is a japanese former idol,

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and

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. She won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 6th

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and at the 8th Japan Academy Prize for '' Aiko 16 sai''. She also worked with director

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in the acclaimed fantasy

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'' Sabishinbo'' in 1985 and the

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based on Kazue Oyama's

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''Four Sisters'' on the same year. She won the award for best actress at the 9th

for '' Bu Su''. In 1995, she enjoyed career breakthrough as she won the Best Actress award at 1995

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for '' The Christ Of Nanjing''.

Filmography

Film

*'' Aiko 16 sai'' (1983) *'' Lonely Heart'' (1985) *''Four Sisters'' (1985) *'' Bu Su'' (1987) *'' The Christ Of Nanjing'' (1995) *''

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'' (1997) *'' My Neighbors the Yamadas'' (1999) *''Love Tomato'' (2006) *'' Kimi ni Todoke'' (2010) *''This Country's Sky'' (2015) *''Being Good'' (2015) *''The Cross'' (2016), Shunsuke's mother *''Tomoshibi'' (2017) *''My Friend "A"'' (2018), Yayoi Shiraishi *''Aiuta: My Promise To Nakuhito'' (2019) *''Mentai Piriri'' (2019), Chiyoko Umino *'' Fukushima 50'' (2020), Tomoko Isaki *''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) *''The Lines That Define Me'' (2022), Suizan Tōdō *''Mentai Piriri: Flower of Pansy'' (2023), Chiyoko Umino *''Sisam'' (2024) *''Who Cares?: The Movie'' (2025), Mika Okita *''Majimu: Island Dreamer'' (2025), Sayoko Iba

Television

* ''Mōri Motonari'' (1997), Lady Myōkyū * '' Gō'' (2011), Lady Kasuga * '' Here Comes Asa!'' (2015), Kazu * ''Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon'' (2017) * '' Scarlet'' (2019–20) * ''Fixer'' (2023), Sayuri Nitta * ''Who Cares?'' (2024), Mika Okita

References

External links

* * * 1969 births Living people Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese idols Actresses from Fukuoka Prefecture Amuse Inc. talents {{Japan-screen-actor-stub