Born on 3 January 1967 in Tokyo, Japan, she is an actress who trained at the renowned theatre troupe Mumei Juku. After starring in the morning drama series 'Hassai Sensei' (second half of 1987), she has been active in television dramas, stage productions and films. Her family originally ran a tonkatsu restaurant named "Katsuwaka" near their residence in Nerima Ward. The establishment was later refurbished into a Japanese-style restaurant, retaining the name "Katsuwaka". Notable works include "The Remaining Investigation Season 3", "Jun to Ai", and "Hana-kun 2". Recent works: Ten Women in the Dark, Beauty Trap: Scattered Petals, The Tragedy of W.
as Higashijūjō Chieko
as Urabe Fumi(11 eps)
as Amagiri Kozue
as Humi Ueto(12 eps)
as Maejima Risako(9 eps)
as Hiroko Sasahara(4 eps)
as Shizuko Sakurai
as Yamamura Chidori ("Yamamura Chidori Ichiza" Chairman)(115 eps)
as Yoshi
as Chisako Inui(1 ep)
as Kizuna(9 eps)
as Yukiko Onodera(8 eps)
as Toshiko Tamamori(15 eps)
as (segment "Umi no hoshi")
as Reiko Gyoten(20 eps)
as Oroku(2 eps)
as Namiko Tabata
as Fumiko Takagi
as Mihoko Katagiri(10 eps)
as Shikura Yoriko
as マリ(11 eps)
as Suzuka Umegaki(11 eps)
as Masae(13 eps)
as Satoko Hanami
as Nazuki Koshisaka
as Yoko Shirakawa(10 eps)
as Naoko Sekimoto
as Queen(10 eps)
as Ran Morinaka(10 eps)
as Akiko Akai(赤井 明子)(2 eps)
as Ayako Ozawa
as Maki Takahara
as Makiko Mitazono(11 eps)
as Saraka's mother
as Itsuko Takano(9 eps)
as 刈谷ゆり(1 ep)
as 上杉瑠香(1 ep)
as Yoneko Saeki(9 eps)
as Miyako Mori(1 ep)
as Osome Yozakura(10 eps)
as Kyoko Zaizen(21 eps)
as Tamako Horie
as Chizuru Mihara
as Emi Nakamoto
as Satsuki Kazaoka(43 eps)
as Miho Wada
as Tsutakichi(8 eps)
as 佐伯和子(11 eps)
as Kimiko Miyao
as Yagyu Nanao
as Kumiko Nogami
as Mrs. Mother (voice)
as 早乙女翠(150 eps)