is an actress and model born on 3 February 1955 in

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. She attended

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, but left before finishing. She is employed by the From First Production talent agency. Karasuma made her debut as a

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in 1980, moving quickly into the

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scene. Her debut as a film actress came as she got the lead role in the 1980 adaptation of the Hiroyuki Itsuki novel .

Filmography

Film

*''Kaichōon'' (Sachiko Yoshii, 1980, ATG) *''Four Seasons・Natsuko'' (Natsuko, 1980, Toei) *''Manon'' (Mitsuko, 1981,

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) *''Station'' (Yoshimatsu, 1981, Toho) *''Sukkari...sono Ki de'' (Sachiko Kasuga, 1981, Toho) *''Make Up'' (Mami, 1987) *'' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' (1985) *'' Twilight of the Cockroaches'' (Momoko, 1987, Herald Ace) *''Harōbari Nezumi'' (1991, Daei) *''Hokui 15° no Duo'' (Japanese woman living in Manila, 1991) *''Kiseki no Yama: Sayōnara Meiken Heiji'' (Keiko Kanō, 1992, Toho) *''Minami no Shima ni Yuki ga Furu'' (Tomomi Kanoya, 1995, Rebirth Films) *'' Young Thugs: Nostalgia'' (1998) *''Haha no Iru Basho・Taifū Ikka'' (Michiko, 2004, Kaeru Cafe) *''Parōre'' (Sachiko, 2004, K&M) *''Hisao'' (2004) *''Ta ga Tame ni'' (2005, Pal Entertainment) *''Sō Kamoshirenai'' (2006, Synergy) *''Matsugane Ransha Jiken'' (2007) *'' The Truth about Nanjing'' (2007) *'' The Crimes That Bind'' (2018) *''You've Got a Friend'' (2022) *''Living in Two Worlds'' (2024), Hiroko Suzuki Sources:

Television

*'' Scarlet'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karasuma Setsuko 1955 births Japanese actresses Japanese gravure idols Living people People from Ōtsu, Shiga