Umi Yamano
Acting
Biography
Umi Yamano (山野海) is a Japanese actress. She is also a screenwriter under the pen name Arata Takeda (竹田新).
Born: September 16, 1965
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Women Does Not Allow That
31-year-old Urara Iwasaki (Kyoko Fukada) makes an error during her first trial as an attorney which hurts her client. Urara Iwasaki thinks law isn't right for her and she quits her job. She now has a debt of 4 million yen and earns a living by doing part-time work. Meanwhile, Rinka Ebisawa (Shinobu Terajima) is a competent lawyer, but its revealed she used excessive ways in her cases and is dismissed from her law firm and disbarred. She can't work as a lawyer anymore. By chance, Rinka meets Urara.
Isn't It a Bad Guy?
Gonta, a good-looking man living a false life in Tokyo, and Katsuyo, whose grandma is a powerful and energetic woman who lives an honest life in the countryside, suddenly exchange bodies one day.
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with Catholic guilt.
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
Kindaichi's best friend is involved with the school film club where members are found murdered. Can he protect her before she become the next victim?
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.
Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break
Depicts how Hana Sugisaki spends her days off during breaks in shooting dramas and movies.
Emergency Room 24 Hours
Dr. Shindo seems cold, but is a competent surgeon. He is also an ER doctor capable of accurate decisions and treatment, who always tries to see things from the patient’s side. Although once retired from his profession, he one day discovers someone in need of help, who he treats and rushes to the Kohoku Medical University Emergency Center. This incident encourages him to once again work as an ER doctor. Confrontation erupts between female doctor Tamaki, and Shindo, now a just-arrived ER doctor. While this human drama depicts the relationships among doctors and nurses, it appeals emotionally to viewers on the subject of life.
Tremble All You Want
Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls "the One" since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even considering another candidate for boyfriend until an office colleague asks her out.
Achilles and the Tortoise
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
All the Long Nights
Two work colleagues: he suffers from panic attacks, she has extreme PMS. Their company distributes toy planetariums. What may not sound like Ozu Yasujirō is actually precisely that: people are attentive and do each other good, without even realising.
Filmography
as Kurebayashi Rie
as Yuri Mifune
as Japanese-style madam
as Naoko Tamachi
as Old woman
as Landlady
as Tavern Clerk
as Katsue
as Maiko Kuwamoto
as Shiho Shimomura
as the head nurse
as Mari
as Older Woman at Dry Goods Store
as Akiko Horita（堀田 明子）
as Shiho Shimomura