
Tomoko Tabata
Acting
Biography
Tomoko Tabata is a Japanese actress. She won the best supporting actress award from the Mainichi in 2004 for The Hidden Blade and Blood and Bones, and the best actress award at the Mainichi Film Awards for Fugainai Boku wa Sora o Mita in 2012. Wikipedia
Born: December 26, 1980
Place of Birth: Kyōto, Kyōto, Japan
Known For

Emergency Room 24 Hours Special 2002
After surviving from an incident of Cruise ship hijacking, both doctor Tamaki and the boy injured in the incident, Ryota Inamoto, suffered from different degrees of PTSD. Meanwhile, Doctor Chiharu Kanbayashi's wife is about to give birth to their first children. Would these doctors and patients succeed in overcoming their problems and welcome a happy new year?

Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War

Imo Tako Nankin
The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.

Solitary Gourmet
Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.

Angel Home
The "Himawari So" ("Sunflower House") is a group home for mentally underdeveloped adults. Manga artist Itpon Aijo (Naoto Takenaka) begins to work at the "Himawari So". He moves into the home with his daughter Mako (Shihori Kanjiya), who is mentally underdeveloped. Uyan (Takayuki Takuma) is a resident at the group home. Uyan and Mako begin to develop feelings for each, but Itpon becomes worried about them.

Midnight Diner
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.

After School
A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.

Marry My Husband: Japan
Misa has been a supporting character all her life, blindly trusting her best friend and husband. When she discovers their affair, the betrayal results in her death. Waking up ten years in the past, Misa vows to become the main character of her own story. She plans to ruin her betrayers by making them marry each other, but after meeting her director at work, starts to consider who she truly is.

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.

Cherry Blossom Memories
“Sakura no Ame” is a song viewed more than 4.2 million times in “niconico” video sharing website in Japan. After the release of the song by Vocaloid-virtual-idle Hatsune Miku, this heart touching song became a standard for graduations and now it has become a live-action movie. The story is based on a best seller novel “Sakura no Ame” (PHP Institute, February 2012) which 200 thousand copies are printed and was inspired by the song itself. Many characters such as teachers and students seen in the story are inspired by the song sung by a 16 year-old high school student, Vocaloid, Hatsune Miku.
Filmography
as Yuriko Sumiyoshi
as Aoba Otome
as Haruko Matsuoka
as Self
as Hiromi
as Mother of Isaki's Childhood Friend
as Shoko Matsumoto
as Momoko's Daughter
as Kiku Sakamoto
as Oume
as Okyo
as Kayo Akiyama
as Chiharu Yamazaki
as Yayoi Maehara
as Reiko Sasaki
as Reiko Sasaki
as Miwa Sasaki
as Momoharu
as Kurosaks Kyoko
as Shirayuki Kimura
as Shirayuki Kimura
as Menowarawa (voice)
as Risa Shimada
as Tomoko Utsunomiya
as Tatewaki Asano
as Teacher Rika Momoi
as Akari Wada
as Itami Yayoi
as Gotou Aki
as Akiko Sekine
as Yamagishi Aoi
as Det. Kamiyashi
as Kayo
as Shuichi's sister
as Shunko (voice)
as Miyuki Chidori
as Natsumi Kimura
as Ms. Ikezawa
as Kaoru Nishigaki
as 徳永晴子
as Onobu
as Nozomi Kanou
as Hanako Kim
as Shino Katagiri
as Ayane Hiraki
as Seiko Anekawa
as Satomi Miyabe/Yamase
as Onobu
as Natsu Otagawa
as Nazuna Kitayama
as Natsu Otagawa(太田川 奈津)
as Renko