2025)
Film
* '' Ring Ø: Birthday'' (2000) – Kaoru Arima
* '' Spring Snow'' (2005) – H.R.H. Tohin-nomiya
* ''Yamato
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Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial ...
'' (2005) – Tsune Tamaki
* '' Usagi Drop'' (2011) – Yumiko Sugiyama
* '' Always: Sunset on Third Street '64'' (2012) – Natsuko
* ''Life in Overtime'' (2018)
* ''Out and Out'' (2018)
* ''The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka'' (2020) – Tsuneko Yamanaka
* ''End-of-Life Concierge'' (2021) – Chikako Ohara
* ''The Women'' (2021)
* ''Motherhood'' (2022)
* ''Baian the Assassin, M.D.'' (2023) – Oseki[
* ''The Moon'' (2023)
* ''The Ohara Family Rhapsody'' (2024) – Chikako Ohara
* ''Amalock'' (2024)
* ''School Meals Time: Road to Ikameshi'' (2024) – Saki
* ''School Meals Time: The Fiery School Trip'' (2025) – Saki
* ''Majimu: Island Dreamer'' (2025) – Kamaru Iba
]
Anime
* ''Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
is a Japanese anime television film produced by Studio Pierrot.
An adaptation of the 1989 novel ''Kōkyū Shōsetsu'' by Ken'ichi Sakemi.
It was broadcast on the Nippon Television Network System on March 21, 1990 (Vernal Equinox Day).
Plot
...
'' (TV, 1990) – Tamyūn
* '' Iczer Reborn'' (OVA, 1990) – Neos Gold
* ''Magic Knight Rayearth
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'' (TV, 1994) – Debonair
* '' X/1999'' (Film, 1996) – Kanoe
* ''Twilight of the Dark Master
is a Japanese manga by Saki Okuse, and an OVA adaptation. The OVA was produced by Masao Maruyama, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, and the screenplay was written by Duane Dell'Amico and Tatsuhiko Urahata. It was distributed and licensed in 1997 ...
'' (OVA, 1998) – Takamiya
* '' The Tale of the Princess Kaguya'' (Film, 2013) – Sagami
* '' The Imaginary'' (Film, 2023) – Downbeat Grandma
Dubbing roles
*''Air Force One
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'' (Vice President Kathryn Bennett (Glenn Close
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*''Conan the Destroyer
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'' (Queen Taramis ( Sarah Douglas))
*''Cold Creek Manor
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'' (Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone
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*''Elizabeth
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'' (Queen Elizabeth I
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(Cate Blanchett
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*'' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' (Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett))
*''Masters of the Universe
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'' (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Evil-Lyn
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(Meg Foster
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*'' Stanley & Iris'' (Iris King (Jane Fonda
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*'' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (Lacy Warfield (Mariel Hemingway
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Honours
* Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014)
References
External links
*
1954 births
Living people
Japanese musical theatre actresses
People from Zentsūji, Kagawa
Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
Voice actresses from Kagawa Prefecture
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