is a former Japanese singer and actress who is noted for singing Platonic Tsuranuite, the first ending of ''

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''. Also in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, she sang "Race no Cardigan" for the ending theme in the first season. In 1991, she portrayed Ai Amano in the live-action version of the popular manga series ''

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''. She also portrays Deputy Captain Shinobu Mizuki in ''

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''. She retired from the music industry at 15 years old. In 1993, she was in Japanese ''Playboy'' at the age of 19.

Works

* Platonic Tsuranuite (Let's Keep It Platonic) * Race no Cardigan (Lace Cardigan) * Good-bye My Love * Boyfriend * Privacy * Summer Kiss

Filmography

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* 1974 births Actors from Nagasaki Prefecture Japanese female idols Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese female adult models Living people Singers from Nagasaki 20th-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers {{Japan-singer-stub