Hiroko Yakushimaru
Acting
Biography
After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, she was often dubbed as one of "Kadokawa Sannin-musume" in her early career. Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up. In 1981, she came into prominence with Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the film where she played the leading role. She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on Oricon in late 1981, and stayed there until January 18, 1982. Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s. She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai.
Born: June 9, 1964
Place of Birth: Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Tasmania Story
Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by the island's immense natural beauty, and he is conscience-bound to oppose his former employer's ecologically unsound practices. He is also estranged from his grown son, who still resides in Japan. When his son comes to Tasmania for a visit, he must face the challenge of renewing their relationship.
Passion for Punchlines
May 31, 2021—as COVID-19 continued to spread, Masayasu Wakabayashi and Ryota Yamasato were on stage in front of an empty house getting ready for their live stream show. Although they’re from different comedy duos, The Nankai Candies and Audrey, they decided to create Tarinai Futari to perform new jokes about their complexes. Their final show is today.
Amachan
Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
1 Litre of Tears
1 Rittoru no Namida is a Japanese television drama for Fuji Television about a girl who was diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease at 15, but was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25.
Downtown Heroes
The adventures and tribulations of a group of students during the years following the II World War.
Unnatural
Mikoto, a forensic investigative examiner, and her partners trace down the evidence of crimes and unravel the puzzles behind mysterious deaths.
Dokonjō Gaeru
Hiroshi is now 30-years-old and lethargic, but Pyonkichi, the frog imprinted on his shirt, is always energetic. Sometimes Hiroshi does not wear t-shirts with Pyonkichi, but Pyonkichi always encourages Hiroshi.
Tonbi
Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
(I will Soar to the Skies in my Wheelchair ) Hasebe Yasuyuki is living his life carelessly alone in his apartment, until one day, he jumps from the top of a building escaping a street gang and injures his spinal cord. And the doctor tells him that he can't walk anymore. His mother, Haruko, hurries to the hospital for her son, however Yasuyuki is on bad terms with her, so he asks her to leave him alone. There he meets an ill kid in the hospital named Ishii Daisuke who is living his life positively, and the store staff Katou Kumi, who always smiles even though she had a sad past. He gains confidence and decides to start his rehabilitation. After Yasuyuki is discharged from the hospital, he starts relying on everybody everywhere, so he falls into despair and starts thinking of committing suicide seeing no future for himself.
The Kingdom of Ingredients
Every day, we spend time considering what to eat or how to prepare different kinds of ingredients to fit our daily needs. Each ingredient has story, with different histories and cultures. Plus, each ingredient needs varying amounts of time in order to be prepared. It is through this journey in time and ingredients that we will find not only a better under- standing of ourselves, but also of our positions in history.
Filmography
as Misumi Natsuyo
as Masako Saeki
as Shima Takako
as President Yamamura
as Taeko
as Azusa Sanada
as Virginia Wolf
as 宮澤純子
as Kayo Takatake
as Misumi Natsuyo
as Hatsumi Nakahara
as Female owner
as Oguni Takako
as Yuriko Onodera
as 鷹子（長女）
as 小国鷹子
as Narrator
as Mom
as Latifa (voice)
as Marui Yumiko
as Yumiko Yasuda
as 铃鹿博美
as Yaguchi Yuriko
as Hasebe Haruko
as Tomoe Suzuki
as Sakuragawa Shoko
as Setsuko
as Ryoko
as Nobuko Maehara
as Sakura Kitami
as Keiko Tamura
as Yuka Enomoto
as Yoko Senuma
as Tomoe Suzuki
as Morishita
as Shioka Ikeuchi
as Mariko Tanaka
as Mirei
as Mari Minegishi
as Tomoe Suzuki
as Shioka Ikeuchi
as Ohagi no tsubone
as Yoko Kaneda
as Minako Namiki
as Mirei Asada
as 藤木七海
as Asada Mirei
as Kozue Igarashi
as Shoko Koyama
as Midori Yoshikawa
as Ryoko
as Waitress
as Tamako Arisugawa
as Shizuka Mita
as Shibuki Ogasawara
as Princess Shizu
as Naomi Arai
as Izumi Hoshi
as Yuka Mitamura
as Kei Yamawa
as Jona Macka (voice)
as Young Takeda Samurai
as Yoriko Nagai