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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.

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* Haruka Abe *

Nagisa Abe is a Japanese singer and actress who had a minor role in the 2004 movie '' Swing Girls''. References 1983 births Japanese idols Japanese women pop singers People from Obihiro Living people 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-centur ...

Natsumi Abe is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and a member of Dream Morning Musume. Biography She was born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan. Career On August 13, 2003, she released her first single, "22 Sai no Watash ...

Rika Adachi is a Japanese ''tarento'' and actress. She was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, and raised in Mie Prefecture. She has appeared in several films, including '' Say "I love you"'' (2014) and '' Ghost Theater'' (2015), and has played leading roles in the ...

Yumi Adachi is a Japanese actress and singer. Personal life Adachi married comedian Jun Itoda of the comedy duo "Speed Wagon" in September 2005, they later welcomed their first child, a daughter, in May of the following year. The two announced their di ...

* Saki Aibu *

Shoko Aida is a Japanese singer and actress. She was a member of the J-pop duo Wink (duo), Wink, after which she became a solo artist. Career She debuted as a member of the J-pop duo Wink (duo), Wink. She began working as a solo artist on 1 April 199 ...

Yuzuki Aikawa is a Japanese gravure idol and retired professional wrestler. Starting her modeling career in 2003, Aikawa went on to become one of Japan's top gravure idols, earning the nickname "The Gravure Queen of the Next Generation" by appearing in vario ...

Rina Aizawa is a Japanese actress and gravure idol signed under Box Corporation. She is best known for her role Saki Royama/Go-on Yellow in Super Sentai series '' Engine Sentai Go-Onger. '' History She debuted in 2008 in the TV Asahi's tokusatsu series '' ...

Kyoko Aizome is a very common feminine Japanese given name. Not to be confused with Kiyoko. Written forms The final syllable "ko" is typically written with the kanji character for child, 子. It is a common suffix to female names in Japan. The first syll ...

Sayaka Akimoto is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture, Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training ...

* Tsubasa Akimoto * Yoko Akino *

Kumiko Akiyoshi (born July 29, 1954), better known as , is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 1st Hochi Film Award for ''Banka'', ''Saraba natsuno hikariyo'' and ''Brother and Sister''. Filmography Films * '' Tabi no omosa'' (1972 ...

Yūki Amami is a Japanese actress. Career Amami joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1987 and retired from the stage company in 1995. Amami was the youngest actress in the company's history to be cast in a top male role. As an , she belonged to the ''Moon Trou ...

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 ...

* Eiko Ando * Sakura Andō *

Yū Aoi is a Japanese actress and model. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film '' All About Lily Chou-Chou''. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa in '' Hana and Alice'' (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa ...

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 ...

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 gam ...

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. ...

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'' ( ...

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, 19 ...

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 Takarazuk ...

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 w ...

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 ...

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 Ky ...

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 ...

* Mayumi Asaka * Nana Asakawa * Aiko Asano * Atsuko Asano *

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 Fi ...

* Ruriko Asaoka *

Kumiko Asō , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials. Career In 1995, Asō made her film debut in ''Bad Guy Beach''. With her role in the 1998 film ''Dr. Akagi'', she received ...

Yumi Asō , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura. Biography She was born in Osaka Prefecture but grew up in Nagasaki Prefecture. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. She appeared in Yōj ...

Chikage Awashima was a Japanese film and stage actress. Life A graduate from Takarazuka Music and Dance School and member of the Takarazuka Revue, Chikage Awashima entered the Shochiku film studios and made her film debut in 1950. She appeared in films of numero ...

Haruka Ayase better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress who started her career as a model in the year 2000. She has since become a leading actress in television and film. Career 2000–2004: Early career Ayase was invited by a friend to parti ...

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Fumika Baba ''Weekly Playboy , also known as or ''WPB'', is a Japanese weekly magazine published by Shueisha since 1966. Although the magazine publishes a variety of news and special interest articles, columns, celebrity interviews, and manga, it is cons ...

Chieko Baisho is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the ''Otoko wa Tsurai yo'' series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s. She won t ...

Mitsuko Baisho is a Japanese actress whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2010. Baisho has also appeared in films directed by Akira Kurosawa. She won awards for best actress at ...

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* Catalina Yue * Chara * Chiaki (Fujimoto Chiaki) *

Reiko Chiba is a Japanese actress, voice actress, gravure idol, and occasional J-pop singer. Biography Reiko Chiba was born on January 8, 1975, in Osaka Prefecture, and raised in Fukushima Prefecture. She started her career as a model in 1991 before making ...

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* Rei Dan

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* Kanako Enomoto *

Makiko Esumi (born 18 December 1966 in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese model, actress, writer, essayist, and lyricist. Esumi is most well known for her role as Chinatsu Tsuboi in the Japanese television drama series '' Shomuni''. Esu ...

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* Rie Fu *

Yuko Fueki Yuko Fueki (born June 21, 1979 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She is most popular in South Korea, where she is known as Yoo Min. Fueki made her feature film debut in the 2001 in film, 2001 film ''Hotaru (film), Hotaru'' (''Firefly'') and, in ...

Sumiko Fuji , known professionally as , is a Japanese actress. She began acting in the 1960s under the name , becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films opposite such stars as Kōji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura. She even starred in her own series as the ...

Takako Fuji is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and dancer from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for her performances as Kayako Saeki in the ''Ju-On'' and '' Grudge'' franchises. Biography A native of Tokyo, Fuji studied acting at the Aoyama Gakuin Univers ...

* Mina Fujii * Miho Fujima *

Mizuki Fukumura is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a former ninth-generation member, leader of the pop group Morning Musume as well as the seventh leader of Hello Project. Prior to becoming part of Morning Musume, Fukumura was known as a member of the se ...

Shiho Fujimura Shiho Fujimura (藤村志保 ''Fujimura Shiho'', 3 January 1939 – 12 June 2025) was a Japanese actress. She was given a Special Prize for her career at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival. Fujimura died on 12 June 2025, at the age of 86. Filmogr ...

* Ryōko Fujino *

Yumiko Fujita Yumiko Fujita (藤田弓子; born 12 September 1945 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Selected filmography Film *'' If You Were Young: Rage'' (1970) *''Under the Flag of the Rising Sun'' (1972) *'' Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no ...

Ayako Fujitani is a Japanese actress and writer. She acts and writes in both Japanese and English. Early life Ayako Faith Fujitani was born in Osaka, Japan. She is the daughter of Steven Seagal by his first wife, aikido master Miyako Fujitani. Her parents sep ...

Miki Fujitani is a Japanese actress and former Idol Singer. In addition to her many live-action film and television roles, she had a prominent voice role as Kamiya Kaoru in the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' anime series, and as Chun-Li in '' Street Fighter II The M ...

* Miwako Fujitani *

Norika Fujiwara is a Japanese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She became Miss Nippon in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam fashion magazine. She has appeared in various commercials and TV series and a number of films in Japan. Biography ...

Kyoko Fukada is a Japanese actress and singer. She is represented by the agency Horipro. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for '' Kamikaze Girls''. Biography Kyoko Fukada was born and raised in Tokyo, on 2 November 1982. ...

Mai Fukagawa is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member of Nogizaka46, debuting in 2011 as part of the first generation and graduating in 2016. Early life and education Fukagawa was born on March 29, 1991, in Iwata, Shizuoka. She has ...

Mayuko Fukuda is a Japanese actress who made her debut in 1998. She was managed by the talent agency FLaMme. Her father, Kenji Fukuda, is a drummer in the band Kasutera when Fukuda's father attended Waseda University in Tokyo after he moved from Shūnan, Yam ...

Eri Fukatsu is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Haru'' and the best actress award at the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival for her performance in ''Villain''. She also received acclaim for her r ...

* Kazue Fukiishi *

Mutsumi Fukuma Mutsumi (むつみ, 六実, 睦, ムツミ, 六ツ美) is a Japanese language, Japanese name. It is both a family name and a given name, most often for females but sometimes also for males. Given name: * Mutsumi Fujisaki, a.k.a. Miyu Uehara (1987-2 ...

Rila Fukushima is a Japanese fashion-model and actress best known for her comic book roles in film and TV and has appeared in projects such as the superhero film '' The Wolverine'' (2013) as Yukio, the TV series ''Arrow'' as Tatsu Yamashiro, and ''Ghost in th ...

Haruka Fukuhara is a Japanese actress, singer and model from Saitama Prefecture. From 2009 to 2012, she starred in ''Cooking Idol! I! My! Main'' as Main Hiiragi, portraying the character in both animated and live-action segments. Following the series' end, she h ...

* Seika Furuhata

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Ayame Goriki is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion until 2020. Currently she was represented by the talent agency Short Cut. Early life and career Biography Goriki was born on 27 August 1992 in H ...

* Kumiko Goto *

Maki Goto is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine (Mo ...

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Michiko Hada , (born 24 September 1968 in Mitsukaido, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese actress. Filmography Television *'' The Queen's Classroom'' (2005) *''Keishicho Sōsa Ikka 9 gakari'' (2006–) *'' Hiyokko'' (2017), Kimiko Sukegawa Film *' ...

* Chisaki Hama *

Mie Hama is a Japanese former actress, television presenter, radio presenter, and author best known for playing Fumiko Sakurai in the 1962 Godzilla (franchise), ''Godzilla'' film, ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', Kissy Suzuki in the 1967 James Bond, ''James B ...

Minami Hamabe is a Japanese actress. Having starred in various blockbusters and popular television shows since her teenage years, she is one of Japan's most prominent figures in the modern-day entertainment industry. Hamabe won the New Generation Award at t ...

Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer. Nicknamed the "Empress of Pop" on account of her influence throughout Asia, she is widely recognized for her versatile music production, songwriting, and live performances. Hamasaki is the List of ...

Rumi Hanai is a Japanese actress, model and former rhythmic gymnast. Life and career Hanai was born in Tokyo, Japan on September 30, 1987. She began training in rhythmic gymnastics at age three in the school of Hiroko Yamasaki, who represented Japan in the ...

* Sachie Hara * Setsuko Hara *

Tomoyo Harada is a Japanese actress, singer, and lyricist, and was a popular idol in the 1980s. Career In 1982, Harada participated in a movie audition with the reason of wanting to meet Hiroyuki Sanada, and received a special award. In July of the same ...

* Haru *

Kyōko Hasegawa is a Japanese model and actress. She married Haruichi Shindō, one of the members of the Japanese rock band Porno Graffitti, in 2008. On May 30, 2009 she gave birth to a boy. On January 25, 2012 she gave birth to a girl. In 2021, Hasegawa and S ...

Ai Hashimoto is a Japanese actress. Early life and career Hashimoto was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, the second of three daughters.星原克也「女優魂橋本愛 14歳飛躍の幕開け」,『熊本日日新聞』(Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun) J ...

Kanna Hashimoto is a Japanese actress and former singer. From 2011 to 2017, she was a member of the Fukuoka-based idol girl group Rev. from DVL. During her time with the group, in 2013, a fan-taken photo of her performing went viral on Twitter and 2channel, b ...

* Manami Hashimoto * Reika Hashimoto * Yoshie Hayasaka * Hiroko Hayashi * Akari Hayami * Riona Hazuki *

Emiri Henmi is a Japanese actress and singer. Her mother is the singer Mari Henmi. Filmography Dubbing *'' Blow'', Mirtha Jung (Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-lang ...

* Mari Henmi *

Manami Higa is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. She graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She gained recognition as an actress when she was selected in an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora ''Dondo Hare is a ...

Ryōko Hirosue is a Japanese actress and singer, best known to international audiences for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced ''Wasabi'' (2001) and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film '' Departures'' (2008). She also starred in the 2008 comedy series '' ...

Alice Hirose is a Japanese actress and former model. She has a younger sister, Suzu Hirose, who is also a model and actress. Filmography Television series Films Commercials * Takamiya Gakuen - ''Yoyogi Seminar'' (2009-2010) * Tomy - ''Love Digi'' Seri ...

Suzu Hirose is a Japanese actress and model. Biography Hirose debuted as a model for Japanese fashion magazine '' Seventeen'', alongside her sister Alice. She gained fame when she starred with a group of actresses as the eponymous sister in the award-winn ...

Aika Hirota is a Japanese YouTuber, singer and former member of the idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku is a Japanese female Japanese idol, idol group. The group's name is officially shortened to . The group was created by 3B Junior, the third section of ...

Ikumi Hisamatsu is a Japanese actress, fashion model, gravure idol, variety and tarento. Biography Hisamatsu was born in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Jap ...

Yuriko Hishimi is a Japanese actress. In 1965, she signed a contract with Toho. Following year, she made her film debut in ''Taifu to Zakuro''. She portrayed Anne Yuri in the Japanese television series '' Ultra Seven'' (1967–1968) and subsequent appearances in ...

Tae Hitoto is a Japanese actress, dentist and author. Her mother was Japanese, and her father was a Taiwanese businessman （顏惠民）. She graduated from Showa University with a degree in Dentistry. Yō Hitoto is her younger sister. External linksOffic ...

Miyu Honda is a Japanese actress, tarento and figure skater from Kyoto Prefecture. She is represented by Oscar Promotion, having previously been represented by Theatre Academy. Career Miyu Honda made her debut in the entertainment world in 2010, when s ...

Tsubasa Honda is a Japanese actress and model. Career In mid-2006, Honda entered the entertainment industry after being scouted by seven different people on the same day. She then debuted as an exclusive model for the magazine '' Seventeen'' in the same year. ...

Maki Horikita is a Japanese former actress. During her career from 2003 until 2017, she starred in numerous Japanese television dramas, television and magazine advertisements, and movies, including roles in '' Nobuta wo Produce'', ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi ...

Mari Hoshino is a Japanese actress and singer. Background She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Most well known for her lead role as Otome Sakamoto in the TBS Television (Japan), TBS drama, ''Kinpachi-sensei'', Hoshino has starred in several dramas in ...

Tomoko Hoshino is a Japanese actress and essayist. She graduated from Hosei University formerly known as Tokyo University of Law (東京法学社, Tokyo Hogakusha) is a top research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Hosei University and four other priva ...

Naomi Hosokawa Naomi Hosokawa (細川直美 ''Hosokawa Naomi''; real name: Chiho Katsurayama (葛山知保 ''Katsurayama Chiho''; born 18 June 1974 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. Filmography Films *''Shigure no Ki ...

* Akane Hotta *

Mayu Hotta is a Japanese actress. She has played lead roles in the 2022 live-action television and film adaptations of ''Welcome to the Occult Forest'', and voiced the lead role of Tamaki Tsuru in the 2022 animated film ''Blue Thermal''. Her supporting role ...

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Yui Ichikawa is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, ''Yui-nyan''. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas (''doramas''), and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor ...

* Hiroe Igeta *

Riho Iida is a Japanese ex-child model-turned-actress, voice actress and singer. Her nickname is Rippi. Career Iida came into the spotlight when she was 11 years old, appearing on the ''Tensai Terebi Kun MAX'' (天才てれびくんMAX) series on NHK Ed ...

Haruna Iikubo is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member and sub-leader of the pop group Morning Musume and former model for the Japanese fashion magazine '' Love Berry''. Biography Early life Haruna Īkubo was born ...

Marie Iitoyo is a Japanese actress and fashion model. Personal life Iitoyo was born in Chiba. She met Tina Tamashiro while in high school. Their goal was to star in a film together after graduating. They later co-starred in the drama ''.'' She is also goo ...

Elaiza Ikeda is a Philippine-born Japanese actress, fashion model and singer. She began modeling in 2009 after winning the "Grand Priz Nicola Model Audition 2009". Personal life Elaiza Ikeda was born on April 16, 1996, in the Philippines and was raised i ...

* Kimiko Ikegami *

Chizuru Ikewaki is a Japanese actress. Career Ikewaki was given a Best New Talent award at the 2000 Yokohama Film Festival for her performance in ''Osaka Story''. She appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance Penance is any act or a s ...

* Rina Ikoma * Shizuka Inoh (Annie Yi) * Mio Imada *

Harumi Inoue is an actress, model and accomplished swimmer. Career Inoue has released pop singles. She was the character "Hiromi Ueda" in the 1995 TV series ''Kimi To Deatte Kara''. She appeared in ''Asakusa Kid,'' a series based on a semi-autobiographic ...

Mao Inoue Mao Inoue (井上真央, ''Inoue Mao'', born January 9, 1987), is a Japanese actress. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as Makino Tsukushi in the '' Boys Over Flowers'' series and as Sugi Fumi ( ja) in the 54th taiga dr ...

Takako Irie was a Japanese film actress. Born in Tokyo into the aristocratic Higashibōjō family (her birth name was ), she graduated from Bunka Gakuin before debuting as an actress at Nikkatsu in 1927. She became a major star, even starting her own produc ...

Noriko Iriyama (born 1 August 1985 in the former Urawa, Saitama) is a Japanese actress and model. She graduated from Kyoritsu Women's University in 2008. Filmography Film * '' Happy Flight'' (2008) * ''Kōfuku no Alibi'' (2016) * ''The Flower in the Sky'' ( ...

* Ayumi Ishida *

Hikari Ishida (born May 25, 1972) is a Japanese actress. She starred along with Megumi Odaka and Natsuki Ozawa in the TV-series '' Hana no Asuka-gumi!''. She also released several singles and six albums and she had one minor hit with the song "Emerald no Su ...

Yuriko Ishida is a Japanese actress and essayist from Nagoya. She was the Japanese voice of the title character San from the 1997 animated film ''Princess Mononoke''. She is the older sister of Hikari Ishida, also an actress. Filmography Films *''Gokudo no O ...

Anna Ishibashi is a Japanese actress and model. Career Ishibashi starred in Ryuichi Hiroki's ''Your Friend'' in 2008. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival. She appeared in Koji Maeda's ''Cannonball Wedlock'' in 2011. Per ...

Shizuka Ishibashi is a Japanese actress. She is represented by the talent agency Plage. Biography Ishibashi was born as the second of three daughters of actors Ryo Ishibashi and Mieko Harada. She began classical ballet at the age of four and in 2009 went abroad t ...

Satomi Ishihara , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress. Early life and career Ishihara was born Kuniko Ishigami, on December 24, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan. The origin of her stage name comes from the reverse of her surname "Ishihara" ("raw ston ...

Mako Ishino , is a Japanese singer and actress. She is the elder sister of actress Yōko Ishino. Ishino is affiliated with From First Production Co., Ltd. Discography Albums * ''Smile'' (07-25-1978) * ''Mako II'' (12-05-1978) * ''Mako Live I'' (06-01-1979) ...

Yōko Ishino Yōko Ishino (いしのようこ, Ishino Youko, born February 20, 1968) is a List of Japanese actresses, Japanese actress and tarento. She debuted in 1985 as a pop singer, and first appeared on television in 1986 and also appeared as a comedian ...

Ayumi Ito is a Japanese actress from Tokyo, Japan. Career Ito played a supporting role in '' Tokyo!''. She also appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2012 television drama ''Penance'', and sang in the band Mean Machine. Filmography Film * '' Samurai Kids'' (19 ...

Maiko Ito A is an apprentice geiko in Kyoto (in Tokyo it is geisha). Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the or other traditional Japanese instruments for visitors during banquets and parties, known as . are usually aged 17 t ...

Misaki Ito (born May 26, 1977) is a Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is . Career In 1999, Ito became the Asahi Beer "image girl" and a model under an exclusive contract to ''CanCam'' magazine. She also appeared in commercials for Gateway com ...

* Risako Itō *

Sairi Ito is a Japanese actress. Career Ito made her debut in the 2003 television drama ''14-kagetsu: Tsuma ga Kodomo ni Kaette Iku'' with no acting experience, playing a female researcher whose body becomes that of a young girl. In February 2023, she w ...

Yoshimi Iwasaki is a Japanese singer and actress. Career Iwasaki is notable for singing most of the various theme songs for the anime television series ''Touch'' along with Yumekojo. In 2008, she joined the fantasy band Sound Horizon for the release of the ...

Shima Iwashita is a Japanese stage and film actress who has appeared in films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi and most frequently of Masahiro Shinoda, her husband. She is best known for starring in the '' Yakuza Wives'' series of yakuza ...

* Rika Izumi

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* Miki Jinbo *

Risa Junna is a Japanese actress, singer, and voice actress. She was part of Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe and Flower Troupe. During her time in the Revue, she specialized in female roles (''musumeyaku''). She was the ''musumeyaku'' top star from 1995 to ...

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Mugi Kadowaki is a Japanese actress. Biography In 2011, Kadowaki debuted in the television drama ''Misaki Number One!!''. At the time of her debut she was signed to Blooming Agency. In 2013, Kadowaki became a hot topic because of a commercial for "Chocola B ...

Meiko Kaji is a Japanese actress and singer. Since the 1960s, she has appeared in over 100 film and television roles, most prominently in the 1970s with her most famous roles as outlaw characters, best known for her performances in the film series '' Stra ...

Shihori Kanjiya is a Japanese actress. She is nicknamed , , and . Kanjiya dropped out from Otsuma Women's University. Filmography TV series Films Dubbing *'' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'', Duan (Shu Qi) *'' Journey to the West: The Demons S ...

Bunko Kanazawa is a Japanese adult film actress, who was mostly active in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She has been called "one of the biggest AV idols in Japan". Life and career Debut—Cosmos Plan Bunko Kanazawa was born April 4, 1979, in Kanagawa pre ...

Miho Kanno is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. Career In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called '' Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation ...

* Yumi Kaoru * Yu Kashii * Nagisa Katahira *

Erika Karata is a Japanese model and actress associated with FLaMme and BH Entertainment. In 2014, she debuted as a model, and in 2017, she began a concurrent modeling and acting career in South Korea. Notable film and television projects that Karata has sta ...

Ai Kato is a Japanese actress. History On November 14, 2013, she announced that she had married a non-celebrity. They registered their marriage on November 22. On September 14, 2015, she revealed that she gave birth to her first child, a girl, in Ameri ...

* Natsuki Kato * Moka Kamishiraishi *

Mone Kamishiraishi , is a Japanese actress and singer. She is the older sister of actress Moka Kamishiraishi. Early life and career Born in Kagoshima, Her family lived in Mexico for three years due to her father's work. She can speak English and a little bit of ...

* Atsuko Kawada *

Haruna Kawaguchi is a Japanese actress and model under Ken-On. She is best known for playing lead roles in ''Ouran High School Host Club'' (2012), '' POV: Norowareta Film'' (2012), '' Zekkyō Gakkyū'' (2013), '' Say "I Love You"'' (2014), and ''One Week Friends ...

* Ami Kawai *

Yuumi Kawai is a Japanese actress. Career In 2019, Kawai made her acting debut in the short film ''Yodominaku, Yamanai''. In 2022, she was given the Best Newcomer award at the 43rd Yokohama Film Festival for her roles in ''A Balance'' and '' It's a Summer ...

Miwako Kakei is a Japanese actress, model and variety ''tarento''. Kakei is represented by Platinum Production and is an exclusive model for '' JJ''. Biography Miwako Kakei was born on 6 March 1994 in Tokyo. Her great-grandmother was Russian. Before her chan ...

Rina Kawaei is a Japanese actress and former singer, represented by Avex Inc., Avex. She is a former member of the girl group AKB48. As an actress, she has starred in television series such as ''Come Come Everybody'' (2021) and was nominated for Blue Ribbon ...

* Umika Kawashima * Asuka Kawazu * Maiko Kazama *

Naoko Ken Naoko Ken（研ナオコ, Ken Naoko, born July 7, 1953）is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s a ...

Rinko Kikuchi is a Japanese actress, and was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in '' Babel'' (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include '' Norwegian Wood'' (2010), which screened in competition ...

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Fumino Kimura is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film * ''Kaze no Dadu'' (2006), Ayumi Asano * ''Adan'' (2006), Adan * ''Paradise Kiss'' (2011) * ''Run60'' (2011), Maki * ''Gokudō Meshi, Sukiyaki'' (2011), Shiori Mizushima * ''Ramo Trip'' (2012), Mari Ijic ...

* Komako Kimura *

Tae Kimura is a Japanese actress. She won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize for '' All Around Us''. Biography Kimura starred in Ryosuke Hashiguchi's '' All Around Us''. Her performance in the film was described by Jason Gray as "one ...

* Yoshino Kimura * Asuka Kishi *

Keiko Kishi is a Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. Life and career She made her acting debut in 1951 in Noboru Nakamura's film '' Home Sweet Home''. In the 1950s, David Lean proposed her for the main role in '' The Wind Cannot Read ...

* Yukino Kishii * Kayoko Kishimoto *

Mirei Kiritani is a Japanese actress, model, and news anchor. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Kimi ni Todoke (film), Kimi ni Todoke'' (2010), ''Usagi Drop (film), Usagi Drop'' (2011), ''Arakawa Under the Bridge (film), Arakawa Under the Bridge'' ...

Kie Kitano is a Japanese actress. Career Kitano was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, and is a former member of the celebrity girls futsal team ''Miss Magazine''. In 2005, Kitano won a Miss Magazine Award, becoming the youngest (age 14) to receive that award ...

Keiko Kitagawa is a Japanese actress. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese '' Seventeen'' magazine from late 2003 to mid-2006, and quit modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show '' Pret ...

Kaya Kiyohara is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize for the film ''In The Wake''. Biography Born in Osaka, Kiyohara joined Amuse Inc. in 2014. She has since starred in a numbe ...

* Mao Kobayashi *

Satomi Kobayashi is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She won the award for best newcomer at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Exchange Students''. She was previously married to screenwriter Kōki Mitani. she is known for playing Kimie Onda in Yappari Neko ga Su ...

Kyōko Koizumi (born February 4, 1966) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is signed to Victor Entertainment. Career In 1981, Kyoko Koizumi participated in and won the Star Tanjo! programme and released her first single in March 1982. She obtained several ...

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Ayaka Komatsu Ayaka Komatsu ( ''Komatsu Ayaka''; born 23 July 1986) is a Japanese model, gravure idol and actress. She was born in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture. Biography Modeling career Her previous modeling agency A modeling agency is a company that ...

* Nana Komatsu * Arisa Komiya * Hiroko Konishi *

Manami Konishi , also known as KONI-TAN, is a Japanese actress, singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Career Konishi appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2006 film '' Retribution'', which was screened at the 63rd Venice Film Festival. She also appeared i ...

* Miho Konishi * Sakurako Konishi *

Mahiru Konno is a Japanese actress. Konno is a former member of the Takarazuka Revue. She married her husband, a pilot, in 2008. They have two children. Filmography Film *''Gazing at the Star Next Door'' (2025) – Tōko Hiiragi Television *''Fūrin Kaza ...

* Misako Konno *

Fuka Koshiba is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Top Coat. Biography In November 2011, Koshiba won the Grand Prix award at the 2011 Ion and Oscar Promotion Girl Audition. In 2012, she debuted in the drama ''Iki mo Dekinai Natsu''. In 2 ...

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Ayano Kudo is a Japanese actress and tarento. In 2009 at the age of 12, she won the 12th National Beauty Pageant (Japan Bishojo Contest). She played the lead role in the movie version of '' Thriller Restaurant'' (Gekijo-ban: Kaidan Resutoran) (2010) as Haru ...

* Haruka Kudo * Mio Kudo *

Risa Kudo Risa may refer to: * Risa (given name), a feminine given name * Risa (Star Trek), a fictional planet * Radioiodinated serum albumin * Recording Industry of South Africa * Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer analysis See also * * * Rise (disambiguatio ...

* Yuki Kudoh * Ryoko Kuninaka * Makiko Kuno *

Komaki Kurihara is a Japanese stage and film actress. She has appeared in 30 films since 1967. She starred in the 1974 film ''Sandakan No. 8'', which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th ...

* Sumiko Kurishima *

Chiaki Kuriyama is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She played Takako Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's 2000 film '' Battle Royale'', Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'', and Yuko Mizushima in Sion Sono's 2007 film ''Exte''. ...

Yuina Kuroshima is a Japanese actress, model and TV personality. Personal life On January 16, 2024, Kuroshima and actor Hio Miyazawa jointly announced through their official websites that they were expecting their first child together. They also revealed th ...

* Fukumi Kuroda *

Hitomi Kuroki Hitomi Kuroki (Japanese: ; Katakana: ''Kuroki Hitomi''; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji ( ''Ichiji Shōko'') née Egami ( ''Egami Shō ...

* Haru Kuroki *

Meisa Kuroki Satsuki Shimabukuro (Japanese: 島袋さつき, ''Shimabukuro Satsuki'', Born on 28 May 1988 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name Meisa Kuroki (Japanese: 黒木メイサ, ''Kuroki Meisa''), is a Japanese actress, mod ...

* Reina Kurosaki * Tomoka Kurotani *

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is a Japanese actress, television personality, World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She joined NHK Broadcasting Theatre Company as the first television actress in 1953. In 1954, she made her debut as the lead ...

Koharu Kusumi is a Japanese actress, model, television personality, and singer. In 2005, she became the only seventh generation member of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume, a part of Hello! Project. While Kusumi was in Morning Musume, she provided t ...

Shioli Kutsuna is a Japanese actress, known for her role as Ran Mori in ''Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge!'', Minami Maho in ''Beck'' (2010), Haru/Harumi in '' 125 Years Memory'' (2015), and Yukio in '' Deadpool 2'' (2018) and '' Deadpool & Wolverine'' ( ...

Machiko Kyō Motoko Yano, better known as , was a Japanese actress who was active primarily in the 1950s. Considered one of Japan's first sex symbols and one of its greatest screen actresses, Kyō is best known for her critically acclaimed work with director ...

Yui Koike is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She is known for her role as Ahim de Famille/Gokai Pink in the 2011 Super Sentai series ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series and the 35th entry in its long-running ...

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Erika Mabuchi is a Japanese actress. Filmography Films * '' Shall We Dance?'' (1996) * '' Itsuka dokusho suruhi'' (2005) * ''Call Boy'' (2018) * ''Inori'' (2021) * ''Akira and Akira'' (2022) * ''Boy's Wish: We Can Use Magic Once in a Lifetime'' (2025) Tele ...

* Yōko Maki * Aju Makita *

Erina Mano is a Japanese idol singer and actress formerly associated with Hello! Project. She joined in 2006 as a member of Hello Pro Egg, as a trainee. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its musical ...

Takako Matsu (born on June 10, 1977) is a Japanese actress and pop singer. Personal life Matsu was born to a family of buyō and kabuki actors, including her father Matsumoto Hakuō II, her mother and businesswoman Noriko Fujima, her uncle, Nakamura ...

* Sumire Matsubara *

Airi Matsui is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. She is signed to the agency Amuse Inc. and is a former member of Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin. In 2015, Matsui endorsed the Ghana chocolate brand. She also released her first photobook on Ma ...

Rena Matsui is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46. As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played r ...

Ruka Matsuda is a Japanese actress. She is represented by Grick. Filmography TV dramas Films Stage Anime References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuda, Ruka 1995 births Livi ...

Mayu Matsuoka is a Japanese actress. She has been awarded the Tama best Emerging Actress Award and Fumiko Yamaji Freshman Actress Award in 2016. She gained international attention as an ambassador of the Tokyo International Film Festival for 2017 and her rol ...

Nanako Matsushima is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for starring in the horror film ''Ring'' (1998) and the drama series '' A Story of Love'' (1997) and '' I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper.'' (2011). The latter's final episode reached a viewer rating of ...

* Moeko Matsushita *

Nao Matsushita is a Japanese actress and singer. Personal life Nao was born in Ikoma, Nara on 8 February 1985 and grew up in Kawanishi, Hyōgo. Winning Japan's Elite Model Look started her modeling career in earnest. She attended the Tokyo College of Mus ...

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Yoko Matsuyama Yoko may refer to: People and fictional characters * Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko, including a list of people and Japanese fictional characters (for non-Japanese characters, see the Arts and ente ...

Wakana Matsumoto is a Japanese actress from Tottori Prefecture. She portrayed Airi Nogami in the ''tokusatsu'' drama ''Kamen Rider Den-O''. Career On March 9, 2006, at the age of 22, she moved from Tottori Prefecture to Tokyo. She successfully passed her firs ...

Keiko Matsuzaka (born July 20, 1952) is a Japanese actress. Early life Born in Ōta, Tokyo, her father was a naturalized South Korean while her mother was Japanese. Career In the 1960s, Matsuzaka became a child actress. Matsuzaka grew into adulthood in fil ...

* Maki Meguro *

Sayumi Michishige is a Japanese singer, actress and model. She is a former sixth-generation member and former leader of the J-pop group Morning Musume. Following the departure of fifth-generation member Risa Niigaki on October 12, 2013, Michishige held the longe ...

Junko Mihara is a Japanese politician and former singer, actress, and racing driver. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Entertainment career Mihara made her debut as a teenager in the 1979 television series '' Kinpachi-sensei'', and began a ...

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Yoko Minamino , also known as Nanno (ナンノ), is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known for playing Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action ''Sukeban Deka'' television series. Though currently independent, Minamino was previously unde ...

* Hiroko Mita * Sumiko Mizukubo *

Karen Miyama is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She used to be part of the Gekidan Tohai talent agency, and is now part of Horipro talent agency. She portrayed the young Ann Uekusa in the live-action drama '' Sand Chronicles''. In anime, she provide ...

Nobuko Miyamoto is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese ...

Yume Miyamoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and tarento. She is affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group. Debuting as an actress during her early childhood, she would then begin acting in television dramas, live-action films, and dubs of foreign movies. ...

* Junko Miyashita *

Sakura Miyawaki Sakura Miyawaki (born March 19, 1998), also known mononymously as Sakura, is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, and a former member of South Korean-Japanese girl group ...

Aoi Miyazaki is a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in '' Nana'' and '' Virgin Snow''. Career Miyazaki started working in the entertainment industry at the age of four. Initially she appeared mostly in commercials, magazine advertisements, and ...

Rie Miyazawa is a Japanese actress and former idol singer. She is regarded as one of Japan's top actresses, and her accolades include six Japan Academy Film Prizes and three Kinema Junpo Awards. Miyazawa began her career as a child model, seeing wide ex ...

Ayaka Miyoshi is a Japanese actress, model, and former idol. She is represented by the talent agency Amuse Inc., and was a member of the agency's girl group Sakura Gakuin from 2010 to 2012. Career In October 2007, Miyoshi made her first appearance in a TV ...

Maki Mizuno is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in ''jidaigeki'' and contemporary dramas. She has also appeared in the 2004 Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by ...

Miki Mizuno is a Japanese actress. She played the role of villain in the horror film '' Carved'' as the Kuchisake-Onna a malevolent vengeful spirit who killed many children. Career Mizuno starred in Takanori Tsujimoto's action films ''Hard Revenge Milly' ...

Kaori Momoi is a Japanese actress. Life and career Momoi was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 12, she traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After three years, she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from Japan's Bungakuza School ...

Kanako Momota is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Stardust Promotion. She is best known as the leader of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. She has also provided the Japanese dub for Shuri (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic ...

* Akiko Monou * Kanna Mori * Mitsuko Mori * Nana Mori *

Naoko Mori (born 29 November 1971) is a Japanese actress based in the United Kingdom. She is known for her roles as Toshiko Sato in ''Doctor Who'' and '' Torchwood'', Yasuko Namba in '' Everest'', Sarah in '' Absolutely Fabulous'' and Nicola in '' Spice ...

Yoko Moriguchi is a Japanese actress. She made her film debut with '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' in 1983. Filmography Film * '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' (1983) * '' Final Take'' (1986) * ''Chichi'' (1988) * ''Kacho Shima Kosaku'' (1992) * '' Unloved'' (20 ...

Shigeru Muroi is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Hochi Film Awards for '' Izakaya Yūrei''. She is known for her role as Reiko Onda on Yappari Neko ga Suki series. she also starred in two television drama series ...

* Ai Moritaka *

Suzuka Morita is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She was a 7th generation member of Hop Club and a 2nd generation member, number 11, of Idoling!!!. She is best known for playing Kotoha Hanaori/Shinken Yellow in the TV series ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenge ...

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Masami Nagasawa is a Japanese actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters, receiving multiple #Awards and nominations, accolades, including five Japan Academy Film Prize, Japan Academy Film Prizes a ...

Mei Nagano , is a Japanese actress. Amongst her film and television credits are Rinko in the film '' My Love Story!'', Suzume Yosano in the film '' Daytime Shooting Star'', and Suzume Nireno in the 98th NHK asadora ''Hanbun, Aoi''. Early life and career Mei ...

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Midori Naka Midori Naka (; 19 June 1909 – 24 August 1945) was a Japanese stage actress of the Shingeki style. She initially survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, but died 18 days later. She was the first person in the world whose de ...

Riisa Naka is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in ''Hachi One Diver'' (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in '' Yankee-kun to Megane-chan'' (2010). Naka also ...

Anna Nakagawa , real name (August 30, 1965 – October 17, 2014) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 11th Yokohama Film Festival for ''A Sign Days''. Death Nakagawa died on October 17, 2014, from endometrial cancer at the age of ...

Yukie Nakama is a Japanese actress, singer and former idol. Biography She was born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, into a fisherman's family, the youngest of five siblings. At the start of her career she was a gravure idol and singer (her debut single "Moonli ...

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Chise Nakamura is a former Japanese actress and gravure idol from Fukuoka, Fukuoka. In 2018, she entered the family register on Monday with a non-industry man three years her senior, and noted that the January 1 date for entering the family register is a re ...

Saemi Nakamura Saemi Nakamura is a Japanese American actress best known for playing Kimiko Nakamura in the NBC science fiction television drama series ''Heroes''. She also appeared in a minor part in the 1995 film ''Jury Duty'' and ''The Truman Show ''The ...

Tamao Nakamura (born July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her father is kabuki is a classical form of Theatre of Japan, Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with Japanese traditional dance, traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is k ...

* Yurika Nakamura * Ayami Nakajo * Kumiko Nakano * Ryoko Nakano *

Miki Nakatani is a Japanese actress and singer who began her professional career as a member of the girl group Sakurakko Club. Nakatani focused on acting after her departure from the band, making her debut on the popular television drama '' Under the Same R ...

Miho Nakayama was a Japanese singer and actress. She made her debut in the 1985 drama ''Maido Osawagase Shimasu'', where her performance led to instant stardom. Nakayama released her debut single, " C", shortly after, and finished the year with her film deb ...

Shinobu Nakayama is a Japanese actress and a former J-pop singer. She released her first single on 2 November 1988; her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. She acted in '' Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' (1993), ''Fist of Legend'' (1994), '' Game ...

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Kuriko Namino (born December 1, 1945, in Kamakura, Japan) is an actress. Her brother Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII was an actor in kabuki, theatre, television and commercials. Filmography Film *''By Player'' (2000) Television *'' Akō Rōshi'' (1964) *''Minamot ...

Mari Natsuki (née , more commonly known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, dancer, actress and philanthropist, who describes herself as a "person who plays." Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007, Natsuki announced h ...

Yōko Natsuki is an actress, born 24 October 1952 in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. She started her career in the 1977 movie Karate for Life. One of her television roles was as Osono, a ninja in the jidaigeki series ''Yoshimune Hyōbanki: Abarenbō Shōgun.'' ...

Masako Natsume was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Widely popular in Japan, she gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Tripitaka in the TV series ''Monkey,'' which is now considered a cult classic. Biography Masako was born Masako Odate at Japane ...

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Toshie Negishi is a Japanese film and television actress. Filmography Film * '' Kaerazaru hibi'' (1978) * '' Toki o Kakeru Shōjo'' (1983) - Tachibana * '' Lonely Heart'' (1985) - Makoto's mother * '' The Sea and Poison'' (1986) - Ueda * '' Sada'' (1998) - Yo ...

Risa Niigaki is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a fifth-generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with 3 others- Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after mo ...

Fumi Nikaido is a Japanese actress. Career Nikaidō starred in Koji Yakusho's film ''Toad's Oil''. She and Shota Sometani received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor and Actress Award for their work in Shion Sono's '' Himizu'' at the 68 ...

Yuki Ninagawa is a Japanese actress, daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi. Her first role was in the rock opera ''Salome'' in 1978. In films, she appeared in ''Kurutta Kajitsu'' in 1981, winning a best new actress award at the Yokohama Film Festival. She ...

Naomi Nishida is a Japanese actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2001 Yokohama Film Festival and at the 25th Hochi Film Award for her performance in ''Nabbie's Love''. Personal life She married a Japanese shoe designer in 2005, and gave ...

* Mineko Nishikawa * Akiko Nishina * Nanase Nishino *

Mariya Nishiuchi is a former Japanese model, actress, and singer-songwriter who is affiliated with Rising Production. She is the younger sister of model, actress, and BeForU member Hiromi Nishiuchi. Filmography TV series Films Discography Singles Maga ...

* Yōko Nogiwa * Yuka Nomura * Maho Nonami *

Rena Nōnen , known professionally as , is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer from Kamikawa, Hyōgo Prefecture. She is best known for her lead roles on the NHK drama series '' Amachan'' (2013). In July 2016, it was announced that she changed her s ...

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Megumi Ōhara is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Tokyo and is affiliated with Kekke Corporation. Ōhara is best known for voicing Nobita Nobi in the ''Doraemon'' media franchise. Filmography Television animation * ''Doraemon is a J ...

Reiko Ohara was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her roles in the Taiga drama, ''taiga'' dramas ''Kasuga the Court Lady'' (1989) and ''Tokugawa Yoshinobu'' (1998), television drama ''Rikon Tomodachi'' (1980), and film ''Ohan (film), Ohan'' (1984). ...

Sakurako Ohara is a Japanese actress and pop singer under Victor Entertainment. Her father is narrator Naochika Hayashida. Filmography Television series Film Theatre Discography Studio albums Mini albums Compilation albums Singles ...

* Suzuka Ohgo * Ito Ohno * Hikaru Ohsawa * Ayumi Oka *

Mariko Okada is a Japanese stage and film actress who starred in films of directors Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and others. She was married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida. Biography Okada was born the daughter of silent film actor To ...

Natsumi Okamoto is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She is represented with Ever Green Entertainment. Okamoto won the Grand Prix in the audition for the magazine '' Love Berry'' in 2011, became an exclusive model later on until 2012, and later became an e ...

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Megumi Okina is a Japanese actress and singer. Born in Hiroshima and raised in Tokyo, she made her J-Pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular m ...

Makoto Okunaka , nicknamed'' Makocchan'' (まこっちゃん), is a former member of the Japanese idol group Passpo. Her official color was pink. Career Okunaka released a photobook "''Run Run Makoto''" in 2011. She starred as the female lead Koyomi in ''Kamen ...

Kazusa Okuyama is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Oscar Promotion and MOC Planning. She is a Miyagi University of Education graduate. Filmography Television * ''Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger'' (TV Asahi, 2018), Tsu ...

Aya Omasa Aya or AYA may refer to: Films * ''Aya'' (1990 film), an Australian film * ''Aya'' (2012 film), a short Places *Aya, Miyazaki, a town in Japan * Aya Biosphere Reserve, Japan * Aya Castle, a castle in Japan * Cape Aya, Black Sea coast, Ukraine *A ...

Machiko Ono is a Japanese actress. Career Born in a rural area of Nara Prefecture, Ono was spotted by the film director Naomi Kawase cleaning out the shoe boxes at her junior high school, and cast in the lead role in Kawase's '' Suzaku'', which earned the ...

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 sa ...

* Ichika Osaki * Itsumi Osawa * Chihiro Otsuka *

Sayuri Oyamada is an actor and model. Oyamada began her career in Japan. She is currently based in New York City and Tokyo. Life and career Sayuri Oyamada was born in Niigata, Japan. She made her acting debut in 2000, acting for director Junko Wada in ''Body ...

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Riria Kojima , known professionally as and currently , is a Japanese actress. She is known for her role as Mio (ToQ 3gou) in the 2014 Super Sentai series '' Ressha Sentai ToQger''. Career She was affiliated with Kirin Pro and started her career in 2001. In ...

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Hiyori Sakurada is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film Television Japanese dub Awards and nominations References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakurada, Hiyori 2002 births Living people Japanese film actresses Japanese television ac ...

Nanami Sakuraba , is a Japanese gravure idol and actress who won "Miss Magazine 2008". In November 2024, she announced her departure from her agency ''Sweet Power'' and that she would continue her career under her real name. Personal life Sakuraba is the midd ...

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Ayaka Sasaki is a Japanese idol. She is known as a member of the female musical group Momoiro Clover Z. Her Momoiro Clover Z signature color is Pink. She is the youngest member of the group. Her self-introduction is: . On July 24, 2021, it was reported Sas ...

* Hinako Sano * Hiroko Sato * Oka Satomi *

Yasuko Sawaguchi is a Japanese actress. Early life Sawaguchi was born in Sakai, Osaka on June 11, 1965. In early 1984, the Japanese movie studio Toho Company Ltd. held their first " Toho Cinderella Audition", and Yasuko, almost 19 at the time, was chosen as th ...

* Miyuu Sawai *

Erika Sawajiri is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. After debuting as a junior model in 2001, Sawajiri transitioned to acting in 2002 and has starred in '' Break Through!'', '' Shinobi: Heart Under Blade'', and '' 1 Litre of Tears'', for all of which she ...

Miyuki Sawashiro is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She has played voice roles in a number of Japanese anime/games including ''Beelzebub'', Bishamon in '' Noragami'', Petit Charat/Puchiko in '' Di Gi Charat'', Mint in '' Galaxy Angel'', Sinon in ...

* Megumi Seki *

Nana Seino is a Japanese actress. She has played Sunmi in '' Tokyo Tribe'', Tetsuko Kuroyanagi in the TV Asahi adaptation of Kuroyanagi's autobiography '' Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window'', and Yuko Komiya in the 98th NHK asadora '' Half Blue Sk ...

Asaka Seto also known as Megumi Ieda, is a Japanese actress who works at Foster Management. She won the award for Best Actress at the 24th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Travail''. She is married to Yoshihiko Inohara of the band V6. Filmography Televisio ...

Kou Shibasaki is a Japanese actress and singer who has performed in television shows, movies, and commercials. She is managed by Stardust Promotion. Biography Acting career Ko (also transcribed Kou and Koh) Shibasaki debuted in 2000, when she portrayed Mitsu ...

* Kyoka Shibata * Kotono Shibuya *

Momoko Shibuya is a Japanese actress. Shibuya debuted as a model when she was one year old. She has played the role of Minako Aino in the ''Sailor Moon'' musicals. Filmography *''Ugly Duckling'' (1996) *''Himawari'' (2000) *''Swan Song'' (2002) *''Otasuke Gi ...

Mirai Shida is a Japanese actress. She became recognized after her breakthrough role as Kazumi Kanda in "''Joō no Kyōshitsu''" (" The Queen's Classroom") leading her to more prominent roles, such as Miki Ichinose in '' 14-year-old Mother''. Biography Sh ...

* Yuumi Shida * Eihi Shiina * Shiho *

Haruka Shimazaki is a Japanese actress, singer, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. Her supposed apathetic attitude toward idol fans led to the popularity of the buzzword in Japanese media. Since graduating from AKB48 in 2016, Shimazaki has work ...

Fumika Shimizu is a Japanese actress, gravure idol and model. In February 2017, she announced her temporary retirement from the entertainment industry to join the controversial Happy Science religion, declaring she had been a member of the group since childhoo ...

Misa Shimizu is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut by winning the heroine audition for 1987 film ''Shōnan Bōsōzoku''. She starred in NHK's morning drama series ''Seishun Kazoku'' in 1989. She portrayed Keiko, the female protagonist, in Palme d' ...

Mariko Shinoda is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was the captain of Team A. Career In October 2005, she auditioned for AKB48's first generation roster but failed the audition. Shor ...

* Kavka Shishido * Yui Sakuma * Yua Shinkawa * Yume Shinjo * Ryoko Shinohara *

Tomoe Shinohara is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion designer, producer and artist. She is notable for her flamboyant fashion sense and bubbly (sometimes goofballish) personality, as well as her distinctive squealing speaking voice. She is also a close friend ...

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Miki Sugimoto is a Japanese people, Japanese actress best known for her roles in the ''sukeban'' (delinquent girl) subgenre of Toei Company, Toei's action/erotic form of "pink film" known as ''Pinky Violence''. Life and career Sugimoto began her career as a M ...

Hana Sugisaki is a Japanese actress who was previously signed to Stardust Promotion. Her former stage name was Hana Kajiura. Biography Sugisaki debuted as a child actress with Stardust Promotion under the stage name . She withdrew from the industry for a pe ...

Anne Suzuki is a Japanese actress. Career Suzuki co-starred in Shunji Iwai's '' Hana and Alice'' with Yū Aoi. She voiced the title character Ray Steam in Katsuhiro Otomo's animated film ''Steamboy''. Suzuki played a supporting role in Andrew Lau and Al ...

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Mayo Suzukaze , known by her stage name is a Japanese actress from Ishinomaki. Suzukaze has also done some voice work as a voice actress, namely as the voice of Himura Kenshin in ''Rurouni Kenshin''. She was previously a Takarazuka Revue stage actress and the ...

Honami Suzuki is a Japanese actress. Career Suzuki began acting after high school and debuted at age 19 in the television drama ''Asobi Ja Nai No Yo, Kono Koi Wa'' (TBS, 1986). Her breakthrough came in 1991 with the role of Rika in the Fuji TV television ad ...

Kyōka Suzuki is a Japanese actress. Life and career Suzuki appeared in Shinji Aoyama's '' Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name'' and Yōichi Sai's ''Blood and Bones''. She won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in '' Wel ...

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Yuna Taira is a Japanese actress. Biography Taira was born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, and grew up in Akashi, Hyōgo. Sankei Shimbun (April 4, 2015) She was in the sixth grade at elementary school when her mother and grandmother applied for her to be in th ...

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Mikako Tabe is a Japanese actress from Nishitokyo, Tokyo. Starting acting in her teens with a role in the Sailor Moon musicals, she has developed into a lead actress in film and television, playing the heroine in the Asadora ''Tsubasa'', starring in TV ...

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Riho Takada is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her role as Hina Izumi in the ''Tokusatsu'' series ''Kamen Rider OOO''. Filmography TV series Films Dubbing *'' Brain Games'', Cara Santa Maria Cara Louise Santa Maria (born Octo ...

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Saya Takagi . She is a Japanese actress turned activist for the legalization of cannabis in Japan. Biography Saya Takagi started smoking cannabis when she was 17.

Reni Takagi is a Japanese idol and a member of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. She is the former leader of the group, before leadership was passed to Kanako Momota, and her signature color in the group is purple. Takagi was born in Kanagawa Prefecture ...

Ai Takahashi (born September 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and actress formerly associated with the Hello! Project and is best known as the leader of Morning Musume and Hello! Project until 2011. She is also a former member of its popular subgroup Mini Mon ...

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Hikaru Takahashi is a Japanese actress and model, currently affiliated to Oscar Promotion. Career Takahashi rose to fame after participating in the 14th ''Japan Bishōjo Contest'' in 2014, in which she won the Grand Prix among 80,131 applicants, 1,428 who passed ...

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Keiko Takahashi is a Japanese actress. Prior to marrying director Banmei Takahashi in 1982, she went by her maiden name . She debuted in the 1970 film ''High School Student Blues''. Her second film, ''おさな妻'', earned her the Golden Arrow Award for Newco ...

Rin Takanashi is a Japanese actress. Career Takanashi starred in the 2007 film adaptation of the Japanese novel ''Goth (novel), Goth'' as one of the lead characters, Yoru Morino. She starred in the 2009 Super Sentai series ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger'' as on ...

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Atsuko Takahata is a Japanese actress, voice actress and tarento from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is married to actor Ryosuke Otani. They have a son, Yuta Takahata. Filmography Drama * ''Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion (1985) – Space Witch Gilza * '' Kamen Ride ...

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Hideko Takamine was a Japanese actress who began as a child actress and maintained her fame in a career that spanned 50 years. She is particularly known for her collaborations with directors Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita, with ''Twenty-Four Eyes'' (1954) a ...

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Reiko Takashima is a Japanese actress. Career Takashima starred in Shinji Aoyama's 1999 film '' EM Embalming''. She has also appeared in films such as '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'', ''Railways'' and ''Space Battleship Yamato''. Filmography Film * ''Like a Rol ...

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Rena Takeda , nicknamed'' Renarena'' (れなれな), is a Japanese people, Japanese Actor, actress and Model (person), model affiliated with Vithmic Co., Ltd. Biography Rena Takeda was born in Iwaki, Fukushima, Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima, in 199 ...

Rina Takeda is a Japanese actress, singer and martial artist. she is best known for playing Kei Tsuchiya in High Kick Girl! she hold her black belt in Ryukyu Shōrin-ryū Karate. Life and career Takeda was born on June 15, 1991, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She ...

Keiko Takeshita Keiko Takeshita (竹下景子 ''Takeshita Keiko''; born on September 15, 1953, in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She starred in the Japanese version of '' From Up on Poppy Hill'' as Hana Matsuzaki. Filmography Film *'' Blue C ...

Yūko Takeuchi was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series ''Asuka'' (1999), ''Pride'' (2004), ''FlashForward'' (2009), and ''Miss Sherlock'' (2018) as well as films such as ''Ring'' (1998), ''Yomigaeri'' (2003), and ''Dog in a Sid ...

Yukari Taki Please don't delete this article because this actor or actress is new and will play/is playing a lead, supporting or breakthrough role in the tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider Build" and will continue their career and make more roles, either lead or su ...

Miori Takimoto is a Japanese actress and a former singer. Takimoto debuted in 2003 as a singer of the girl group Sweets, where she performed under the name Miori. After Sweets disbanded, Takimoto appeared on television as an actress. Biography Miori Taki ...

Sara Takatsuki is a Japanese people, Japanese Actor, actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is represented by the agency Sweet Power. Biography Takatsuki made her acting debut in the television drama "TSC Tokyo Girl" in September 2008. She was a membe ...

Emi Takei is a Japanese actress and model. Biography Takei was born in Nagoya. Aspiring to become a model, she declared to her parents on her entry to junior high school that she would become a model within three years. In 2006, she entered the 11th Japa ...

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Shiori Tamai is a Japanese singer who is a member of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. As of December 2022, she was voice acting in the Nippon Television series '' Akumu-chan'' as a personage from the dreams of Keiko Kitagawa's character. Personal life T ...

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Chie Tanaka is a Japanese model and actress who is based in Taiwan. She is best known for her role as Tomoko in '' Cape No. 7'', the second highest-grossing film in Taiwanese cinematic history. Career Born as the daughter of the wealthy Japanese cosmetics ...

Eri Tanaka is a Japanese actress and voice actress who is best known for her role as Chisato Jougasaki/Mega Yellow in the 1997 Super Sentai series ''Denji Sentai Megaranger'', and Later Reprised Her Role in the Teamup Special Megaranger Vs Gingaman. Her ...

Kinuyo Tanaka was a Japanese actress and film director. She had a career lasting over 50 years with more than 250 acting credits, but was best known for her 15 films with director Kenji Mizoguchi, such as ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952) and ''Ugetsu'' (1953). W ...

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Reina Tanaka is a Japanese singer and musical actress. She is the leader of the Japanese rock band Lovendor. From 2002 to 2013, she was one of the main vocalists of the girl group Morning Musume and participated in other music acts under the Hello! Projec ...

Yoshiko Tanaka was a Japanese actress. She was also famous as a member of the pop group Candies. While a member of Candies, Tanaka was known by the nickname . Still at the height of its popularity, the group disbanded in 1978. Tanaka was also the sister-in-l ...

Naomi Tani is a Japanese pink film actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's ''Roman Porno'' films with an Sadism and masochism, S&M theme during the 1970s. Life and career Early Born October 20, 1948, in the Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Hakata w ...

Noriko Tatsumi is a Japanese actress known primarily for her appearances in ''pink films'' of the 1960s. During the "First Wave" of ''pink film'', Tatsumi became known as the first "Queen" of Japanese softcore sex movies, a title which she held from 1967 throu ...

Erika Toda is a Japanese actress. Career Toda has starred in many Japanese television dramas, including '' Liar Game'', '' Code Blue'', '' Ryusei no Kizuna'', and ''Keizoku 2: SPEC''. She has also had supporting roles in many other popular TV dramas, suc ...

Keiko Toda is a Japanese actress, singer and narrator. Her most famous role is the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running anime ''Soreike! Anpanman''. She was also the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in the Japanese dub of ''Thomas & F ...

Yukiko Todoroki Yukiko Todoroki ( ''Todoroki Yukiko''; September 11, 1917 – May 11, 1967) was a Japanese people, Japanese actress. Her real name was Tsuruko Nishiyama. She participated in the Takarazuka Revue. At Takarazuka, she was known not by her real name ...

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Rie Tomosaka is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has released music under the name . Profile Tomosaka's father is a beautician. In 1998, she majored in International Culture at Tei ...

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Tao Tsuchiya is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her memorable role of Makimachi Misao in the movie series ''Rurouni Kenshin'', as Mai Nakahara in '' The 8-Year Engagement'', Koharu in ''The Cinderella Addiction'' and most recently as Yuzuha Usagi i ...

Noa Tsurushima Noa Tsurushima (鶴嶋乃愛 ''Tsurushima Noa''; born 24 May 2001) is a Japanese actress and model represented by Oscar Promotion. Early life Tsurushima was born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan on 24 May 2001. Filmography Television series Fil ...

Mayu Tsuruta Mayu Tsuruta (鶴田真由, born April 25, 1970, in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan) is an actress. In 1996 she was nominated by the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actress in the film Kike wadatsumi no koe Last Friends. Following the ...

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Rio Uchida is a Japanese actress and gravure idol who is affiliated with LesPros Entertainment. She is best known for her role as Kiriko Shijima, the main heroine of the Kamen Rider series ''Kamen Rider Drive''. Biography Uchida debuted in April 2010. I ...

Yuki Uchida (born November 16, 1975) is a Japanese actress and former idol singer. Following her debut in the drama '' Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta'' (1992), she received her first lead role in the 1994 drama adaption of '' The Girl Who Leapt Through Tim ...

Rina Uchiyama is a Japanese actress and idol. Career Uchiyama was first discovered in her hometown in Kanagawa Prefecture by the talent agency Sweet Power at the age of 15. She was signed up by the agency, and in 1998, moved to Tokyo to launch her career in ...

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Juri Ueno is a Japanese actress. She first gained recognition in the 2005 film '' Swing Girls'' where she was a recipient of Newcomer of the Year prize at the Japanese Academy Awards. Ueno achieved mainstream success for playing the title role in the live- ...

Aya Ueto is a Japanese actress, singer and television personality. In 1997, Ueto participated in the seventh Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize. Soon thereafter, Ueto joined the talent agency Oscar Promotion and began taking s ...

Miyoshi Umeki was a Japanese American singer and actress.Bernstein, Adam"Actress Miyoshi Umeki, 78, Dies of Cancer" ''The Washington Post''. 5 September 2007. Umeki was nominated for the Tony Award and Golden Globe Award and was the first East Asia-born woman ...

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Akiko Wakabayashi is a retired Japanese actress. Career Wakabayashi is best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl Aki (James Bond), Aki in the 1967 James Bond film ''You Only Live Twice (film), You Only Live Twice''. Before this, she had ...

Mayumi Wakamura Mayumi Wakamura (若村麻由美 ''Wakamura Mayumi'', born on January 3, 1967, in Nerima, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. She decided to be an actress at age sixteen when she saw a stage production by Tatsuya Nakadai's troupe. Later she joined his ...

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Noriko Watanabe is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' His Motorbike, Her Island''. Filmography See also *Hiroko Yakushimaru is a Japanese actress and singer. Biography A ...

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Honoka Yahagi , formerly known as , is a Japanese actress, fashion model and voice actress. Yahagi is best known for her role as Kotoko Aihara in '' Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo'' and its sequel ''Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa'' as Kotoko Irie. She's ...

Hiroko Yakushimaru is a Japanese actress and singer. Biography After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, ...

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Isuzu Yamada was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career spanned seven decades. Biography Yamada was born in Osaka as Mitsu Yamada, the daughter of Kusudu Yamada, a shinpa actor specialising in onnagata roles, and Ritsu, a geisha. Under her mothe ...

Yu Yamada is a Japanese model, actress and singer best known from her modeling work with ''CanCam'' magazine. Personal life On March 14, 2012, Yamada married Japanese actor Shun Oguri, and is a mother of four children, as of April 2020, according to re ...

Miyako Yamaguchi (born February 3, 1952) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 7th Hochi Film Award for ''Farewell to the Land''. Filmography * ''Onna no Hosomichi: Nureta Kaikyo'' (1980) * ''Farewell to the Land'' (1982) R ...

Momoe Yamaguchi , known by her maiden name , is a Japanese former singer, actress, and Japanese idol, idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name "Momoe", Yamaguchi is one of the most successful singers in Japanese musi ...

Tomoko Yamaguchi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tochigi. She is the lead actress for the classic dorama series Long Vacation, starring alongside Takuya Kimura. Filmography Television *Asadora ''Jun-chan no ōenka'' (1988–89), Junko On ...

Rio Yamashita is a Japanese actress and fashion model. Yamashita is previously represented with Stardust Promotion. Biography Yamashita decided to pursue a career as an actress when she watched Ko Shibasaki in the television drama '' Orange Days'' when she ...

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Hikaru Yamamoto is a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture. After winning the Amuse Ohimesama Audition, she was signed onto the Amuse, Inc. talent agency. She starred as the female lead in ''Kamen Rider W is a 2009–2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the ele ...

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Mirai Yamamoto is a Japanese actress. Her father is Kansai Yamamoto. Personal life Yamamoto was born in Tokyo, Japan. She met Kippei Shiina in 1995 when they worked together on the series , and began dating him after they co-starred in the 1998 film '' Fuy ...

Mizuki Yamamoto is a Japanese actress and model. Career Yamamoto was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. She started her career as an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazine CanCam in 2009. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the Fuji TV drama ''Sh ...

Natsuko Yamamoto Natsuko Yamamoto (山本奈津子 ''Yamamoto Natsuko'') is a Japanese actress. Filmography #セーラー服百合族 (''Seiraafuku yurizoku'') (1983) #セーラー服百合族2 (''Seiraafuku yurizoku 2'') (1983) # (1984) #夕ぐれ族 (''Yuugu ...

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Narumi Yasuda is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inujini seshi mono'', '' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' and '' Sorobanzuku''. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film ...

Kimiko Yo is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for '' Departures'' an ...

Ryoko Yonekura is a Japanese actress and former fashion model best known for her role in the Japanese medical drama '' Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon''. She also performs the voice of Black Widow in the Japanese-language releases of the ''Avengers'' film ser ...

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Sayuri Yoshinaga is a Japanese actress and activist. She has won four Japan Academy Best Actress awards, more than any other actress, and has been called "one of the foremost stars in the postwar world of film." Career Her first media appearance was in the rad ...

Riho Yoshioka is a Japanese actress. She first attracted attention after landing a role in a television series, '' Here Comes Asa'' on NHK in 2016. She received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2018. She won the Newcomer of the Year Award at ...

Miyu Yoshimoto is a Japanese actress, idol, and tarento. She is the winner of the 13th Japan Bishōjo Contest in 2012, and the leader of the Japanese idol group X21. Biography Early life Yoshimoto was born on December 28, 1996, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka P ...

Yuriko Yoshitaka is a Japanese actress. She has played numerous roles in film and television, including lead roles in '' Snakes and Earrings'', '' Yurigokoro'', and the NHK asadora ''Hanako to Anne''. Career At age 16, her first year of high school, Yoshitaka ...

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Ai Yoshikawa is a Japanese actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fi ...

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