Yōko Moriguchi
Acting
Biography
Yōko Moriguchi (森口 瑤子, Moriguchi Yōko, August 5, 1966) is a Japanese actress from Katsushika City, Tokyo. Her former stage name is Yoko Nada (灘 陽子, Nada Yōko). She is represented by Shochiku Entertainment. Height 164 cm, blood type A. Her husband is the screenwriter Yuji Sakamoto (坂元 裕二).
Born: August 5, 1966
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For
My Dandyism
Quiz
A woman's young son is kidnapped and the only clue to his disappearance is a note starting with the words "This is a quiz." What follows is a fast-paced and stylish whodunnit which leads chief investigator Kaoru Kiriko of the Special Investigation Team down a trail of increasingly perplexing riddles that all the while seem to mock the efforts of the police. Street-smart Kaoru may be the kidnapper's intellectual match, but as she gets closer to her mark, she finds herself becoming the hunted rather than the hunter.
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Love Generation
Love Generation revolves around the relationship of the two leading protagonists, Katagiri Teppei and Uesugi Riko, who begin their relationship as squabbling colleagues before falling in love.
A Fading Summer
A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of a newborn baby at a big hospital 20 years ago. The criminal demanded a ransom from the director of the hospital instead of the parents. But after the criminal had the large sum of money in hand, he died in an accident while being pursued by the police. The baby was never found. Kaji Hidekazu, a former hotshot journalist who has become deadwood in the wake of an incident, is ordered by the newspaper to re-investigate the kidnapping case. He finds out the shocking, tragic truth which had been kept under wraps.
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.
The Sun
The story is set in the early 21st century with the population decimated by bio terror. Two kinds of humans now exist. One is the Nokusu who were infected with a virus but survived and consequently they carry an antibody. Most are young, healthy and have high intelligence, but they have a high sensitivity to ultraviolet rays and are active mostly during the night. The other group are the Kyurio. They survived by never having the virus. The Nokusu discriminates against the Kyurio. Tetsuhiko Okudera is a Kyurio. He was born in a poor village. He isn't happy with being a Kyurio and wishes he could be a Nokusu. Yui Ikuta is Tetsuhiko’s childhood friend. She tries to revive the poor village.
Tora-san Goes Religious?
Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.
The Road I Choose to Walk
Autism is not easy to understand because if there are ten autistic people, there are ten cases. You have to learn each case otherwise you'd be lost completely. Here's a 31-year old autistic man whose intelligence is only of a 10-year old child. Due to the lack of understanding, people around him get confused and sometimes mad at him. His family watches over him warmly, and with the help of his childhoodfriend, he opens up his world little by little, but basically he just keeps on walking his own way. This heartwarming drama follows his life and how people around him change their views and actually learn from him. "--Fuji Creative"
Gokenin Zankuro
Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.
Filmography
as Haruko Godou
as Asako Tsukishima
as Katsuko Ariyoshi
as Yuriko Mizuno
as Kiyokawa Kaoruko
as Kumiko Eguchi
as Rei's Mother
as Yoko Shibata
as Yoko Aoyama
as 辛島由季
as Reiko Soga
as Kyoko Todo（藤堂 京子）
as Miyuki Naruse
as Ayumi Kanbara
as Asako Tezuka
as Yuri Shintani
as Miyuki
as Ayako Inoue
as Haruko Moriyama
as Tami Iwamatsu
as Junko Okai
as Etsuko Akiyama
as Ryoko Kakinouchi
as Chiaki
as Ryoko Yoneyama
as Nanba Io
as Keko Toya
as Maki Otake
as Kayoko Myougadani
as Luna's mother
as Mari Koide
as Mitsuko Kageyama
as 纱江子
as Sakuma Mariko
as Natsuko Nozaki
as Fuyumi Fujiwara
as Nami Shiraishi
as Yuri Shintani
as Oryô
as Masaki Kahara
as Tomoko
as Akiko