is a Japanese

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and singer. Born in

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and raised in

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, she made her

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debut on 19 August 1995. She starred in the Japanese original of '' The Grudge''. She married Susumu Fujita in January 2004. They divorced on 22 July 2005. In 2007, Megumi said she was retiring from the entertainment business. However, she reversed course by acting in a remake of the 2004 Thai film, '' Shutter''. It was released March 21, 2008. She portrayed a ghost called Megumi Tanaka.

Personal life

On March 12, 2009, she announced that she was four months pregnant and planning on marrying her boyfriend of two years, a businessman. However, they divorced on September 12, 2015. On March 12, 2016, she announced that she was married to Ryo Kimura.

Discography

Albums

* 1995/09/21 : ''Blossom'' * 1996/05/21 : ''illusion'' * 1997/03/20 : ''gradation'' * 1998/04/01 : ''i・n・g'' * 1998/09/01 : ''Stairs -The Best Songs-''

Singles

* 1995/08/19 : ''この悲しみを乗り越えて'' * 1996/04/23 : ''そんなの悲しいね'' * 1996/09/21 : ''あなたのそばで'' * 1997/02/25 : ''今でも...あなたが好きだから'' * 1997/05/28 : ''淑女の夢は万華鏡'' (ending theme from '' Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'') * 1997/10/29 : ''それでも愛してる'' * 1998/02/25 : ''ゆらゆら'' * 1998/08/21 : ''Eternity''

Filmography

Films

* 1995: '' Night Head'' * 2000: '' Tales of the Unusual'' * 2000: ''Seven's Face'' * 2001: '' Otogirisō'' (St John's Wort) * 2001: '' Red Shadow: Akakage'' * 2002: '' Ju-on: The Grudge'' * 2006: ''Ulysses'' * 2006: '' The Inugamis'' * 2008: '' Shutter'' (aka ''Spirits'') * 2009: ''Crime or Punishment ?!?'' * 2017: ''Cosmetic Wars'' * 2020: ''Howling Village'' * 2023: '' Kyrie'' * 2025: ''Re: Kisaragi Station''

Dramas

* '' Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?'' (Fuji TV, 1993) * ''Kinjirareta Asobi'' (NTV, 1995) * ''Wakaba no Koro'' (TBS, 1996) * ''Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki'' (TBS, 1997) * ''Futari'' (TV Asahi, 1997) * ''Shinryonaikai Ryoko'' (NTV, 1997) * ''Ao no Jidai'' (TBS, 1998) * ''Hashire Komuin'' (Fuji TV, 1998) * ''Genroku Ryoran'' (NHK, 1999) * ''Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko'' as Tsuyuzaki Koharu (TBS, 1999) * ''Tengoku no Kiss'' as Mitarai Asumi (TV Asahi, 1999) * ''Suna no ue no Koibitotachi'' (Fuji TV, 1999) * ''Hanamura Daisuke'' (Fuji TV, 2000, ep11-12) * '' Wakaresaseya'' as Mizusawa Chiharu (YTV, 2001) * ''Shin Hoshi no Kinka'' (NTV, 2001) * ''Koisuru Top Lady'' as Hasegawa Mizuki (Fuji TV, 2002) * ''Boku ga Chikyu wo Suku'' as Tsukishima Kyoko (TBS, 2002) * ''Beginner'' (Fuji TV, 2003) * ''Kyohansha'' (NTV, 2003) * ''Konya Hitori no Bed de'' as Jumonji Azusa (TBS, 2005) * ''Jikou Keisatsu'' (TV Asahi, 2006, ep5) * ''Oishii Koroshikata'' (BS Fuji, 2006) * ''Wakatoryo to Kyuunin no Ko'' (NHK, 2006) * ''Aibou 5'' (TV Asahi, 2006, ep1) * ''Takusan no Ai wo Arigato'' (たくさんの愛をありがとう) (NTV, 2006)

References

External links

Okina Megumi Official Site
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