She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for Poppoya, and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress (Jiken) and Best Supporting Actress (Seishoku no ishibumi). She also won the award for Best Actress at the 12th Hochi Film Award for Eien no 1/2. At the 25th Moscow International Film Festival, she won the award for Best Actress for her role in Owl. She has received a total of 12 nominations.
She was the favored lead actress of director Kaneto Shindo after his previous lead actress, Nobuko Otowa, died in 1994, and was featured in several of his films from A Last Note in 1995 to Postcard in 2011.
She was previously married to Sanma Akashiya and Seiji Hattori.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/QZgdQ_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kunimura Jun", "alternateName": "國村隼, 米村喜洋, くにむら じゅん, Jun Kunimura, Yonemura Yoshihiro, Yoshihiro Yonemura", "birthDate": "November 16, 1955", "nationality": "Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/kunimura-jun.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Inoue Mao", "alternateName": "井上真央, いのうえ まお, 이노우에 마오, Mao Inoue, Иноэ, Мао, มะโอะ อิโนะอุเอะ, مائو اینوئه, ماو اينو", "birthDate": "January 09, 1987", "nationality": "Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/inoue-mao.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kuninaka Ryoko", "alternateName": "国仲涼子", "birthDate": "June 9, 1979", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Kuninaka Ryoko is a Japanese actress and singer. She hails from Naha City in Okinawa, Japan and currently works for Vision Factory. Kuninaka Ryoko was working part-time at a Zenzai store when she was discovered by a talent scout. In 1998, she entered the "Idol High School" for aspiring female entertainers. And at the age of 18, she debuted in a Fuji TV drama, in which her character is also named "Ryoko". In 2001, she was given the "Best Smile of the Year" award and the following year, she was dubbed the "Best Newcomer" at the "Golden Arrow Awards". In 2003, she debuted as a singer when she sang the theme song to "Churasan 2" titled "Ryukyu Moon". In 2004, she released her first album "Furusato" and her second single "Meguri aeta ne", the theme song to "Churasan 3".
She has been married to Mukai Osamu since December 28, 2014. They welcomed their first child, a son, in September of 2015. On September 25, 2017 they announced that they are expecting their second child.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/BJr81_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonathan Sherr", "alternateName": "Jonathan Sherr", "birthDate": "April 24, 1974", "nationality": "American", "description": "He works as actor and voice actor in Japan. He is best known for his role "Tony" in "My Darling is a foreigner".", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/jQAQrc.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patrick Harlan", "alternateName": "パトリック・ハーラン", "birthDate": "November 14, 1970", "nationality": "American", "description": "Patrick Harlan is an American-born Japanese entertainer, comedian, actor and voice actor. He is best known as part of the famous comedy duo Pack'n Mack'n. He is also often referred to by his stage name Pakkun.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/E4kmW_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ ]
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