
About
Kimiko Yo
Overview
Kimiko Yo was born in Yokohama, a city just south of Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Taiwanese father on the 12th of May 1956. Her cousin was actress Bunjaku Han. She became active in front of the camera in 1987 and has been a feature of Japanese television and cinema ever since. She had begun acting on the theatre stage in 1976. Audiences may mostly know her for her supporting role in Shin Gojira, as a sympathetic colleague in the 2008 films Departures, which won an Oscar, and kind wife and waitress in Ramen Girl, but she has almost 200 credits to her name. These include an abnormal neighbour in The Drugstore girl and serene presence in Café Lumière where she was directed by a Taiwanese director in Japan. Dear Doctor (2009) propelled her name forward in Japan and was an award winner. She has several Japan Academy prizes to her name. Like most celebrities she pushes products and has done commercials for telephone companies, shampoos and cosmetics manufacturers. Yo is married to a man who at the time was a NHK employee in 2006 and is managed by the Alpha Agency.
Known for
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2024 | Shrink: Psychiatrist Yowai | Actor | 高橋文世 | 69 Fair |
2024 | Shinjuku Field Hospital | Actor | Ritsuko Nishi Freeman | 69 Fair |
2024 | Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire | Actor | Tendo Ichiko | 69 Fair |
2024 | 52-Hertz Whales | Actor | Noriko Okada | 58 Average |
2024 | The Gift of Your Heart | Actor | Yukino Aihara | 70 Good |
2023 | Trillion Game | Actor | Mitsuzono Shizuku | 71 Good |
2023 | The Kind-Hearted Cat | Actor | Matsuko | 70 Good |
2023 | Mentai Piriri – Flower of Pansy | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2023 | Sanctuary | Actor | 72 Good |
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2023 | Omokage | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2023 | My Happy Divorced Life | Actor | 68 Fair |
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2022 | To Every You I've Loved Before | Actor | Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice) | 59 Average |
2022 | To Me, the One Who Loved You | Actor | Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice) | 58 Average |
2022 | The Dog won't Eat it, but Charlie Laughs | Actor | Minoyama | 58 Average |
2022 | Winter Rose | Actor | Michiko Wataguchi | 58 Average |
2022 | Noise | Actor | Hanae Shoji | 58 Average |
2021 | First Gentleman | Actor | 58 Average |
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2021 | Dream Team | Actor | Yoshie Andou | N/A N/A |
2020 | Toubousha | Actor | 69 Fair |
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2020 | Any Crybabies Around? | Actor | Setsuko Goto | 58 Average |
2020 | Hotel Royal | Actor | Miko Noshiro | 58 Average |
2020 | Sugu Shinun Dakara | Actor | Mori Kaoru | N/A N/A |
2020 | Peaceful Death | Actor | 58 Average |
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2020 | Step | Actor | Michiyo Muramatsu | 59 Average |
2020 | Red | Actor | Ogata Yoko | 56 Average |
2020 | AI Amok | Actor | Eiko Tanaka | 59 Average |
2020 | Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room | Actor | Shibusawa Wakako | 68 Fair |
2019 | Show Me the Way to the Station | Actor | 59 Average |
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2019 | Miss Jikocho-Professor Tenno's Survey File | Actor | 南雲喜里子 | N/A N/A |
2019 | Death Office | Actor | Shingu | 68 Fair |
2019 | Welcome to National Treasures | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2019 | Aging Police / Resurrection Special | Actor | 59 Average |
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2019 | Sleep in the Shadows | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2019 | An Artist of the Floating World | Actor | Mrs. Saito | N/A N/A |
2019 | Two Homelands | Actor | Amo Taka | 59 Average |
2019 | BON-UTA, A Song from Home | Actor | (voice) | 59 Average |
2019 | Giwaku | Actor | 59 Average |
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2018 | Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project | Actor | Cafe's manager (segment "Our Birthday") | 59 Average |
2018 | Enokida Trading Co. | Actor | Yoko Shima | 58 Average |
2018 | Kuroido Goroshi | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2018 | Half Blue Sky | Actor | Kimika Okada | 70 Good |
2018 | Innocent Days | Actor | Michiko Tanaka | 69 Fair |
2018 | Omotenashi | Actor | Mitsuko | 58 Average |
2017 | ドラマSP 松本清張「鬼畜」 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2017 | The Public Enemy | Actor | Akiko Kawarada | 69 Fair |
2017 | Perfect Revolution | Actor | Akiko | 59 Average |
2017 | Izakaya Fuji | Actor | 69 Fair |
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2017 | Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter | Actor | Koto | 59 Average |
2017 | The Blue Hearts | Actor | (segment “Hammer”) | 58 Average |
2017 | And Then There Were None | Actor | Erika Konami | 70 Good |
2016 | Midnight Diner 2 | Actor | Chieko | 59 Average |
2016 | The Ice Ruts | Actor | 요네자와 사유리 | 59 Average |
2016 | Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono | Actor | Yoriko Musubi | 69 Fair |
2016 | Black Widow Business | Actor | Eiko Segawa | 58 Average |
2016 | Zen and Bones | Actor | Kô Mittwer | N/A N/A |
2016 | Beef tongue set meal with seafood bowl of Onagawa in Sendai | Actor | 58 Average |
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2016 | Shin Godzilla | Actor | Reiko Hanamori : Minister of Defense | 68 Fair |
2016 | Hello, I Love You | Actor | Machi Domoto | N/A N/A |
2016 | Night Hero NAOTO | Actor | 権田薫子 | N/A N/A |
2015 | Going against the Grain in Fukushima | Actor | Speaker | N/A N/A |
2015 | Replay & Destroy | Actor | fortune-teller woman | 69 Fair |
2015 | Parasyte: Part 2 | Actor | Izumi Nobuko | 62 Fair |
2015 | Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment | Actor | Motoko Ueno | 59 Average |
2015 | Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion | Actor | Motoko Ueno | 59 Average |
2015 | A Stitch of Life | Actor | Hiroe Minami | 58 Average |
2014 | Parasyte: Part 1 | Actor | Izumi Nobuko | 63 Fair |
2014 | Midnight Diner | Actor | Chieko Hanawa | 60 Fair |
2014 | Fuyō no hito 〜 Fuji sanchō no tsuma | Actor | Nonaka Tomiko | N/A N/A |
2014 | お葬式で会いましょう | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2014 | 300 Million Yen Robbery | Actor | Ryoko Nakaoka | 59 Average |
2013 | My Little Sweet Pea | Actor | Ayako Akaike | 58 Average |
2013 | A Tale of Samurai Cooking | Actor | Mitsuru Funaki | 59 Average |
2013 | Galileo XX | Actor | Yoriko Takasaki | 59 Average |
2013 | Shield of Straw | Actor | 59 Average |
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2013 | Houkago Groove | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2013 | Nobody's Perfect | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2013 | A Story of Yonosuke | Actor | Taeko Yokomichi | 60 Fair |
2012 | The Housekeeper | Actor | Haruko Inamura | N/A N/A |
2012 | Tsurukame Josanin: Minami no Shima kara | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2012 | Dearest | Actor | Tamiko Hamasaki | 59 Average |
2012 | Dirty Hearts | Actor | Naomi | 58 Average |
2012 | For Love's Sake | Actor | Toyo Taiga | 59 Average |
2012 | Black Dawn | Actor | Kumi Muramatsu | 58 Average |
2012 | 悪女について | Actor | Suzuki Tane | N/A N/A |
2012 | Cleopatra na Onnatachi | Actor | 69 Fair |
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2012 | Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2012 | Ace Attorney | Actor | Maiko Ayasato (Misty Fey) | 59 Average |
2012 | Bread of Happiness | Actor | Yoko | 59 Average |
2012 | Father of the Bride | Actor | 58 Average |
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2011 | Crossroads | Actor | 59 Average |
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2011 | My SO Has Got Depression | Actor | Satoko Kurita | 59 Average |
2011 | Star Watching Dog | Actor | Innkeeper | 59 Average |
2011 | Karyuu No Utage | Actor | Miyagi Yoko | 69 Fair |
2011 | Rebirth | Actor | Angel | 59 Average |
2010 | Soup Opera | Actor | Yasuko Tanaka | 59 Average |
2010 | Villain | Actor | Yoriko Shimizu | 59 Average |
2010 | 警視庁継続捜査班 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2010 | A Lone Scalpel | Actor | Shizuka Takei | 59 Average |
2010 | Rinco's Restaurant | Actor | Ruriko | 59 Average |
2009 | Air Doll | Actor | Receptionist Yoshiko | 62 Fair |
2009 | ママは昔パパだった | Actor | 우에노 마키코 | N/A N/A |
2009 | Dear Doctor | Actor | Akemi Ohtake | 58 Average |
2008 | Where The Legend Lives | Actor | 59 Average |
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2008 | Departures | Actor | Yuriko Kamimura | 70 Good |
2008 | Oka wo koete | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2008 | The Ramen Girl | Actor | Reiko | 60 Fair |
2008 | Daisuki!! | Actor | Setsuko Kachigawa | 70 Good |
2008 | Atsuhime | Actor | Hisa-hime | 71 Good |
2007 | Chacha: The Princess of Heaven | Actor | Kita no mandokoro | N/A N/A |
2007 | 夜の終る時 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2007 | Oishii Gohan: Kamakura Kasugai Rice Shop | Actor | 엔죠지 치에코 | N/A N/A |
2007 | The Yakuza Principal | Actor | 59 Average |
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2007 | Memories of the Womb: You Are Here | Actor | 59 Average |
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2007 | Virgin Snow | Actor | Mayumi Sasaki | 59 Average |
2007 | Tokyo Rhapsody | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2007 | 現ナマ弁護士 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2007 | Invisible War | Actor | Kinu Murozono | 58 Average |
2007 | Evil People | Actor | Chise Fujishima | 69 Fair |
2006 | Just One Love | Actor | Akiko Kanzaki | 69 Fair |
2006 | Tokumei! Keiji Dongame | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2006 | Into the White Night | Actor | Taniguchi Mafumi | 69 Fair |
2005 | Yamato | Actor | 58 Average |
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2005 | Be with You | Actor | Hongo Naomi | 70 Good |
2005 | Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke | Actor | Tezuka Yukino | N/A N/A |
2005 | Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2005 | Pacchigi! | Actor | 59 Average |
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2005 | Tokyo Tower | Actor | 58 Average |
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2005 | Affectionate Time | Actor | Kujo Tomoko | 70 Good |
2005 | 松本清張特別企画・黒い画集~紐 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2004 | Chicken Is Barefoot | Actor | 58 Average |
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2004 | Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2004 | Café Lumière | Actor | Yoko's Stepmother | 59 Average |
2004 | 女の中の二つの顔 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2004 | Onna no naka no futatsu no kao | Actor | 59 Average |
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2004 | Fireflies: River of Light | Actor | 59 Average |
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2003 | Drop-out Teacher Returns to School | Actor | Yukiko Ando | 68 Fair |
2003 | Worst by Chance | Actor | Hatsuko Kim | N/A N/A |
2003 | 女タクシードライバーの事件日誌 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2003 | Farewell, Kuro | Actor | Eri Yuki | 59 Average |
2003 | Kao | Actor | Kyoko Higuchi(樋口 京子) | 69 Fair |
2003 | Suspicion | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2002 | Aiki | Actor | 58 Average |
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2002 | Hotel Hibiscus | Actor | Mieko's Mother | 59 Average |
2002 | 横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ (TBS) | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2002 | Oh My God | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2002 | Music of Remembrance -Gb- | Actor | Rume | N/A N/A |
2002 | Dog Star | Actor | 59 Average |
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2002 | The Lonely Affair of the Heart | Actor | 58 Average |
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2001 | Suicide Club | Actor | 61 Fair |
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2001 | Goodbye Mr Ozu | Actor | 69 Fair |
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2001 | Love Story | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2001 | Churasan | Actor | Shibata Yoko | 70 Good |
2000 | Asako in Ruby Shoes | Actor | Aya's Mother | 59 Average |
2000 | Another Battle | Actor | 58 Average |
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2000 | 巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2000 | Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2000 | Hysteric | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2000 | Timeless Melody | Actor | Chikako's Mother | N/A N/A |
2000 | Free and Easy 11 | Actor | 59 Average |
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1999 | Dangerous Relationship | Actor | Ayako Tsuzuki | N/A N/A |
1999 | The Exam | Actor | Midori Chiaki | N/A N/A |
1999 | Live | Actor | 69 Fair |
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1998 | Wait and See | Actor | Wife of Hiroshi's Brother | 58 Average |
1998 | A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage | Actor | Kuramoto | 58 Average |
1998 | Kurenai | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1998 | A Dangerous Woman | Actor | 68 Fair |
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1998 | Amagi Pass | Actor | 58 Average |
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1997 | Immoral Affairs | Actor | 58 Average |
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1997 | 20th Century Nostalgia | Actor | Anzu's Mother | 59 Average |
1997 | 姑は名探偵芹澤雅子 八丈島南国リゾート殺人事件 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | Middle-aged Bachelors | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | Time Leap | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | An Angel with Many Scars | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | The Most Important Person | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | Happy Go Lucky | Actor | Man's Lover in TV Drama | 59 Average |
1997 | Moonlight Serenade | Actor | 58 Average |
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1997 | Virgin Road | Actor | Michi | 70 Good |
1996 | The President's Christmas Tree | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1996 | Concerto | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1996 | Gonin 2 | Actor | Ran | 59 Average |
1996 | Hakusen Nagashi | Actor | Masako Ozawa | 70 Good |
1996 | Kekkon no Risou to Genjitsu | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1995 | Haunted School | Actor | Yukawa | 59 Average |
1995 | Say You Love Me | Actor | Kaoru Kanzaki | 69 Fair |
1995 | Keikoku! Nozoki ari. | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1995 | Sharaku | Actor | 58 Average |
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1995 | Sumomo mo momo | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1994 | Alone in the Night | Actor | 59 Average |
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1994 | Can you collect it? Complete | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1994 | Bastard LAST DOWN TEN 2 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1993 | A Night in Nude | Actor | Nami Tsuchiya | 58 Average |
1993 | The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1993 | The Brutal Insanity of Love | Actor | Nami Muraki | 58 Average |
1992 | Passion | Actor | 58 Average |
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1991 | The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | 寝台特急出羽号 赤い爪痕の女 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | Orchids Under the Moon | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | The Hitman Blood Smells Like Roses | Actor | 59 Average |
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1991 | Yumeji | Actor | Jiro | 59 Average |
1991 | Hiruko the Goblin | Actor | 59 Average |
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1991 | Hiruko the Goblin | Actor | Reiko's Mother | 59 Average |
1991 | Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo) | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1990 | Baian the Assassin | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1990 | Maria's Stomach | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1989 | Via Okinawa | Actor | 59 Average |
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1988 | Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You | Actor | Managing Director's Daughter | 59 Average |
1988 | Love Bites Back | Actor | Sanae Ebino | 58 Average |
1987 | The Heartbreak Yakuza | Actor | 58 Average |
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hana -1970、コザが燃えた日- | Actor | N/A N/A |