Mari Natsuki
Acting
Biography
Mari Natsuki is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress. Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007 she announced her engagement to percussionist Nobu Saitō, with their marriage taking place in Spring 2008.
Born: May 2, 1952
Place of Birth: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Strawberry Road
Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integrating themselves into the life of the community, which includes Japanese-Americans of both lengthy and brief residence.
Teruko & Lui
"Help me." A housewife, Teruko, receives a phone call from her best friend, the chanson singer Lui. "Help me."... Those words were also Teruko's own voice. Having reached her limit with her abusive husband who continues to treat her like a servant, Teruko is kicked out of the apartment she has lived in for many years, and with the at-a-glance Lui in the passenger seat, they begin their escape from Tokyo! In fact, both of them are hiding a "secret" in their hearts. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Teruko & Lui" (照子と瑠衣) by Inoue Areno (井上荒野)
Tora-san, My Uncle
Tora-san's nephew Mitsuo is exchanging letters with Izumi, a former classmate whose parents divorced and took her out of Tokyo.
Spirited Away
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.
Priceless
Originally a mid-level manager (Kimura Takuya) with a promising future in a big corporation and loved by his subordinates, the life of this elite employee changes dramatically one day. Having for some reason attracted the attention of the senior management, he is framed for a crime which he knows nothing of and forced out of the workplace. Even after that, he is assailed by a series of surprises and in one day, he loses his house, wealth and handphone until he is without a cent to his name. At his wits end, he comes to a park where he encounters two children. Learning from them how to survive even if he does not have money, he somehow weathers this crisis and discovers the truly important and priceless things in life. The good thing about him is that his carefree personality amazingly does not shift. It is not resentment and bitterness that become his driving force, but the love and help of the people he meets that enables him to keep go forward step by step.
Carnation
Carnation is a Japanese television drama that aired in the Asadora slot on NHK from 3 October 2011 to 31 March 2012. It is the 85th Asadora. It is based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka. Ayako was the mother of the internationally famous designers Hiroko Koshino, Junko Koshino, and Michiko Koshino.
Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Mitsuo goes to Nagoya to visit Izumi, whose father left Izumi’s sad, bar hostess mother for another woman, so together they decide to confront him in Oita. Meanwhile, Izumi’s mother befriends Tora-san and together they travel to Oita to meet them, with Tora-san quickly falling for her en route.
Tora-san Confesses
When Izumi can't stand seeing her mother flirt with other men, she leaves home. She sends a letter to Mitsuo and Mitsuo goes looking for her. But Izumi unexpectedly meets Tora-san.
Filmography
as Lui Morita
as Mikoto Tenguuji
as Tae Izumoto
as 湯婆婆/錢婆婆
as Old Woman
as Asako
as Yukihira Kyoko
as Hanamaki Yuki
as Summer (voice)
as Taki
as Mori Obaa-chan (voice)
as Eriko Tajima
as Reiko (Izumi's Mother)
as Fumie Someya
as Namiko Kondo
as Namiko Kondo
as Michiyo Shioya
as Aki
as Kimie Hasenuma
as Auntie (voice)
as Shinobu
as Kyoko Gibson
as Tokie Shinomiya
as Kimiko Magaki
as Fuko Imakita / Mother
as Ohsita
as Suzumura Masami
as Marioka Ichirin
as Itoko Ohara (older)
as Masako
as Mrs. Kasutera
as Female barber
as Kasutera Fujin
as Sunnjya Imu
as Self
as Mother
as Landlady
as Fujiko
as Kito Shoko
as Catherine
as Tango no Tsubone (Emperor's concubine)
as Daria
as Obaba
as Yukie
as Yubaba / Zeniba (voice)
as Monica (voice)
as Reiko Ikeuchi（池内 怜子）
as Tomiko
as Okatsu
as Akiko's mother
as Azusa Minamida
as Reiko
as Kazue Moritani
as Junko
as Reiko
as Reiko
as Akiko
as Reiko
as Oren
as Guernica
as Suma
as Tamazusa
as Miyako Mori
as Akio, Opponent's Mistress
as Yoko Matsumoto
as 津川螢子警部補